Living out the Accra Confession
Friday, 19 May 2006 01:00
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| Living out the Accra Confession |
| Reclaiming spirituality |
| Reclaiming a theology of God's Economy |
| Reclaiming mission |
| Invitation to Covenanting for Justice together |
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Representatives of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Council for World Mission met Malaysia in May 2006 to consider the implications of the Accra Confession.
In the process of covenanting for justice in the economy and the earth a milestone was reached in Accra, Ghana, in August 2004, with the declaration of the Accra Confession by the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) General Council. Following on from this the journey has been joined by the Council for World Mission (CWM) keen to explore the mission implications of the Accra Confession, as it names the principalities and powers with which we must contend as we seek to proclaim God's good news in our time. Together WARC and CWM convened this meeting, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (15-19 May 2006) Living out the Accra Confession: Implications for our spirituality and mission, to take the process on so that it might not remain like lake Chilwa in Malawi, Southern Africa, which was described for us as rich and pregnant with life, yet stagnant and limited because it has no river outlets to share its goodness beyond its shores.
Thus, we affirm that Accra is not the end, but a signpost along the way and that with us and all those who have declared that "we commit ourselves to seek a global covenant for justice in the economy and the earth in the household of God" (AC 331) the covenanting process now enters a new stage and we invite all God's people to join us in this journey.
Further we believe that the Accra process must continue, for confessing
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