The Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative
The Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative (ECGI) core group met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 14 – 17 February 2011. The group was chaired by Bishop Patrick Yu from Canada, and hosted by Bishop Moon Hing Ng of the Diocese of West Malaysia. It included members from Melanesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Africa, Kenya, England and the USA, with staff from the Anglican Communion Office.
Reflecting on different stories of the growth of the early church in the Acts of the Apostles, the group shared stories of evangelism and church growth from around the Communion and affirmed that all were working in a variety of different contexts and had much to learn from each other’s experiences, and received a report on work amongst least evangelised peoples. They were able to review the progress made since the core group first met in January 2010 and sharpened its goals for the coming year. Time was spent compiling a collection of over sixty different resources for evangelism that will be available on the ECGI resource pages on the Anglican Communion website by mid March; these will be arranged according to the type of context they are most appropriate for, as well as a section of general reference.
For more information contact Revd John Kafwanka or Mr Stuart Buchanan of the Mission Department, Anglican Communion Office john.kafwanka@anglicancommunion.org or stuart.buchanan@anglicancommunion.org and see http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ministry/mission/ecgi/index.cfm