GAFCON Primates Council
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The GAFCON Primates Council is the leadership body of senior Anglican archbishops and bishops that guides the Global Anglican Future Conference movement and represents its conservative theological stance within the Anglican Communion.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican leadership body
ⓘ
governing body ⓘ religious council ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglican realignment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Global South Anglican provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimsToUphold |
Jerusalem Declaration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic Anglican formularies ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Anglican primates
ⓘ
senior Anglican archbishops ⓘ senior Anglican bishops ⓘ |
| decisionMakingStyle | collegial ⓘ |
| denominationalFamily | Anglican Communion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusArea |
Anglican identity
ⓘ
church planting ⓘ discipline ⓘ doctrine ⓘ mission ⓘ |
| geographicScope | global ⓘ |
| guides | Global Anglican Future Conference movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | member provinces of GAFCON in matters of the movement ⓘ |
| hasRole |
doctrinal oversight
ⓘ
leadership of the GAFCON movement ⓘ strategic direction for GAFCON ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | English ⓘ |
| meetsAs | council of primates ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | periodically ⓘ |
| membershipCriterion | being a primate or senior bishop of a GAFCON-aligned province ⓘ |
| opposes | liberal theological trends in parts of the Anglican Communion ⓘ |
| organizationalType | transnational ecclesial body ⓘ |
| partOf | Global Anglican Future Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnOrdination | opposes ordination of clergy in same-sex relationships ⓘ |
| positionOnScripture | upholds authority of the Bible ⓘ |
| positionOnSexualEthics | opposes same-sex marriage in the church ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
coordinate GAFCON provinces and branches
ⓘ
issue communiqués and statements ⓘ recognize and authenticate Anglican jurisdictions aligned with GAFCON ⓘ |
| relatedBody |
GAFCON Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GAFCON Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| represents |
GAFCON provinces in global Anglican affairs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conservative theological stance within the Anglican Communion ⓘ |
| selfUnderstandsAs | guardian of biblical orthodoxy in Anglicanism ⓘ |
| shortName | GAFCON Primates Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stanceTowardCanterbury | critical of some decisions of the Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
conservative
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evangelical Anglican ⓘ orthodox Anglican ⓘ |
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