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Living out the Accra Confession - Invitation to Covenanting for Justice together

Friday, 19 May 2006 01:00

Invitation to Covenanting for Justice together

Accordingly we invite all God's people to join with us in a "covenanting for justice" movement to transform ourselves and the world according to God's purposes and promises, inspired by the vision of a new heaven and a new earth.

The Accra Confession defines our relationship as a covenanting relationship which has been initiated by God.

Initiating a Covenanting for Justice movement opens a door to everybody to join in the struggle for God's justice in the economy and the earth. The Accra Confession reminds us that our journey will not be easy; therefore, we need the solidarity of each other. Through mutual encouragement and solidarity we can increase our capacity, our strength and our courage as we engage with the principalities and powers of our time. Our working together in Kuala Lumpur has given us a lot of encouragement and a promising experience to this end, so we boldly say, 'Join us!'

Specifically

We, the participants of the WARC-CWM Malaysia forum invite:

Our churches and congregations, and their partners in the worldwide ecumenical community to unite their commitments, wisdom, and resources in our common covenanting journey.

CWM, WARC WCC, LWF and other ecumenical and mission agencies to work together on the basis of their own processes such as WARC's Covenanting for Justice in the Economy and the Earth, and the WCC's AGAPE process, in order to build synergy in their efforts.

CWM and WARC, along with the WCC, to commit themselves for an initial period of five years to the Covenanting for Justice movement working together ecumenically.

The Covenanting for Justice movement to intentionally work together with social movements, people's movements and civil movements as the Accra Confession has encouraged us to do.

The Covenanting for Justice movement to intentionally work together with other faith communities so that it might be enriched by their traditions of justice and respect for the earth.

Mission agencies to engage in a similar covenanting process on mission in the context of empire.

All parties to contribute to the sharing of stories, experiences and resources, contributing to the development of a Covenanting for Justice movement.

Churches, ecumenical and mission agencies to develop training opportunities on covenanting for justice in the economy and the earth.

The Covenanting for Justice movement to initiate a study on the theology of wealth, poverty and justice. This and other similar references refer to the Accra Confession, which this statement should be read in conjunction with as it sets out some of the implications of the Accra Confession and proposes how they might be taken up.