{"id":72134,"date":"2018-06-12T08:30:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T12:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=72134"},"modified":"2018-06-12T07:20:16","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T11:20:16","slug":"the-gafcon-chairman-archbp-nicholas-okohs-june-2018-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=72134","title":{"rendered":"The Gafcon Chairman Archbp Nicholas Okoh\u2019s June 2018 Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My dear people of God,<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Songs of Ascents\u2019 (Psalms 120-134) express a deep sense of longing, hope and confidence in the living God. For ancient pilgrims it was wonderful to be standing together within the gates of Jerusalem and for us today it is no less wonderful because in Jesus the hope which Jerusalem and its temple represented has been fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>Some 2,000 delegates will be welcomed to Jerusalem this month and many more will be able to share in GAFCON 2018 as it unfolds with reports through each day and live streaming accessed through the Gafcon website. \u00a0We thank the Almighty God for the privilege of being able to gather in this city where the great events of our salvation were enacted, but it is not now necessary to go on pilgrimage to encounter the living God. Through God\u2019s Word and by the power of God\u2019s Spirit, every local church becomes the household of God and an anticipation of the heavenly Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>This is why our conference matters so much for the many of you who are not able to attend in person, yet have a vital role to play. Our purpose is to see faithful Anglicans everywhere equipped and empowered so that the churches of our global Anglican Communion, from parishes to provinces, will be united in one gospel and with one voice will serve the purpose of our conference theme \u2018Proclaiming Christ faithfully to the Nations\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>A major way in which this great task will be carried forward beyond the conference is through the launch of nine key networks: Theological Education, Church Planting, Global Mission Partnerships, Bishops Training, Youth and Children\u2019s Ministry, Women\u2019s Ministry, Sustainable Development together with an Intercessors Fellowship and a Lawyers Task Force.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gafcon.org\/news\/chairmans-june-2018-letter\">Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nicholas Okoh: \u2018Nigerians have lost their sense of sin\u2019\u200a\u2014\u200a Anglican Primate <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IfSQ6xqx1Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/IfSQ6xqx1Q<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kx1TMfUXIA\">pic.twitter.com\/Kx1TMfUXIA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pulse Nigeria (@PulseNigeria247) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PulseNigeria247\/status\/931183198964461569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My dear people of God, The \u2018Songs of Ascents\u2019 (Psalms 120-134) express a deep sense of longing, hope and confidence in the living God. 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