At head of cover title: Anglican Consultative Council X, Panama City".
"Published for the Anglican Communion by Morehouse Publishing".
"This report captures the essence of the multi-faceted, multicultural Anglican Communion through the sermons, hearings, reports, and resolutions from the 10th Meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council held in Panama City in October 1996. There the Council wrestled with the key issues that must be addressed by the Anglican Communion as it faces the challenges of mission, human sexuality, fundamentalism, Islam, crises, morality, evangelism, liturgy, ecumenical relations, and structure in the twenty-first century. Includes the complete text of 'The Virginia Report' on church structure, 'The Dublin Report' on liturgy, and an address by the Archbishop of Canterbury that discusses the possibility of an Anglican Congress in the near future and the topics set for the 1998 Lambeth Conference". -- back cover.
Contains NO index although listed in Table of Contents.
Contents: Acknowledgements -- Member Churches of the Anglican Consultative Council -- Preface / Richard Harries -- Introduction / James M. Rosenthal -- Sermons and Addresses -- Sermon at the Opening Eucharist / Samir Kafity -- "Looking to the Future": Presidential Address / George Carey -- Opening Remarks / Colin Craston -- Opening Remarks / Simon Chiwanga -- Address / John L. Peterson -- Sermon at the Gimnasio Nuevo / George Carey -- Sermon at the Closing Eucharist / Colin Craston -- The Hearings -- On Plans for the Millennium in Bethlehem / John L. Peterson -- On Jerusalem / Samir Kafity -- On Human Sexuality / Richard Harries -- On Islam / Alexander Malik -- The Reports -- Address on The Virginia Report / Robin Eames -- On Mission: The First Report from Missio / Roger Chung Po Chuen -- On Mission: Report on the Mid-Point of the Decade of Evangelism / Cyril Okorocha -- On Guidelines for Membership by New Provinces / John Rees -- On Liturgy / Paul Gibson -- On Ecumenical Affairs / Donald Anderson -- On Communications / James Rosenthal -- On the United Nations / James Ottley -- On Rwanda / David Birney -- Section Reports -- Section 1: Looking to the Future in Worship -- Section 2: Looking to the Future in Ministry -- Section 3: Looking to the Future in Relating to Society -- Section 4: Looking to the Future in Communicating Our Belief in God -- The Resolutions of the Conference -- General Business -- Officers and members of the ACC Participants and Staff at ACC-10 -- Budget for the ACC -- Appendices -- The Virginia Report -- Renewing the Anglican Eucharist: The Dublin Report -- Statement of the Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem November 1994 -- The Porvoo Declaration -- WCC Petition on Climate Change -- A Final Thought / The Editors..
Five Church leaders from the Anglican Communion came to Britain, sponsored by the USPG, to share their perspectives on the world church in a special mission program. "The mission team challenged and assisted the `Mother Churches' by sharing experiences, ideas, joy, God's surprises and a vision of God's work. Numerous events took place in the dioceses of Manchester, Lincoln, Salisbury and Worcester." The team consisted of Miss Florence Phiri from Zambia, the Rev. Roger Chung Po Chuen from Mauritius, Miss Sonia Lobert from Guyana, Canon Oswald Swartz from South Africa and the Ven. Dr. S. Batumalai from Malaysia.
Ground-breaking on the site of the new St. Matthew's Cathedral, in the diocese of Antsiranana, began on Epiphany 2006. The diocese is working to "offer venues for prayer and the lifting up of the quality of worship, welcome and witness of the Anglican Church in Madagascar". The new cathedral, which will hold some 600 people, will be one and a half times bigger than the present cathedral. It will take approximately one and a half years to build and cost around 25,000 [pounds sterling]. The diocese is appealing for funds and donations. "The Rev. Canon David Oliver from the Diocese of Montreal has already proposed to send us pews, which are made available from a former parish in Canada".