UPDATE:<\/u> <\/b> Check out new resources from the mini-conferences on Marriage & Family and Theological Education added under Day 4. Also a bunch of new links added for Day 6.
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This is our attempt to pull together all the most important conference resources (transcripts, videos…) in one place, in chronological order, by day, as it happened, in the clearest form possible. We will continue to update it as new resources become available.<\/p>\n
LAST UPDATE: Tuesday 29 October 17:30 GMT \/ 13:30 Eastern US<\/b><\/p>\n
The GAFCON Communique and T19 discussion thread on the Communique is here.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n Note: the official GAFCON website is here<\/a>. SUNDAY October 20, 2013 (Pre-Conference)<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n 1. Abp. Welby Preaches in All Saints Cathedral Nairobi and meets with GAFCON Primates for lunch.<\/b> 2. Abp. Welby’s luncheon with the Primates and Abp. Peter Jensen’s Address to the Luncheon<\/b> Other resources:<\/b> Recommended Articles and Commentary:<\/b> [All entries written by those present at GAFCON II] ***********<\/p>\n DAY 1: MONDAY OCTOBER 21, 2013<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n 1. Opening Press Conference<\/b> 2. PLENARY SESSION: Opening worship, Vision for conference, East African Revival<\/b> Other Day 1 Resources:<\/b> Day1 – Recommended Articles and Commentary:<\/b> [All entries written by those present at GAFCON II] ***********<\/p>\n DAY 2: TUESDAY OCTOBER 22, 2013<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n 1. Opening Eucharist and Biblical Exposition from Ephesians 1<\/b> 2. PLENARY SESSION: Chairman\u2019s address by Abp. Wabukala of Kenya; Presentations on the theme of “Global Challenge (Bp. Nazir-Ali \/ Dr. Mike Ovey)”<\/b> 3. PLENARY SESSION: \u201d\u02dcWe are not alone\u2019 \/ The Lonely Church<\/b> In order, the speakers are: VIDEO: The Rev. Paul Perkin: What is happening in the Church of England<\/a> [18 minutes] Other Day 2 Resources:<\/b> Day 2 – Recommended Articles and Commentary:<\/b> [All entries written by those present at GAFCON II] ***********<\/p>\n DAY 3: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23, 2013<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n 1. Opening Worship and Biblical Exposition from Ephesians 2<\/b> 2. Abp. Welby’s Video Greetings to GAFCON<\/b> 3. Mini-Conferences<\/b> (Mini-Conferences took place Wednesday – Friday) The Challenge of Islam \u201d\u201c led by Bishop Michael Nazir Ali VIDEO: Participants reflect on the mini-conferences taking place at GAFCON<\/a> [2:30] Other Day 3 Resources:<\/b> Day 3 – Recommended Articles and Commentary:<\/b> [All entries written by those present at GAFCON II] ***********<\/p>\n DAY 4: THURSDAY OCTOBER 24, 2013<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n 1. Opening Worship and Biblical Exposition from Ephesians 3&4<\/b> 2. Mini-Conferences continue<\/b> Other Day 4 Resources:<\/b> Day 4 – Recommended Articles and Commentary:<\/b> [All entries written by those present at GAFCON II] ***********<\/p>\n DAY 5: FRIDAY OCTOBER 25, 2013<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n 1. Opening Worship and Biblical Exposition from Ephesians 5<\/b> 2. Mini-Conferences conclude<\/b><\/p>\n 3. Statement Assembly \/ Press Conference.<\/b> 4. Commitment Assembly<\/b><\/p>\n Other Day 5 Resources:<\/b> Day 5 – Recommended Articles and Commentary:<\/b> [All entries written by those present at GAFCON II] ***********<\/p>\n DAY 6: SATURDAY OCTOBER 26, 2013<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n 1. Opening Worship, Holy Communion and Biblical Exposition from Ephesians 6<\/b><\/p>\n 2. Concluding Plenary Session<\/b><\/p>\n 3. CONFERENCE COMMUNIQUE<\/b> Day 6: Other Resources:<\/b> Day 6 – Recommended Articles and Commentary:<\/b> [All entries written by those present at GAFCON II] ***********<\/p>\n OTHER INTERESTING RESOURCES, ARTICLES & COMMENTARY<\/b> (including some articles by those not present at GAFCON II) UPDATE: Check out new resources from the mini-conferences on Marriage & Family and Theological Education added under Day 4. Also a bunch of new links added for Day 6. This is our attempt to pull together all the most important…<\/span><\/p>\n
\nThe GAFCON II schedule is posted here.<\/a>
\nGAFCON Photo album<\/a><\/p>\n
\nVideo of Abp. Welby’s sermon<\/a>
\nNotes of Archbishop Justin\u2019s sermon to GAFCON Primates in Nairobi<\/a><\/p>\n
\nVIDEO: Archbishop Jensen’s address to the archbishops’ luncheon with Justin Welby<\/a> [12:12]
\nTRANSCRIPT: Archbishop Jensen’s address to the archbishops’ luncheon with Justin Welby<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPhotos October 20<\/a><\/p>\n
\nGeorge Conger: Welby backs GAFCON vision for a renewed church<\/a><\/p>\n
\nVIDEO: Full Press Conference<\/a>
\nVIDEO: Press Conference Highlights<\/a>
\nDay 1 Press Release: Nairobi conference confirms major realignment in Anglican Communion<\/a><\/p>\n
\nVideo: Abp. Wabukala welcomes delegates to Kenya<\/a> [7:41]
\nVideo: Abp Jensen Opens the GAFCON Conference (including roll call of nations)<\/a> [22 minutes]
\nTRANSCRIPT: Presentation on the East African Revival by the Rev. Dr. John Senyonyi,<\/a> (Vice-Chancellor of Uganda Christian University)
\n[*NEW*]<\/b> VIDEO: Presentation on the East Africa Revival by the Rev. Dr. John Senyonyi<\/b><\/a> (Vice-Chancellor of Uganda Christian University) [48 minutes]<\/p>\n
\nDay 1 Photos<\/a>
\nDay 1 Feature Article: Legacy of East African Revival Frames GAFCON Opening Night<\/a>
\nVideo: Monday highlights<\/a><\/p>\n
\nGAFCON 2: Monday 21st October (Andrew Symes, Anglican Mainstream)<\/a>
\nFr. George Conger’s Summary of Day 1 at GAFCON: Revival and the Anglican Way<\/a>
\nBishop Mark Lawrence: Jottings from GAFCONII<\/a>
\nDavid Ould: Gafcon Day 1- The Church Gathered and a Firm Word for Abp Welby<\/a>
\nNigel Fortescue: GAFCON Day 1: The Future Has Arrived<\/a>
\nLaurel Moffatt: GAFCON Day One in Living Colour<\/a>
\nRob Munro: GAFCON DAY 1: Seeds of Revival?<\/a>
\nACNA Daily Digest: Monday<\/a>
\nSelected Tweets: GAFCON Day 1<\/a><\/p>\n
\nTo our knowledge there are no videos of the worship or transcripts\/videos of the Bible teaching. You can get some idea by reviewing the day’s photos and Tweets (see below)<\/p>\n
\nTRANSCRIPT: Chairman\u2019s Address GAFCON 2013 Plenary 22nd October<\/a> [Video is not yet available]
\nVIDEO: Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali: Global Challenge<\/a> (12 minutes) [No transcript has been posted]
\nTRANSCRIPT: The Grace of God OR the World of the West?<\/a> The Rev Dr Michael Ovey, President Oak Hill College, London [FULL PDF is here<\/a>]
\nVIDEO: Dr. Mike Ovey’s presentation on The Grace of God or the World of the West<\/a> [50 minutes]<\/p>\n
\nnote1<\/i>: we elves are not 100% sure of the order of these various talks. Apologies if we’ve gotten things muddled.
\nnote2<\/i>: it appears that many of the talks by those facing persecution in dangerous places were not recorded. But a number of the articles and blog entries below provide excerpts.
\nVIDEO: The Lonely Church<\/a> [13 minutes]<\/p>\n
\nRichard Ellena, Bishop of Nelson in New Zealand,
\nMiguel Uchoa, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Recife,
\nand Charlie Masters, Bishop Coadjutor of the Anglican Church in North America\u2019s diocese in Canada<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nTRANSCRIPT: The Rev. Paul Perkin: Battle for the Soul of Britain – what;s happening in the CoE<\/a>
\nVideo: Apb, Jensen interviews Andrea Minichiello Williams on Christian Persecution in the UK<\/a> [2:30]<\/p>\n
\nYou Are Not Alone – brief summary of several of the testimonies from those persecuted for their faith<\/a>
\nGAFCON Feature Article: Churches tempted to \u201d\u02dcchange Christian faith\u2019 for culture<\/a>
\nTuesday Oct 22 Photos<\/a>
\nTuesday Highlights Video<\/a> [under 3 minutes]
\nPhoto of all 331 Bishops attending GAFCON<\/a><\/p>\n
\nGAFCON Diary Day 2 (Anglican Mainstream)<\/a>
\nFr. George Conger’s Summary of Day 2 at GAFCON – A Suffering and Lonely Church<\/a>
\nDavid Ould: GAFCON Day 2 – A Clear Challenge to Welby and Much More<\/a>
\nNigel Fortescue: GAFCON Day Two: Reality Struck Home Today<\/a>
\nRob Munro: GAFCON Day 2: Who’s Changing Whom?<\/a>
\nLaurel Moffatt: GAFCON Many Voices One Song<\/a>
\nRestoration Anglican: Nairobi Update #1<\/a>
\nSt. Johns Working UK blog: GAFCON Day 2 Update<\/a>
\nACNA Tuesday GAFCON Daily Digest<\/a>
\nSelected Tweets: GAFCON Day 2<\/a><\/p>\n
\nTo our knowledge there are no videos of the worship or transcripts\/videos of the Bible teaching. You can get some idea by reviewing the day’s photos and Tweets (see below)<\/p>\n
\nText and Video of Abp. Welby’s short message<\/a><\/p>\n
\nHere are the mini-conference topics:<\/p>\n
\nThe Work of the Holy Spirit \u201d\u201c led by Dr. Stephen Noll
\nMarriage and Family – led by Dr. John & Ruth Senyonyi
\nChildren and Youths – Rev Zac Vernon
\nGospel and Culture – Dr. Alfred Olwa
\nBeing Women of God – Christine Perkin
\nAid and Development – Rev Dennis Tongoi
\nTheological Education – Dr Andrew Shead
\nEpiscopal Ministry – Bishop Wallace Benn<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n(It’s unclear at this point what, if any, further resources will be posted online from the mini-conferences. We will be sure to post them if\/when they are put online!)<\/i><\/p>\n
\nFeature Article: GAFCON Delegates Share Across Cultures as Mini-Conferences Begin<\/a>
\nPhotos: Day 3<\/a><\/p>\n
\nGAFCON Report Day 3 (Anglican Mainstream)<\/a>
\nDavid Ould: Day 3: Welby and Jensen – Ambiguity of Context and Clarity of Scripture<\/a>
\nNigel Fortescue: GAFCON Day 3<\/a>
\nRob Munro: GAFCON Day 3: What marks a movement of the Holy Spirit?<\/a>
\nRestoration Anglican: Nairobi #2<\/a>
\nACNA Daily Digest – Wednesday<\/a>
\nSelected Tweets from GAFCON II – Day 3 October 23, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n
\nTo our knowledge there are no videos of the worship or transcripts\/videos of the Bible teaching. You can get some idea by reviewing the day’s blog entries (see below).<\/p>\n
\nVideo on Women’s mini-conference<\/a>
\nJeff Walton: GAFCON Conferees Engage Challenge of Islam<\/a> [summarizes mini-conference presentation by Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali]
\n** NEW **<\/b> Resources from the Marriage and Family Mini-Conference<\/b><\/a>
\n** NEW **<\/b> Building For the Future- A Statement on Theological Education, from the Theological Education Mini-Conference<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
\nPhotos Day 4<\/a> (mostly pictures from this afternoon’s trip to Nairobi National Park)
\nVIDEO: GAFCON Thursday Highlights<\/a><\/p>\n
\nSummary GAFCON II Day 4 (Andrew Symes, Anglican Mainstream)<\/a>
\nNigel Fortescue: GAFCON Day 4<\/a>
\nRob Munro: GAFCON Day 4: Widening Horizons<\/a>
\nBishop Foley Beach: The Suffering Church<\/a>
\nDavid Ould: GAFCON Day 4: Global Anglicanism in its Natural State<\/a>
\nGAFCON Day 4 (St. John’s Working UK blog)<\/a>
\nShari Hobby: GAFCON Reoprt Day 4<\/a>
\nACNA GAFCON Daily Digest Thursday<\/a>
\n[*NEW*]<\/b> Bishop Mark Lawrence: Jottings from GAFCON II – Take 2 (summarizes Days 2 – 4)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n
\nTo our knowledge there are no videos of the worship or transcripts\/videos of the Bible teaching. You can get some idea by reviewing the day’s blog entries (see below).<\/p>\n
\nVIDEO: GAFCON Friday Press Conference<\/a>
\nFriday October 25 Press Release: GAFCON Votes to Expand<\/a><\/p>\n
\nDay 5 Photos<\/a>
\nFriday Highlights Video<\/a><\/p>\n
\nJeff Walton: GAFCON Leaders Point to \u201cStrong Foundation of the Bible\u201d\u009d at Second Press Gathering<\/a>
\nAnglican Mainstream: GAFCON 2 Report Friday October 25<\/a>
\nNigel Fortescue: GAFCON Day 5<\/a>
\nSt. John’s Working UK blog: GAFCON Friday, Day 5<\/a>
\nRob Munro: GAFCON Day 5 – Discerning the call of God for the Future<\/a>
\nBishop Foley Beach: GAFCON the East Africa Revival<\/a>
\nSelected Tweets GAFCON Day 5<\/a>
\nVIDEO: Canon Phil Ashey of AAC – Anglican Perspective Commentary on GAFCON as an Ecclesial movement <\/a> [2 minutes]
\nACNA Daily Digest – Friday<\/a>
\nSnippets of African Worship “Afayo [He is Lord] via Instagram here<\/a> and here<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe FINAL Nairobi Communique and Commitment<\/b><\/a>
\n PDF Version<\/a><\/p>\n
\nFeature Article: GAFCON ends with commitment in Nairobi<\/a>
\nNEW:<\/b> GAFCON Photos – Saturday<\/a><\/p>\n
\nLaurel Moffatt: GAFCON – Strands of Loving Kindness<\/a>
\nRob Munro: GAFCON Day 6 – Discovering the Real Meaning of the Anglican Communion<\/a>
\nSome Final Tweets from GAFCON Day 6<\/a>
\nRestoration Anglican: GAFCON Day 6 <\/a>
\nSt John’s Working UK: GAFCON Day 6<\/b><\/a>
\n[* NEW*] <\/b> ACNA Daily Digest – Saturday<\/a>
\n[*NEW*]<\/b> Nigel Fortescue: GAFCON Day 6 – Final Thoughts<\/a>
\n[*NEW*]<\/b> Reflections from Nairobi, October 2013, Simon Vibert<\/a>
\n[*NEW*]<\/b> Foley Beach: GAFCON – The Bishops’ Conference<\/b><\/a> (reflections on the Bishops’ Mini-Conference)<\/p>\n
\nGeorge Conger’s GAFCON II Photo Album at Flickr<\/b><\/a> {see note on copyright here<\/a>.)
\nChris Sugden: The dual challenges of an aggressive secular world and increasingly worldly established church<\/a> (a very good overview of key themes of GAFCON II)
\nGeorge Conger: Behind the Scenes at GAFCON<\/a> (further details about conference attendees, organization and financing) (Oct. 24, 2013)
\nCanon Vinay Samuel: Reflections on the future of orthodoxy in the Anglican Communion<\/a>
\nGeorge Conger (Church Times): GAFCON Looks to the Future<\/a> (Oct 25, 2013)
\nLent & Beyond: The Faces of GAFCON<\/a> (includes one of the best photos from the conference!)
\nLent & Beyond: Why should we care about, and pray for, GAFCON? \u201d\u201c Part 1: By the Numbers<\/a>
\nLent & Beyond: Why GAFCON 2013 matters \u201d\u201c part 2: The mini-conferences<\/a>
\nJeff Walton: Top Ten Things You Might Not Have Expected About GAFCON<\/a>
\nChris Sugden (Christian Today): GAFCON offers itself as ‘important and effective instrument of Communion’<\/a> (October 26)
\n[*NEW*]<\/b> Lent & Beyond: The Faces of GAFCON – Part 2<\/b> (30 awesome pictures)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"