Official GAFCON study document released
The official study document for the GAFCON Jerusalem Pilgrimage – a 102 page book to be published by The Latimer Trust – has been made available as a free download from the GAFCON website. The document will be launched at a press conference in Jerusalem later today.
The Way, the Truth and the Life is the product of the GAFCON Theological Resource Group. It’s a 484kb download in PDF format. Click here for a direct link to the PDF file.
Oregon offers woman death, not treatment
Barbara Wagner discovered recently her state would not cover chemotherapy for her lung cancer but would underwrite her death by physician-assisted suicide. …
– Report from Baptist Press.
GAFCON leadership team travels to Jerusalem
The GAFCON leadership team and key participants in the week long conference are on their way to Jerusalem for the final preparations for the meeting beginning Sunday.
The Pre-GAFCON consultation in Jordan wound up early, and the participants move to Jerusalem today. …
– Russell Powell at GAFCON writes for SydneyAnglicans.net.
(Photo: SydneyAnglicans.net)
Key document to be released as GAFCON moves to Jerusalem
The pre-GAFCON preparatory consultation in Jordan wound up early, and the participants moved to Jerusalem on Thursday, 19th June. Hotel and meeting rooms previously unavailable in Jerusalem became available at the same time GAFCON leaders learned that previously granted permission for the Jordan consultation was deemed insufficient.
The time in Jordan was very valuable for prayer, fellowship, and networking. The group made pilgrimages to Mt. Nebo and the Baptism Site of Jesus. GAFCON Chairman Archbishop Peter Akinola of Nigeria, and Archbishop Greg Venables of Southern Cone, were for different reasons unable to be in Jordan. Both are, however, expected to play significant roles at GAFCON in Jerusalem.
GAFCON book, The Way, The Truth and the Life, will be released on Thursday, 19th June, in Jerusalem. A press conference will be held at the Renaissance Hotel on Thursday, 19th June at 19:00 hours. …
– Read the full story from the GAFCON website.
David Virtue has a report on the reason for the re-location – as does Ruth Gledhill in TimesOnline.
Bishop of London on St. Bartholomew the Great
“I read in the press that you had been planning this event since November. I find it astonishing that you did not take the opportunity to consult your Bishop. …”
The Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, has made available a letter he wrote to Dr Martin Dudley, St Bartholomew the Great, where the ‘gay wedding’ service was held. Read it, and a related public letter, at Thinking Anglicans. (Photo: Diocese of London.)
First-hand account of the Lakeland ‘revival’
There’s a great deal of buzz in some circles about a so-called ‘healing outpouring’ taking place in Florida under the leadership of one Todd Bentley. His daily revival meetings are being shown across the US on ‘God TV’ and include claims of healings and resurrections. For those who may be aware of these events, this first-hand account by Justin Peters (pictured) of one meeting is worth hearing.
Justin was interviewed on Way of the Master Radio in California on Tuesday. While the style of programming might not be to the liking of all, the interview – starting 37 minutes into this mp3 audio file (direct link – 12MB) – is illuminating.
See also our earlier post on Justin Peters’ seminars on Word of Faith preachers.
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…