This Conference is a wonderful venue and program for each of the bishops and spouses to draw nearer to God and to our neighbor. We are attempting to move along those lines that bring us closer to God and to each other as we worship and pray together; study the Scriptures and exchange viewpoints and experiences from our different contexts in Bible studies, Indaba groups and various programs.
This is by no means easy. There are serious disagreements among us. There is frustration with aspects of the Indaba group process. There are moments of dismay and discouragement. But we are here for God and for one another and, by God’s grace, we shall continue to listen to God and to each other, for the sake of Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
—Bishop George Councell of New Jersey in one of his thoughts on the current Lambeth Conference
LORD of all! My, my… this is certainly not “cutting edge” language. It’s an increasingly unusual surprise. Nice, though. However, it wouldn’t jell well with Spong’s theses.