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African communicator sought to help Anglicans to tell their stories

Posted On : September 9, 2011 11:08 AM | Posted By : Admin ACO
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<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/Africa>Africa
Nairobi-based staffer first step in bridging the
communications gap across the Anglican Communion
By ACNS staff
Church leaders have welcomed a decision to
appoint a Communications Officer in Africa to
help Anglicans there better share with the world
their stories of life and ministry .
The move is an important next step in improving
communications between Anglican Communion
Churches and in ensuring Anglicans everywhere
hear about the successes and challenges of
fulfilling God?s mission in differing contexts.

Archbishop Dr Daniel Deng Bul Primate of the
Episcopal Church of Sudan said, ?We very much
support the idea of a Communications Officer who
will assist in establishing a system that will
allow for faster and more effective
information-sharing within East Africa and the rest of the Anglican Communi on.

?We hope to work closely with whoever is chosen
to build the capacity of our communications
commission here in Sudan. Effective communication
is vital to the life and work of the individuals
that make up the Episcopal Church of the Sudan.?

The Primate of Burundi The Most Revd Bernard
Ntahoturi stressed that communication is not only
the exchange of information. ?The Church in a
little known country like Burundi has a story to
tell and communication acts as a window through
which people?s lives ? their faith, their
struggles, their joys and sorrows, their
achievements ? are shared with the worldwide
Church in order that we learn to empathise, to
pray, to give, and to worship together,? he said.

?Communication leads to a transformation brought
about as people feel valued and loved not just by
God but also by their fellow Christians spread across the world."

The Anglican Communion?s Director for

Communication Jan Butter said it is important
that people everywhere have an better
understanding of the Anglican Communion's rich heritage and living faith.

?Anglicans and Episcopalians worldwide support
schools, clinics, hospitals, education
programmes, and charities. They work with the
homeless, the rejected. They speak out for the
oppressed and the marginalised. They call for
justice and denounce inequality, violence and
abuse. Most importantly they grow the body of
Christ through sharing God?s Good News.

?Sadly many local churches, dioceses and even
some Provinces lack the capacity to unearth,
write and share their stories with each other and
the wider world. This Communications Officer will
support Anglicans across Africa share their
stories with, and also hear from, the 85 million
members of the Anglican Communion in more than 165 countries worldwide.?

Hired from Africa and located in the Nairobi
offices of the Council of Anglican Provinces of
Africa (CAPA) the Communications Officer will
source the best news and information from the
continent. He/she will have a particular focus on
eastern Africa, but will work with Provinces
across Africa to share their news and information
through the Anglican Communion?s information
channels: the
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/index.cfm>Anglican
Communion News Service, its Twitter feed
<http://twitter.com/#!/acoffice>@acoffice and the
ACNS
<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anglican-Communion-News-Service/143842112350 
812>facebook
page for others to read and use. The majority of
the articles will also be translated into another
major Anglican Communion language.

> Generously funded by a grant from long-time
> supporters of communications in Africa
> <http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/>Trinity Wall
> Street, this position is a pilot project. After
> three years the hope is that African Provinces
> will together take on the funding of the
> position. If successful, the plan is to replicate
> the model in Asia and Oceania in the future.

> ENDS

See the full job description here:

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/secretariat/vacancies/index.cfm> 
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/secretariat/vacancies/index.cfm

For more information contact: Mr Jan Butter on
<mailto:jan.butter@anglicancommunion.org>jan.butter@anglicancommunion.org
or +447889400889

Notes to Editors

·         The Anglican Communion Office serves
the Anglican Communion, comprising around 85
million members in 44 regional and national
member churches around the globe in more than 160
countries.
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/>http://www.anglicancommunion.org/
·         The Council of Anglican Provinces of
Africa (CAPA) is a regional Faith Based
Organisation that was established in 1979 in
Chilema, Malawi, by the Anglican Primates of
Africa. Its goal is to coordinate and articulate
issues affecting the Church and communities
across the region. The Council operates in 12
Anglican Provinces in 25 African countries where
the Church has its presence. <http://www.capa-hq.com>www.capa-hq.com