Oct2023
Members keen to engage with Way Forward project
More than 300 people from across the LCANZ attended this month’s Way Forward webinars in which three ‘one church, two practices of ordination’ frameworks were introduced.
Oct2023
Way Forward webinars
Three webinars have been organised to allow all members of the church to learn more about the three Way Forward frameworks, approved in September by the General Church Board and College of Bishops.
Sep2023
Bishops call for day of prayer, church unity
Our LCANZ bishops are calling the people of the church to set aside Sunday 8 October for a churchwide day of prayer focusing on the unity of the church. This is a significant day as it is just a year from the 2024 Convention of General Synod.
Aug2023
Way Forward team completes evaluation of submissions
During July and August around 50 members of the Way Forward team and working groups devoted many hours to evaluating 60 submissions received from church members from across the LCANZ. The submissions were assessed against key criteria set by the General Church Board (GCB) and the College of Bishops
Jun2023
Response to call for models ‘highly encouraging’
The Way Forward project team has described the response to the call for models as ‘highly encouraging’. More than a hundred submissions had been received at the closing date, yesterday, 26 June.
Jun2023
Call for models for Way Forward closing soon
Only a week remains for LCANZ members to submit models for the implementation of the 2021–23 General Synod resolution on ordination.
Jun2023
Way Forward working groups get started
The eight Way Forward working groups appointed by the General Church Board and College of Bishops have been inducted and have commenced their tasks. As subject matter experts, they will support the project management team in coordinating the ordination Way Forward response.
Jun2023
Call for models for Way Forward
The project team implementing the 2021–23 General Synod resolution on ordination is calling for models for a way forward in which the LCANZ could operate as ‘one church with two different practices of ordination’.
May2023
Ordination Way Forward working groups appointed
The General Church Board (GCB) and College of Bishops (CoB) have appointed the members of the eight working groups which will contribute to the preparation of the Ordination Way Forward proposal to come before the 2024 General Synod.
May2023
Understanding the 2021-23 Convention of General Synod Resolution on Ordination
At the March meeting of the College of Bishops and the General Church Board which addressed the Ordination Way Forward Resolution from General Synod 2021–23, it was decided that the College of Bishops should provide guidance regarding the way the resolution is understood in the church.
