Dear friends,
Gafcon’s mission is to ‘Restore Anglican Commitment to Biblical Truth’ and the way we do that by guarding and proclaiming the unchanging truth in a changing world. The authority of the Bible is under attack from aggressive secularism outside the church and progressive groups within, determined to ‘revise’ God’s revealed will in Scripture. Gafcon, therefore, is committed to guarding the truth of the Gospel by challenging the error of false teaching particularly on issues where salvation is at stake.
Gafcon is equally committed to Gospel Mission. We recognise the purpose of our shared lives as Anglicans is to fulfill the Great Commission by proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ to all nations. The size, strength, experience and world-wide presence of the Anglican Communion means it still has the potential to be a powerful and effective agent for global mission. But nothing can happen without God being at work so we pray.
I invite you to pray with us as below:
Give thanks for:
- Two previous Gafcon Conferences; Jerusalem 2008 (where over 1,000 attended) and Nairobi 2013 (where 1,300 were present).
- The Jerusalem Statement and Declaration, our basis of faith, which unites the movement.
- The Primates who lead the movement and the ‘Panel of Assistance’ who support them.
- The launch of Gafcon Ireland in April and the creation of the new province of The Anglican Church in Brazil in May led by Archbishop Miguel Uchoa.
- The growing resources available on the website and the recent launch of the Gafcon YouTube channel.
- The ‘Caminemos Juntos’ program which links the ACNA and the Anglican Church in Brazil in a joint evangelistic and church planting initiative.
GAFCON in Jerusalem starts next weekend and your prayers are hugely valued. Please pray for the program of events:
- For Dr. Peter Jensen, the Gafcon General Secretary and convener of the conference who is responsible for the program as a whole and organising plenary sessions and speakers.
- For those giving talks, making presentations and leading sessions that they would prepare well.
- For fellowship: that delegates from 50+ countries would be united in Christ and would form lasting friendships.
- For the launch of 9 key networks in Jerusalem: Global Mission Partnerships, Church Planting, Theological Education, Bishops Training, Youth and Children’s Ministry, Women’s Ministry, Sustainable Development, Intercessory Prayer, Lawyer’s Task Force.
- The imminent launch of the Gafcon Church planting network in Jerusalem
- The focus on outreach in the forthcoming conference with the theme: ‘Proclaiming Christ Faithfully to the Nations’
- For the outcome of the conference: that it would be clear what Gafcon needs to do next.
- For Canon Daniel Willis, the Conference Director, charged with pulling the whole thing together.
- For last minute arrangements with flights visas and hotel accommodation
- For security and safety in Jerusalem and the Middle East as a whole
- For the chairman of the Primates Council, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh and deputy chairman, Archbishop Stanley Ntagali.
In Partnership in prayer for the sake of Christ.
Nigel