Anglicans tell Eco-bishops: “Be prophetic, encourage ecological witness”

Anglican Communion Environmental Network

"What sort of leadership in response to global climate change would you hope to receive from a group of Anglican bishops and archbishops?”

This question garnered over 120 responses from Anglicans Communion-wide when posed early in July by the Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN).

“I was surprised by the number of responses we received and by the obvious effort respondents put into their submissions. The question obviously struck a chord with many who engage in advocacy around environmental justice throughout the communion” ACEN’s secretary Canon Ken Gray said.

The survey was part of the Eco-Bishops’ Initative (EBI) which draws together fifteen bishops from many regions of the Communion into dialogue on the issue of the environment. Bishops have already participated in a series of conference calls and two more sets are planned before the group meets in Cape Town South Africa in February of 2015. They will be hosted in Cape Town by Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, ACEN Chairperson.

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