{"id":17150,"date":"2010-01-07T19:15:19","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T19:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/site\/2017\/2\/1985\/bb_from_new_zealand_chimes_in_on_the_covenant\/"},"modified":"2010-01-07T19:15:19","modified_gmt":"2010-01-07T19:15:19","slug":"bb_from_new_zealand_chimes_in_on_the_covenant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=17150","title":{"rendered":"BB from New Zealand Chimes in on the Covenant"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Please note that this response refers to the thread below<\/a> on the blog on which there are currently over 50 comments. If you have not read that thread I would encourage you to do so–KSH)<\/i><\/p>\n

This thread must be one of the best T19 has witnessed, IMHO. Thank you to the many participants: I have benefited greatly from the discussion – not least the rigour and candour of much of it. Even if I disagree with those who do not favour the Covenant Process …!<\/p>\n

In my present little part of the Lord’s vineyard, we have a really intriguing situation developing. For New Zealand is not generally known for its conservative style Anglican ethos (ven if it does have a strong CMS history)!. Yet, as we face the run up to its General Synod in May this year, some lines are starting to be drawn which will determine our long term future, for better or ill.<\/p>\n

The Anglican Church of Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia runs a quarterly national magazine called [i]Taonga[\/i]. The name is Maori for “prized treasure”, a reference to the Gospel of the Kingdom of God in Christ Jesus. The latest Advent edition ran two articles on the Anglican Communion Covenant, one pro and one against. As with this Church’s official response to the RCD, it mostly wants a ‘bob-each-way’ – even as it tries to be fair in its debates! See http:\/\/www.anglicantaonga.org.nz\/ and the third set of links beginning with “Dr Williams hails latest Covenant”.<\/p>\n

I refer the T19 readership to these links especially since the article in favour reaffirms some of the stronger points made in this thread, while the one against – by a retired bishop please note – shows very starkly why the AC seriously needs such a mechanism as the Covenant, to arrest the dribbling into the sands of endless ideological pluralism. And it is clear to me at least the GS leadership has grasped this western ideological nettle very firmly, to refute it, as it seeks to bolster the Covenant Process to achieve an AC that still might be a vessel of worth in the Lord’s hands for the global mission of the Church in the 21st C. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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(Please note that this response refers to the thread below on the blog on which there are currently over 50 comments. If you have not read that thread I would encourage you to do so–KSH) This thread must be one…<\/span><\/p>\n

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