…there apparently is a new ACC constitution (now referred to as Articles of Association) that changes the membership procedures for the ACC. This new constitution (which has not been made public) also applies in some way to the adoption of the Covenant by other churches.
\n11. On the second question, \u201cwho can invite,\u201d\u009d the Covenant is explicit in saying that this may be done by the \u201cInstruments.\u201d\u009d On its face, this means that any of the Instruments, e.g., the Archbishop of Canterbury or the Primates\u2019 Meeting, could issue such an invitation, which would then invoke the procedures indicated: approval by the Standing Committee and consents from the Primates.<\/p>\n
12. None of this is meant to suggest that such an invitation is necessarily imminent, but the procedures are far more flexible and responsive to developing circumstances than many have been led to believe.<\/p>\n
13. With these principles in mind, we urge all churches and dioceses interested in committing to the life of mutual accountability and interdependence required by the Covenant to adopt and affirm the Covenant as soon as practicable and communicate their decisions to the Communion and its churches. We note that paragraph 4.1.6 provides that \u201cThis Covenant becomes active for a Church when that Church adopts the Covenant through the procedures of its own Constitution and Canons.\u201d\u009d Thus, the Covenant will become active as soon as member churches begin to adopt it, and the Global South churches have indicated their intention to begin doing so as early as April 2010. By committing to the Covenant, a church or diocese will immediately begin to share in the Communion life represented by the Covenant even as the formalities of the Communion Instruments necessarily will take longer to implement.<\/p>\n