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Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative

Posted On : February 12, 2010 3:25 PM | Posted By : Webmaster
ACNS: http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2010/2/12/ACNS4686
Related Categories: ACO - Mission
Following the resolution passed at ACC-14
(http://www.aco.org/communion/acc/meetings/acc14/resolutions.cfm#s2) to
promote 'Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative' a Core Group of
Animators has been appointed to take the work forward under the auspices
of the Mission Department of the Anglican Communion. Its first meeting
took place at St Columba's, Woking, UK, from 11 to 15 January 2010.

The main purpose of the Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative (ECGI)
is to promote evangelism and church growth work throughout the Anglican
Communion. As well, as facilitating the sharing of news, stories,
experiences and strategies of various evangelism and church growth
initiatives. ECGI objectives are:

*	Facilitate prayer and mutual encouragement;

*	Develop strategies to reach unreached peoples;
*	Recommend resources & sharing good practice;
*	Encourage training in evangelism and church growth for the whole
people of God;
*	Sharing stories, news and strategies;
*	Identify key issues for specific consultation;
*	Build links with other evangelism and church growth networks
within and beyond the Anglican Communion;
*	Encourage practical engagements in evangelism and church growth
as signs of hope;
*	Promote centrality of evangelism and church growth within God's
holistic mission to be on people's agenda throughout the Provinces and
instruments of Communion.

Meanwhile, the role of the Core Group will be to enhance and facilitate
collaborative work, mutual support and prayer, and to stir up the
passion for action in evangelism and church growth work in the Anglican
Communion.

The Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative is therefore a forum for
sharing ideas, experiences, skills, and mutual support of those involved
in evangelism and church growth in parishes, dioceses and provinces of
the Anglican Communion, in order to bring people to follow Jesus Christ
as Lord and Saviour and become life long disciples within the community
of God's people. The Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative is
committed to holistic mission, as expressed in the Anglican Communion's
five marks of mission.

The full report of this initial meeting and progress reports will appear
on the Anglican Communion website (Mission section), and there will also
be further postings on ACNS. You are encouraged to complete a
registration form here
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/mission/ecgi/form.cfm  if you
want to contribute to and receive the ECGI newsletter and other
information.

For further information about the Evangelism and Church Growth
Initiative contact the staff involved in the project - John Kafwanka:
john.kafwanka@anglicancommunion.org

or Stuart Buchanan: stuart.buchanan@anglicancommunion.org

Website.www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/mission

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