Canadian anglican in the world mission

How Canadian Anglicans Participate In World Mission

Through their church, Canadian Anglicans contribute resources to World Mission into two distinct yet complementary programs namely the World program and the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund. In this article, I am mainly concerned with the World Program.

Under the World Program, Canadian Anglicans are called to affirm the sacredness of all crea- tion by supporting the presence and ministry of other Anglican Church groups throughout the world. Sources from the Anglican Church of Canada in Toronto say that the work of world program involves Canadian Anglicans in a direct response to requests for support to their partner churches. Canadian Anglicans support and join with their partners in the

Mission of World wide church by regular “giving through their parishes and by special appeals such as Anglicans in the mission. All this is done in order to support initiatives that continue the deve- lopment of indigenous leadership, lay and ordained, in church and community. This includes scholar- ships for students who intend to work in a field which requires and education in theology. Some stu-

dents come to Canada to study theology. Other students are able sto attend colleges or seminaries in their own countries.

Canadian Anglicans support programs of evangelism, pastoral care, christian education and youth work overseas. They also support recruitment and place- ment of Canadians for mission work overseas.

Howver Canadian Anglicans help themselves. They gain under- standing and a deeper commit-

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ment to their mission at home and throughout the world. Their world program includes ‘“‘educa- tion for mission” workshps and study sessions in Canadian dio- cesses. There are events often centering around a “‘peoplé ex- change” i.e. a visit to the diocese from soneome from an overseas partner church. In most cases many visitors stay for only a few days or a few weeks, while oc- casionally a visitor from a partner church serves the Anglican church in Canada for 1-2 years.

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in mission goes up to Africa, Asia and the South Pacific, Latin America and the Carribean. World Mission staff includes the policies determined by the Na-

tional Program. Committee's -

World Missin sub-committee, a

group of 13 women and men, lay .

and clergy, who represent dio- cesses across Canada. Requests from partner churches are re- sponded to by the World Mission. sub-committee for people and funding.

Canadian Anglicans —_ work through “Partnership in Mission”

consultations through the Ang- lican communion to set up prior- ities in mission within each pro- vince or region. The National Executive Council usually chooses two Canadian Anglican repre- sentatives for each Consultation. As a deliberate policy, Canadian Anglicans relate to Christians in many different parts of the world. This has promoted Canadian Anglican understanding _ with respect to political, economic and human rights contexts in which Christians live today.

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