Praying for the election of a new Archbishop
Posted on June 14, 2013
Filed under Sydney Diocese
The next Archbishop of Sydney will be elected at the special session of Sydney Synod beginning Monday 5th August. These prayer suggestions (PDF file) were distributed at the ACL-organised prayer meetings around Sydney in June.
Even if you couldn’t attend, these may be of some help as you pray. Here is the text from the PDF file –
Part 1 – Praying more generally for the spread of the gospel in Sydney and beyond –
- Give thanks for the Lord’s mercy in calling men & women to know him.
- Give thanks for the leadership of Peter & Christine Jensen and pray for them as they conclude this phase of their Christian service.
- Give thanks for the establishment of GAFCON / FCA.
- Pray for Moore College and its role in training men and women to preach Christ.
- Give thanks for the Diocesan Mission and pray we would continue to be outward looking and love our neighbours with the gospel.
Part 2 – Praying for the election process and for the new Archbishop –
- that the Lord would give us a man who loves him and who obeys his word.
- wisdom for Synod members, both in the Synod and beforehand.
- excellent and godly relations between the nominees and supporters.
- that real grace, courtesy and love will be shown on the floor of Synod.
- helpful and accurate reporting in the media – both in the run up to the election and also of the Synod itself.
- for wise behaviour for all those who use social media to comment.
- that there might be a real sense of godly agreement on the final choice.
- that the new Archbishop will be able to assume his new role with a minimum of disruption.
- that we will keep all this in perspective and not be distracted from evangelism and Jesus’ call to make disciples.
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(“The ACL confirms its longstanding practice of not promoting a preferred candidate for the Archbishop’s election.” – February 2013).
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