"The establishment of a Pan Africa Anglican-Lutheran commission to work toward a relationship of full communion as a stage along the way to full visible unity was discussed in a consultation held in Johannesburg, South Africa in December [1997]". "An interim commission was established to be led by the current co-chairs of the Anglican-Lutheran dialogue in Africa". "Specific to the Anglican-Lutheran dialogue in Africa is its emphasis on the pastoral and diaconal dimensions to the Church's life, which participants affirmed as being central to the life of a visibly united Church in the African context, says David Hamid".
"Edited by Sven Oppegaard [and] Gregory Cameron on behalf of The Lutheran World Federation [and] Anglican Consultative Council".
"The present publication contains reports and agreements achieved by Anglican-Lutheran dialogues at regional and international levels. These documents have all been published separately before, and the international agreements have also been collected in `Growth in Agreement', volumes I and II, published by the WCC, Geneva, in 1984 and 2000. It is the first time, however, that this sequence of ecumenical texts, including main documents from regional developments, is collected for comprehensive reference and study". -- Editors' Preface.
"In no other bilateral relationships have so many agreements of church union been reached, and these agreements have in some cases been extended to include churches of the Reformed tradition. Despite the fact that these developments have become quite well known, the texts of many of the agreements have not been easily available. It is with great satisfaction, therefore, that the Anglican Communion and the Lutheran World Federation together present this collection of all the major Anglican-Lutheran agreements of the last thirty years. Having these documents in one volume also makes it easier to see the processes which led to their creation and to make cross references." -- Foreword.
Contents: Editors' Preface / Sven Oppegaard and Gregory Cameron -- Foreword / John L. Peterson and Ishmael Noko -- Anglican-Lutheran Agreements : A Brief Orientation / David Tustin and Michael Root -- Report of the Anglican-Lutheran International Conversations 1970-1972 : Pullach, 1972 -- The Report of the Anglican-Lutheran European Regional Commission : Helsinki, August-September 1982 -- Report of the Anglican-Lutheran Joint Working Group : Cold Ash, Berkshire, England, 28 November - 3 December 1983 -- The Niagara Report : Report of the Anglican-Lutheran Consultation on Episcope : Niagara Falls, September 1987 / Anglican-Lutheran International Continuation Committee -- On the Way to Visible Unity : A Common Statement : Meissen, 18 March 1988 -- The Porvoo Common Statement : Text agreed at the fourth plenary meeting, held at Jarvenpaa. Finland, 9-13 October 1992 -- The Diaconate as Ecumenical Opportunity : The Hanover Report of the Anglican-Lutheran International Commission -- Called to Witness and Service : The Reuilly Common Statement -- Called to Common Mission : A :Lutheran Proposal for a Revision of the Concordat of Agreement : As adopted by the 1999 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the 2000 General Convention of the Episcopal Church -- Called to Full Communion : The Waterloo Declaration : As approved by the National Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, Waterloo, Ontario, 2001 -- Common Ground : Covenanting for Mutual Recognition and Reconciliation between The Anglican Church of Australia and The Lutheran Church of Australia : A Report from the Anglican-Lutheran Dialogue in Australia -- Anglican-Lutheran Developments in Africa -- The All Africa Anglican-Lutheran Commission : Nairobi, Kenya, 1-4 April 2001 : Report -- Growth in Communion : Report of the Anglican-Lutheran International Working Group 2000-2002.
Anglican orders and ordinations : essays and reports from the Interim Conference at Jarvenpaa, Finland, of the International Anglican Liturgical Consultation, 4-9 August 1997
Contents: The Contributors -- Introduction / David R. Holeton -- Ordination as God's Action through the Church / Paul Bradshaw -- Anglican Orders and Unity / Colin O. Buchanan -- Some Reflections on Apostolicity, Apostolic Tradition, Episcopacy and Succession / David R. Holeton -- Synodical Government: Consequences for Ministry / Janet Crawford -- Sequential and Direct Ordination / John St. H. Gibaut -- 'Once a Deacon ...?' / Kevin Flynn -- The Practice of Ordination: Distinguishing Secondary Elements from Primary / Louis Weil -- IALC Jarvenpaa Conference on Ordination: Report of the Working Groups.
"First published in Great Britain in 2005 by the Canterbury Press Norwich". -- verso of t.-p.
Includes bibliographical references.
"In this important and welcome study, Rosalind Brown, Vice Principal of the Salisbury Ordained Local Ministry Scheme, builds on the report for the diocese that she edited, `The Distinctive Diaconate', to produce a work of theological substance and practical importance for those who seeking to explore diaconal ministry". -- Foreword, p. viii.
"Both a theological exploration that will nurture and inform those who are serving as deacons or preparing for ordination, and a practical handbook that will enrich the life of the local church, [this book] considers: the Church, the world and margins as the places of diaconal ministry; liturgy, pastoral care and teaching as its essential elements; praying, loving and remembering as its vital actions". -- back cover.
Contents: Foreword / David Stancliffe, Bishop of Salisbury -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction dated Salisbury, Michaelmas i.e. 29 September 2004 / Rosalind Brown -- Part 1: The Location of Diaconal Ministry -- The Deacon in the Church -- The Deacon in the World -- The Deacon at the Margins -- Part 2: The Shape of Diaconal Ministry -- The Deacon and the Liturgy -- The Deacon and Pastoral Ministry -- The Deacon as Catechist -- Part 3: The Groundwork of Diaconal Ministry -- Pray -- Love -- Remember -- Afterword.
"[B]y Alison White, Deacon, St. Mary and St. Cuthbert, Co. Durham and Di Williams, Deacon, St. Andrew's, Clubmoor, Liverpool".
"First edition November 1987". -- p. [2].
Includes bibliographical references and bibliography, p. [2].
Contents: Introduction -- History: Where Did They Spring From -- Sources of Strength: Two Images for the Deacon -- Renewal of the Laity -- Renewal of Orders -- Living as Deacons: Some Examples -- Conclusion.
The section "Living as Deacons: Some Examples" includes a segment on the Rev. Maylanne Whittall (now Maybee) of the Anglican Church of Canada, pp. 17-18.
"Revised edition of 'The Deacon in the Liturgy'." -- front cover.
"[By] Ormonde Plater".
"In 1980, the National Center for the Diaconate (now the North American Association for the Diaconate) asked me to write a liturgical manual for use in the Episcopal Church, published the following year as 'The Deacon in the Liturgy'. A decade later, I decided to revise it as 'Deacons int he Liturgy'." -- Preface.
"This book has several purposes: To help deacons serve in the liturgy with grave and manners, sensitive to the needs of the presider and the people; to help communities of faith use their deacons in ways appropriate to the dignity and meaning of the order; to help communities without the diaconate discover how deacons enhance the liturgy; to help all Christians -- bishops, presbyters, deacons, and all the baptized -- express baptismal ministry in the life and worship of the church". -- Intro., p. 12.
Contents: Foreword dated St. Vincent of Saragossa [22 January] 1992 / Howard E. Galley -- Preface dated St. Francis of Assisi [4 October] 1991 -- Introduction -- General Norms -- Deacons in Christian Initiation -- Deacons in the Eucharist -- Deacons in the Daily Office -- Deacons in Seasonal Liturgies -- Deacons in Pastoral Liturgies -- Deacons in Episcopal Liturgies.
"Revised edition of 'The Deacon in the Liturgy'." -- front cover.
"[By] Ormonde Plater".
"In 1980, the National Center for the Diaconate (now the North American Association for the Diaconate) asked me to write a liturgical manual for use in the Episcopal Church, published the following year as 'The Deacon in the Liturgy'. A decade later, I decided to revise it as 'Deacons int he Liturgy'." -- Preface.
"This book has several purposes: To help deacons serve in the liturgy with grave and manners, sensitive to the needs of the presider and the people; to help communities of faith use their deacons in ways appropriate to the dignity and meaning of the order; to help communities without the diaconate discover how deacons enhance the liturgy; to help all Christians -- bishops, presbyters, deacons, and all the baptized -- express baptismal ministry in the life and worship of the church". -- Intro., p. 12.
Contents: Foreword dated St. Vincent of Saragossa [22 January] 1992 / Howard E. Galley -- Preface dated St. Francis of Assisi [4 October] 1991 -- Introduction -- General Norms -- Deacons in Christian Initiation -- Deacons in the Eucharist -- Deacons in the Daily Office -- Deacons in Seasonal Liturgies -- Deacons in Pastoral Liturgies -- Deacons in Episcopal Liturgies.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-200) and index.
This book "is a collection of essays by a variety of authors from differing church traditions. They have in common the conviction that the diaconate has a vital part to play in clarifying the meaning of the ministry of the whole Church, ordained and lay. It is offered to the Church, in the hope that it will stimulate and encourage reflection on an Order which has been subjected to neglect for centuries and which the Church of England is now in danger of misunderstanding and undervaluing." -- back cover.
Contents: Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface / David Londin i.e. David Hope, Bishop of London -- Introduction / Christine Hall -- The History of the Diaconate / Jill Pinnock -- Towards a Theology of the Diaconate / Robert Hannaford -- The Pastoral Role of the Deacon / Elaine Bardwell -- The Liturgical Ministry of a Deacon / Andrew Burnham -- The Educational Ministry of Deacons / John Cullen -- Finding Images / Antonia Lynn -- The Diaconate in the Church of England : a Legal Perspective / Lynne Leeder -- A Commentary on the Diaconate in the Contemporary Orthodox Church / Kyriaki Karidoyanes Fitzgerald -- The Theological Frontiers of the Deacon's Ministry / Edward Echlin -- The Diaconate within the Roman Catholic Church / Ron O'Toole -- Appendix I: The Place of Woman in the Orthodox Church -- Appendix II: Excerpt from 'Lumen Gentium' -- Appendix III: Apostolic Letter 'Ad Pascendum' -- A Guide to Further Reading -- Index.
Colophon: Printed and bound by Antony Rowe Ltd, Eastbourne.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-200) and index.
This book "is a collection of essays by a variety of authors from differing church traditions. They have in common the conviction that the diaconate has a vital part to play in clarifying the meaning of the ministry of the whole Church, ordained and lay. It is offered to the Church, in the hope that it will stimulate and encourage reflection on an Order which has been subjected to neglect for centuries and which the Church of England is now in danger of misunderstanding and undervaluing." -- back cover.
Contents: Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface / David Londin i.e. David Hope, Bishop of London -- Introduction / Christine Hall -- The History of the Diaconate / Jill Pinnock -- Towards a Theology of the Diaconate / Robert Hannaford -- The Pastoral Role of the Deacon / Elaine Bardwell -- The Liturgical Ministry of a Deacon / Andrew Burnham -- The Educational Ministry of Deacons / John Cullen -- Finding Images / Antonia Lynn -- The Diaconate in the Church of England : a Legal Perspective / Lynne Leeder -- A Commentary on the Diaconate in the Contemporary Orthodox Church / Kyriaki Karidoyanes Fitzgerald -- The Theological Frontiers of the Deacon's Ministry / Edward Echlin -- The Diaconate within the Roman Catholic Church / Ron O'Toole -- Appendix I: The Place of Woman in the Orthodox Church -- Appendix II: Excerpt from 'Lumen Gentium' -- Appendix III: Apostolic Letter 'Ad Pascendum' -- A Guide to Further Reading -- Index.
Colophon: Printed and bound by Antony Rowe Ltd, Eastbourne.
"By the Bishop of Bath and Wells, Chairman of Committee II.C (Ministries and Manpower)".
"Printed for circulation to members of the Lambeth Conference only".
"This summary is not presented as an attempt to solve the problems with regard to the ministry which will be considered by the Lambeth Conference. It simply seeks to present something of the background against which these problems must be considered, the facts concerning the ministry so far as it has been possible to ascertain them, and the varieties of opinion which have been expressed with regard to the necessity of some modification of the traditional view of the ministry, if the Church is to fulfil its pastoral and and evangelistic work in the world today". -- Foreword.
Contents: Foreword / William Bath et Well i.e. Harold William Bradfield -- The Present Situation -- Supplying the Ministry -- Training -- The Office of Deacon -- A Supplementary Ministry -- Readers and Catechists -- The Witness of the Laity -- Postscript.