Posted on 07/02/2008 9:15:04 AM PDT by sionnsar
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
I am writing you on the last day of the GAFCON, or Global Anglican Future Conference in Jerusalem. It has been a long week since I arrived, with the bulk of my time spent in our hotel, working with the other delegates on a statement that will provide the groundwork for a new, biblically orthodox, mission-focused, global Anglican movement. Although I did not go on any tours, I was able to pray at various sites in Jerusalem, including the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Calvary), the Church of All Nations (Gethsemane) and the Western (Wailing) Wall.
The Final Statement, which has been bathed in much prayer, was received with joy this Sunday morning by the 1148 delegates representing 35 million of the world’s Anglican Christians. It lays out in relatively simple language what we stand for, in terms of historic Anglican theology, with the Holy Scripture as the ultimate authority. This part of the statement is called the Jerusalem Declaration. In addition, it calls for a Primates Council (of archbishops) that will lead a new global Anglican structure. For North America, this will include a new orthodox Anglican province. The GAFCON statement with the Jerusalem Declaration may be found at http://www.GAFCON.org and you may watch keynote speakers’ addresses and sermons at http://www.ANGLICANTV.org. I would particularly recommend the keynote by Os Guiness, and the closing sermon by the Archbishop of the Southern Cone, Greg Venables.
Personally, I am delighted and encouraged by both the conference and its results. There is no question that the Holy Spirit has been here, guiding our deliberations in a miraculous way. I am sure that there will be questions about the content of the statement, and I look forward to going through it with you all. Thank you for your fervent prayers. God has answered them in a very powerful way! May Jesus be praised!
Yours in Our Risen Lord,
Bill Cobb
Traditional Anglican ping, continued in memory of its founder Arlin Adams.
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