Anglican ordination rites : The Berkeley Statement : 'To Equip the Saints' : Findings of the Sixth International Anglican Liturgical Conference, Berkeley, California, 2001
"Edited by Paul Gibson, Co-ordinator for Liturgy for the Anglican Consultative Council".
"Copyright The Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council 2002". -- verso of t.-p.
"First impression February 2002". -- verso of t.-p.
Includes bibliographical references but NO index.
"Thirty of the thirty-seven Anglican Provinces were represented at Berkeley, together with a participant from the Mar Thoma Church, providing the widest representation of the Communion at IALC thus far. Participants worked together for the best part of a week and the attached statement is the result of their labours. The statement covers the areas of the theology of ordination and the liturgies of ordination. It represents a very wide consensus among liturgists of our Communion. Other related topics were raised for future discussion, including discernment, preparation and formation for ordination, renewal of ordination promises, and celebration of new ministry. The attached statement is offered to the Churches of the Anglican Communion for study, and it is hoped that it will be of use to those Provinces engaged in revision of ordination liturgies, now or in the future". -- Intro., p. 3.
Contents: Introduction / Ronald L. Dowling -- 1. The Ordered Nature of the Church -- Bishops -- Presbyters/Priests -- Deacons -- 2. The Liturgy of Ordination -- General Principles -- Elements of the Rite -- Other Points to the Considered -- Appendix: Ecumenical Statements / Compiled by Richard G. Leggett -- Those Present at the Consultation.
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Author defines a professional as "someone who does things that most other people can't do for themselves, like pulling teeth or removing gall bladders or conveying property. An artist is someone who so displays his or her insights and intuitions that other people are enabled to experience fresh insights of their own. I suggest that the real work of ministry is that of an artist -- sermons, liturgy, study groups, even counselling, are all intended to enable people to discover the meaning of the Gospel and the call of the holy for themselves." Previously "posted in a meeting called Professional Ministry on [the] Ecunet [electronic religious network]". Also published in "AngliCan Arts", vol. 1, no. 1, Epiphany 1998, p. 7.
"The roots of fabric art are ancient, but the craft is easily adapted to any setting. It is truly an art of the people, especially of women. Its execution is often communal. Its results are portable and may be used to grace any number of worship spaces. [The authors] have collected more than 100 pictures of contemporary Canadian fabric art and have bound them together with commentary on the aspirations and personalities of the artists and the symbolism of the craft".
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..
This could have been a dull catalogue of historical data; instead it is a fascinating chronicle of people and their struggle to hold onto tradition and stretch in new directions at the same time.
Dr Herbert O'Driscoll reviews these sermons presented by the Rev. Paul Gibson to the Sisterhood of St John the Divine. He describes them as "a quality resource".