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ACI strategy 12/1/08 #217: OK, here we go again. 1. press the no hierarchy beyond diocese character of our Constitution and Canons as a fact in letter and in history; 2. organize significant diocese to diocese linkages around this; 3. press for a covenant that is a vehicle for CP diocesan links to Communion, as true to our own canons; 5. build a solid phalanx of rectors and others in non CP dioceses around mission, theological education, etc; 6. stick with principles and do not give in to innovation or GC overreach. That is, live within the significant space now available and do not give it up...
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COPY FOR ANGLICAN COMMUNION INSTITUTE—A HISTORY The Anglican Communion Institute (ACI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit institution incorporated under the laws of the state of Texas for religious, educational and charitable purposes. The ACI grew out of the organization known as SEAD (Scholarly Engagement with Anglican Doctrine), which had been formed under the leadership of Dr. David Scott of Virginia Theological Seminary in 1989. SEAD conducted a series of significant theological conferences in the years thereafter, moving its headquarters eventually to Charleston, SC. Books produced from these...
… according to John The Network and The Institute Dear Diocesan Family, In January 2004, the week before our Thirty-Fifth Annual Convention, the Anglican Communion Network was formed, and at our Convention we voted by about two to one to be the first Diocese to officially join it. Interestingly enough, I asked Convention four times in a row to refer that decision to the Diocesan Board, but the Convention determined to do so anyway! (Moments like that help a Bishop to understand the limits of his authority!) Eventually, nine other Dioceses became member Dioceses, along with several hundred...
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Anglican Communion Institute Report for 2008 Christopher Seitz In the mercies of God this has been another exciting and challenging, but also encouraging, year for the Episcopal Church and The Anglican Communion. I speak for my colleagues Philip Turner, Ephraim Radner, Frank Fuller, Bishop John Howe, and Russell Levenson in thanking you richly for your support over the past year. I thought it wise to draw up a summary of our work for your review. Communion Partners In November of 2007 Canon Mwita Akiri, The Provincial Secretary of the Anglican Province of Tanzania, and adjunct Professor at...
Exclusives : CENTRAL FLORIDA: Bishop Pulls out of Anglican Communion Network Posted by David Virtue on 2008/7/13 20:00:00 (4931 reads) CENTRAL FLORIDA: Bishop Pulls out of Anglican Communion Network Diocese will redirect support to Anglican Communion Institute By David W. Virtue www.virtueonline.org 7/13/2008 Saying that he wants to stay in The Episcopal Church and in full communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Bishop of Central Florida, the Rt. Rev. John W. Howe has dropped his support of the Anglican Communion Network led by Pittsburgh Bishop Robert Duncan and thrown in his lot...
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Communion Partner Rectors Meeting The Communion Partner Rectors met at St Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston 5-7 November. Forty Rectors were able to be present. We were supported by the Bishops of Texas, Western Louisiana, Western Kansas and Central Florida, who were able to be present as representatives of the fifteen Bishops involved with Communion Partners. The spirit of our gathering was high and encouraging. We are aware of the latitude that is afforded to us to differentiate from trends in the Episcopal Church we do not share and will not accept or fund. We rejoice in the mission...
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THE COMMUNION PARTNER VISION – A VIEW FROM THE TRENCHES The question I repeatedly get from those who are interested in the Communion Partner Plan is, “What is it that the Plan will enable us to do?” This is a question of purpose, of vision and of strategy. Since our emphasis in Communion Partners has not been on developing alternative Episcopal structures and we have intentionally avoided defining ourselves over-and-against others, some have interpreted our approach as a passive waiting game. This misperception has only been exacerbated by our chosen strategy which is to be a witness to...
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On supremacy: From “Is The Episcopal Church Hierarchical?”, pp. 11-13. http://anglicancommunioninstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/is_the_episcopal_church_hierdoc.pdf So, how are we to interpret the silence in the TEC constitution regarding hierarchy? To begin, two points are paramount. First, it is a fundamental principle of many legal systems, including both United States constitutional law and Anglican canon law, that power is generally reserved to a local body if not explicitly granted to the central body. As summarized by the foremost expert on Anglican canon law, Norman Doe, in the...
The Authority of General Convention Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20030922233029/http://www.anglicancommunioninstitute.org:80/authorityofgc.htm We face a crisis in the Episcopal Church over decisions about same-sex partnerships. We believe that this crisis affects the very foundations of the common life of the Episcopal Church, and its claim to status as a church in the catholic tradition. We wish to address this crisis by considering a series of basic questions. 1. What does it mean to be a “conciliar” church? We too often imagine that our system of governance is simply about...
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The Challenge of Eucharistic Discipline Ephraim Radner Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20040610130641/http://www.anglicancommunioninstitute.org:80/articles/radner-eucharist.htm If I voice a concern over increasing worries among conservative Episcopalians and Anglicans with respect to the sharing of the eucharist with liberal bishops and church members, it is not because I believe the worries themselves are irrelevant. They are deeply pertinent, at a time when the very meaning and substance of the Christian faith has been assaulted and torn asunder within the body of our church, and...
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