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The Anglican Church has numerous self designated roles in Australia. Foremost is the role of ensuring the future of the Anglican church and effectively implementing the practice of the Anglican faith in modern Australia. This is achieved through conferences, seminars, workshops and meetings held periodically. Also, the "Engaging Australia" program is a missionary focused program, engaged in evangelistic activities in the community.
The church is also assuming roles of supporting and helping in the community via the Anglicare Australia organization, in dealing with modern day turmoils and distresses - People on welfare, helping victims of violence or sexual abuse and helping individuals deal with fears and various other needs. Help is also given to the elderly and actions taken in reducing the incidence of homelessness. The 'Two Bishops Trust' aims to relieve the distress of unemployed people and low fixed income earners.
The Anglican Church has a large commitment to the national reconciliation with the Aboriginals and Indigenous of Australia through the NATSIAC organization.
The church runs and funds many educational institutes, from Kindergartens to Colleges, throughout Australia and is committed to performing a major role in providing affordable and Christian educations.
Lately, the church has spoken out in advocating and supporting justice in the workplaces of Australia: 11 July 2005 -Dr Phillip Aspinall, the Archbishop of Brisbane, elected on the weekend to lead the church in Australia, told the media he did not rule out taking more direct action on industrial relations reforms "Asked if he would take to the picket lines, Dr Aspinall said: "I think members of churches do have to be prepared to stand up for deeply held values. And that sort of thing does happen from time to time." http://www.actu.asn.au/work_rights/news/1121077940_25799.html
A little history:
"The Church came to Australia in 1788 with the 'First Fleet', which was made up primarily of convicts and military personnel. Free settlers soon followed. A General Synod held in 1872 formed the Australian Board of Missions; missionary work among the aborigines and the Torres Strait Islanders was key to the growth of the Church. The Church became fully autonomous in 1962 and in 1978 published its first prayer book. A second Anglican prayer book was published in 1966. The Anglican Church of Australia is part of the Christian Conference of Asia and of the Council of the Church of East Asia. Links with Churches of New Guinea, Melanesia and Polynesia are strong especially through the Australian Board of Mission. " http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/province.cfm?ID=A2&view=prov
The Anglican Church in Australia describe themselves and their roles in faith and in the community: "The Anglican Church of Australia is a community of Christians scattered across Australia. Anglican Christianity was shaped in England from the third century and spread to Australia with the European settlers in the eighteenth century.
Our ambition is to serve Christ faithfully in the circumstances of our daily lives....We hold the Christian faith as received from apostolic times and the scriptures of Old and New Testament as our ultimate rule and standard of life. We are committed to obeying the commands of Christ, teaching his doctrine, administering the sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion and maintaining an ordered ministry of bishops, priests and deacons. The Church is organized into 23 dioceses grouped into 5 provinces or regions. As well as dioceses and parishes there are many different organizations in areas such as education, health, mission, social welfare and communications which are part of the Anglican Church. Many dioceses, parishes and organizations have their own web sites. You can access national organizations and dioceses directly from this site while other more local organizations and parish churches can be accessed via the diocesan sites. The head of the Anglican Church of Australia, the Primate, is Archbishop Peter Carnley, also Archbishop of Perth. The General Secretary is the Revd Dr Bruce Kaye.
The Anglican Church of Australia is part of the Anglican Communion, an international community of Anglicans in over 160 countries. " http://www.Anglican.org.au/index.cfm?SID=2&SSID=3
Prior to the 13th General Synod (dating back to 1872) that took place last year the Anglican Church of Australia expressed "a deep commitment to mission and a strong interest in finding new strategies that will enable us to engage our fellow Australians with the gospel of Christ more effectively..." http://www.Anglican.org.au/gs2004.cfm?SID=30&SSID=111&PID=186
The various Anglican internal meetings and activities:
- National conferences, where lay and ordained Anglicans from across Australia can meet together to engage with issues of current interest and concern.
- Seminars, where experienced practitioners and academics in their respective fields can assist the Church to better understand their common heritage, their shared outlook and joint task of engaging Australians with the Gospel. The purpose of the Seminars is to enhance the awareness of an Australian Anglican identity. They seek to assist Australian Anglicans to engage with their story, their beliefs, and their relationship with others. Through such engagement, it is hoped that participants will share this work with other Anglicans across Australia. These groups usually meet each year for consultations. They prepare papers, hold workshops, and hold conferences from time to time. Members of these groups seek to publish their work in various ways: - Anglican Theology, which is concerned with our core beliefs and values as Anglican Christians in Australia; - Anglican History, which is concerned with our story as Anglicans in Australia; and - Anglican Missiology, which is concerned with our engagement with, and mission to, our fellow Australians as Anglican Christians.
- Networks, where those involved in a discrete area of ministry may share information and ideas, facilitate joint action and communicate with decision making bodies in the life of the Church.
Australian Anglicans have also developed a program to fund innovative approaches to mission called, 'Engaging Australia'. We are also engaged in a variety of relationships with Anglicans in other countries, with Australians in other Christian traditions and who follow different faiths.
An important part of the Australian Anglican community are the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their organization, NATSIAC. "
http://www.Anglican.org.au/community.cfm
Previous National conferences:
Goals of the 1997 National conference were to examine the future of the church and ways they could implement more effectively practicing the Anglican faith in modern Australia. The National conference of 2002 dealt with the place of the Church in contemporary society, Christian responses to the turmoil in Africa, interfaith dialogue, violence, warfare and peace keeping. Workshops were held that worked on finding creative ways of resolving conflict, connecting with survivors of sexual abuse, connecting in a consumer world, and with matters concerned with war and terrorism.
NATSIAC
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NATSIAC is the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Council of the Anglican Church in Australia. It involves The Anglican Church's commitment to a reconciliation at a national level with the Aboriginals and Indigenous of Australia and was expressed at the 1998 General Synod. "The adoption of Resolutions at General Assembly has been one way that the Anglican Church has advocated for justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Anglicare Australia has also spoken out on issues of Mandatory Sentencing. Resolutions regarding housing needs for Indigenous Australians were moved in several synods following the touring of the display on four housing related projects undertaken by Anglicare agencies in cooperation with local Aboriginal communities" http://www.ncca.org.au/natsiec/resources/reportspolicy_statements/journey/contents/Anglican
Anglicare in The Community
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"is the national network of care and social justice agencies of the Anglican Church in Australia working within Australia. Anglicare Australia?s goals are:
To contribute to the national social policy agenda by coordinating social policy and research through the agencies of the Anglicare Australia network, and providing relevant policy, research and project support to the caring activities of the agencies. To engage and strengthen the Anglicare Australia membership by delivering an annual conference, enhancing communication and facilitating support throughout the network. To develop strong positive relationships with the Anglican Church at all levels.
Anglicare Australia is a nationwide network of locally based Anglican organizations serving the needs of their communities.
From Groote Eylandt, NT to Kingston, Tasmania, from Bondi to Bunbury, Anglicare member agencies are committed to caring for people in need and seeking social justice for all.
Anglicare agencies work in close cooperation with other community organizations and some receive funding from Federal, State and Local Governments to provide a wide range of services including:
residential and community aged care
foster care, adoption and child care
family support and relationship counseling
support for people with disabilities
financial and gambling counseling
family support and relationship counseling
treatment for drug and alcohol dependence
family violence
youth programs
emergency relief
employment services
community housing and emergency accommodation for homeless people
community development through building communities of hope
working with Aboriginal and Islander Australians
assistance to refugees and migrants
social research and advocacy.
With support of the Dioceses and the General Synod Office, Anglicare Australia initiated the National Anglican Resources Unit (NARU). Responsibility for management of the NARU transferred from Anglicare Australia to the General Synod Office on 1 January 2005. In 2005, NARU?s work for the Anglicare Australia network will focus on:
Providing clarification or investigation of tax issues on request of agencies
Participating in the Charities Consultative Committee and providing feedback to Anglicare Australia Lobbying government to index the FBT capping threshold:
Facilitating a meeting of major church agencies to brief them on the issues and confirm a joint strategy to seek indexation of the cap; Meeting with government and opposition advisors to brief on the issue;
Preparing necessary briefing papers for sector representatives and government officials; and Seeking a meeting with the Federal Treasurer to discuss the issues and implications for the sector. " http://www.anglicare.asn.au/aboutus/aboutus.shtml
Two Bishops Trust:
"The Two Bishops Trust is an exciting and historic venture initiated by the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle and the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, and their respective welfare agencies.
Established in October 1998, the Trust aims to inspire and unite the whole community to find workable, just and creative solutions to unemployment in the Hunter region of NSW.
The Trust believes that every person is entitled to a life of dignity. By working collaboratively with other like-minded organizations and individuals, the Trust aims to relieve the distress of unemployed people and low fixed income earners by helping them to help themselves." http://www.mn.catholic.org.au/bishop/two_b_trust.htm
Missionary Activism - "Engaging Australia"
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"The Engaging Australia Funding Program (EAFP) aims to turn the dreams and ideas of Australian Anglicans into reality. Set up by the Anglican Church's General Synod it encourages all sectors of the Church to be creative and innovative in communicating the Christian faith in Australia today and into the future.
The Program offers funding to individuals and entities for projects that help Anglicans find new ways to effectively and authentically engage with our community. A project may take the form of an evangelistic activity or come from a range of areas, including social analysis, journalism, theology, electronic media or the arts. It may be a particular research project. It is intended that the projects funded will not only bear fruit for the successful applicants but inspire others in the church 'to have a go' and learn from their experience.
Engaging Australia projects are innovative, exciting and original. Funded projects have been large and small, ambitious and specific, short term and ongoing, and come from all over Australia. Collaborative funding is encouraged and consideration will be given to how each project, beginning in its own corner of Australia, can go on to enrich the whole church. They are to be carefully planned, well managed, with organizers reporting back on their progress." http://www.Anglican.org.au/community.cfm?SID=17
Other Anglican church missions and their roles in the community across Australia:
- Bush Church Aid Society of Australia. committed to the ministry of the Gospel through the Word and Sacraments to the people in remote parts of Australia, where local conditions are harsh and resources are not sufficient. BCA's clergy and hostel staff do their part to win Australia for Christ.
- Church Missionary Society (CMS AUS). The CMS vision is 'proclaiming the Gospel, serving God's people around the world to see lives transformed by Christ' through primary evangelism, discipling and church planting. They are serving God's people doing teaching work, medical training, caring and development work and working in partnership so that national churches will be resourced and able to take the Gospel out themselves. CMS is focusing its work amongst major unreached people groups massive global cities and students.
- Mission to Seafarers. The Mission to Seafarers (MTS) is the Anglican Church working for the practical spiritual welfare of all races and creeds in ports throughout the world. Through a network of chaplains, lay staff and volunteers, it provides a welcome and friendship in over 300 ports around the world, helping seafarers in unfamiliar surroundings to overcome difficulties of language and culture; helps and counsels seafarers in need, in times of crisis and or in cases of injustice. We link seafarers with parish and clergy, extend support to their families; work closely with other denominations, showing seafarers that Christians are united in concern for their well being; support Christians who have to live out their faith in isolation and share faith through word and sacrament. http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/links.cfm?missorg=A2&view=prov#8
Education
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The Anglican church in Australia has established education and boarding facilities across the land. The 12 Anglican boarding and day school for girls, "'Overcoming the frequent disadvantage of beginning their education in isolated areas and having to live away from home, Boarders earned results even better than Day Girls." The Anglican Schools Commission: The "Commission establishes a system of low-fee paying Anglican schools providing an education of high quality and with attention of students with special needs. Currently has eight schools. The ASC website has links to their individual websites." Other schools include Co-educational day schools, Male-only boarding and day schools, Kindergartens, Junior and Senior day and boarding schools and various theology Colleges. These schools provide affordable Christian education.
A complete list of educational institutes can be found here: http://anglicansonline.org/world/aus.html#schools
A brief history of the Anglican Church in Australia can be found here:
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery;jsessionid=22xn22gbm5pxq?tname=Anglican-church-of-australia&curtab=2222_1&hl=sydney&hl=anglicans&sbid=lc03b
A list of Anglican Church of Australia related web sites can be found here:
http://anglicansonline.org/world/aus.html
Please let me know if you are interested in more details or clarifications.
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