Archbishop Bob Duncan’s Address to the Provincial Council of the ACNA

From here:

As archbishop I have articulated four areas that I believe need to become our distinctives:

1) that we know ourselves to be the beloved of Jesus;
2) that we become a people committed to personal holiness
3) that we understand our work as fore-runners of Jesus; and
4) that we are those who sacrifice for the sake of others.

Among other things, such distinctives would form us into a different people than we presently are.  They would direct us in everything from our engagement with Islam to our embrace of the tithe.  Seeing these distinctives is a great beginning.  Embrace must follow.

The ordination of women to the presbyterate remains a matter that divides us.  Despite the deep theological and ecclesiological divide we have remained committed to each other, and have honored each other as our Constitution envisions.  The College of Bishops will have a morning (Friday) aimed at deeper understanding of the grounds of our divergent practice.  Moreover, the GAFCON/FCA Primates Council has agreed to appointment of a theological task force to consider both the theological and structural issues that not only divide us, but also them.  A healthy Church does not run away from its difficulties, nor does it act independently.

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