Resolutions Archive from 1968

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Index of Resolutions from 1968

Lambeth Conference Resolutions Archive
Index of Resolutions from 1968
Resolution 1 - Section Reports
Resolution 2 - Faith in the Living God
Resolution 3 - Faith in the Living God
Resolution 4 - The Contemporary Life of Prayer
Resolution 5 - Religious Communities
Resolution 6 - Man's Stewardship of Nature
Resolution 7 - Conservation of the Seabed
Resolution 8 - War
Resolution 9 - Human Unity
Resolution 10 - Consultation Regarding World Peace
Resolution 11 - Christianity and Other Faiths
Resolution 12 - Religious Dialogue
Resolution 13 - The Christians of the Southern Sudan
Resolution 14 - West Africa
Resolution 15 - The Middle East
Resolution 16 - Racism
Resolution 17 - The Use of Power
Resolution 18 - The Study of Social and Political Change
Resolution 19 - The Study of Social and Political Change
Resolution 20 - The Study of Social and Political Change
Resolution 21 - Developing Countries
Resolution 22 - Responsible Parenthood
Resolution 23 - Marriage Discipline
Resolution 24 - The Ministry - The Laity
Resolution 25 - The Ministry - The Laity
Resolution 26 - The Ministry - The Laity
Resolution 27 - The Ministry - The Laity
Resolution 28 - The Ministry - Youth and Human Welfare
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Resolution 30 - The Ministry - Fellowships for Church Women
Resolution 31 - The Ministry - Priesthood
Resolution 32 - The Ministry - The Diaconate
Resolution 33 - The Ministry - A Wider Ordained Ministry
Resolution 34 - The Ministry - Ordination of Women to the Priesthood
Resolution 35 - The Ministry - Ordination of Women to the Priesthood
Resolution 36 - The Ministry - Ordination of Women to the Priesthood
Resolution 37 - The Ministry - Ordination of Women to the Priesthood
Resolution 38 - The Ministry - Ordination of Women to the Priesthood
Resolution 39 - The Ministry - The Episcopate
Resolution 40 - The Ministry - The Episcopate
Resolution 41 - The Ministry - The Episcopate
Resolution 42 - The Ministry - Post-Ordination Training
Resolution 43 - The Ministry - The Thirty-Nine Articles
Resolution 44 - Relations with Other Churches - Renewal in Unity
Resolution 45 - Relations with Other Churches - Admission of Non-Anglicans
Resolution 46 - Relations with Other Churches - Anglicans Communicating in
Resolution 47 - Relations with Other Churches - Reciprocal Acts ofResolution 48 - Relations with Other Churches - The Church in South India
Resolution 49 - Relations with Other Churches - The Churches of North India
Resolution 50 - Relations with Other Churches - The Church of Lanka
Resolution 51 - Relations with Other Churches - Anglican-Methodist Unity in
Resolution 52 - Relations with Other Churches - The Roman Catholic Church
Resolution 53 - Relations with Other Churches - The Roman Catholic Church
Resolution 54 - Relations with Other Churches - The Roman Catholic Church
Resolution 55 - Relations with Other Churches - Collegiality
Resolution 56 - Relations with Other Churches - The Orthodox Churches
Resolution 57 - Relations with Other Churches - The Orthodox Churches
Resolution 58 - Relations with Other Churches - The Orthodox Churches
Resolution 59 - Relations with Other Churches - The Lutheran Churches
Resolution 60 - The Role of the Anglican Communion - The Anglican Presence
Resolution 61 - The Role of the Anglican Communion - The Anglican Centre in-2-

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Resolution 62 - The Role of the Anglican Communion - The Anglican Presence
Resolution 63 - The Role of the Anglican Communion - Parallel Jurisdictions
Resolution 64 - The Role of the Anglican Communion - The Anglican Presence
Resolution 65 - The Role of the Anglican Communion - General Episcopal
Resolution 66 - The Role of the Anglican Communion - Inter-Anglican
Resolution 67 - The Role of the Anglican Communion - Mutual Responsibility
Resolution 68 - The Role of the Anglican Communion - Budgets
Resolution 69 - The Role of the Anglican Communion - Anglican Consultative-3-

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Resolution 1
Section Reports
The Conference, without committing itself to the endorsement of the Section Reports, commends
them to the continuing study of the Church as statements of the views of the Bishops concerned.

Resolution 2
Faith in the Living God
The Conference, having considered and welcomed(a)the increasing extent of human knowledge,(b)

the prospect of human control of the natural environment,(c)the searching enquiries of the theologians, calls the Church to a faith in the living
God which is adventurous, expectant, calm, and confident, and to faith in thestandards of Christ, who was, and is, and is to come, as the criterion of what is tobe welcomed and what is to be resisted in contemporary society.

Resolution 3
Faith in the Living God
The Conference recommends that theologians be encouraged to continue to explore fresh ways ofunderstanding God's revelation of himself in Christ, expressed in language that makes sense in
our time. It believes that this requires of the theologian respect for tradition and, of the Church,
respect for freedom of inquiry.

Resolution 4
The Contemporary Life of Prayer
The Conference affirms that the primary task of the Church is to glorify God by leading all mankind
into life in Christ, and that this always involves a continuous advance in the practice of prayer in
the Spirit; and therefore calls upon the clergy and laity of the whole Anglican Communion to joinwith the bishops in their determination, in humble and penitent dependence upon God, to deepenand strengthen their life of prayer, remembering always that our Lord's periods of withdrawal for
prayer were a prelude and preparation for his further service in the world that the Father might beglorified.
To this end the Church should search to discover those forms of spirituality and methods of prayer,
both corporate and personal, which meet the needs of men and women today, such as thoseexpressed by Abbe Michel Quoist in his book "Prayers of Life." The Church should pay more
attention to the development of that capacity for silent prayer which exists in all her members, andshould encourage corporate and personal waiting upon God.

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Resolution 5
Religious Communities
The Conference recognises with gratitude the contribution of the religious communities, both ofmen and of women, to the life of the Church, and values their witness to the absolute character ofthe claims of God on the life of man, to the fruitfulness of a life given to prayer and service, and to
the unity of the Church across the divisions which at present exist. It calls upon the communities totake their part in the present renewal of the Church, in particular by seeking to renew themselves
according to the priorities of the Gospel and the original intention of their foundation. It
recommends that, in all provinces where communities exist, close co-operation between thebishops and the communities should be maintained and developed.

Resolution 6
Man's Stewardship of Nature
The Conference urges all Christians, in obedience to the doctrine of creation, to take all possible
action to ensure man's responsible stewardship over nature; in particular in his relationship withanimals, and with regard to the conservation of the soil, and the prevention of the pollution of air,soil, and ocean.

Resolution 7
Conservation of the Seabed
The Conference endorses the initiative of Dr. Pardo, leader of the Maltese delegation at the United
Nations, urging that steps be taken to draft a treaty embodying the following principles:That the seabed beyond the limits of present national jurisdictiona.

be conserved against appropriation by nations or their nationals, so that the deep ocean
floor should not be allowed to become a stage for competing claims of nationalsovereignty;b.

be explored in a manner consistent with the principles and purposes of the charter of theUnited Nations;c.

be exploited economically or made use of with the aim of safeguarding the interests ofmankind;d.

be conserved exclusively for peaceful purposes in perpetuity.

Resolution 8
WarThis Conference(a) reaffirms the words of the Conference of 1930 that "war as a method of settlinginternational disputes is incompatible with the teaching and example of our Lord Jesus
Christ";(b) states emphatically that it condemns the use of nuclear and bacteriological weapons;(c)holds that it is the concern of the Church(i) to uphold and extend the right of conscientious objection;-5-

Resolutions from 1968(ii) to oppose persistently the claim that total war or the use of weapons however ruthlessor indiscriminate can be justified by results;(d) urges upon Christians the duty to support international action either through the United
Nations or otherwise to settle disputes justly without recourse to war; to work towards theabolition of the competitive supply of armaments; and to develop adequate machinery forthe keeping of a just and permanent peace.

Resolution 9
Human Unity
The Conference affirms that human unity can only be achieved if all governments are willing towork towards a form of world government designed to serve the interests of all mankind.

Resolution 10
Consultation Regarding World Peace
The Conference invites the Archbishop of Canterbury on its behalf to consult with the Pope andthe Oecumenical Patriarch and the Praesidium of the World Council of Churches on the possibilityof approaching leaders of the other world religions with a view to convening a conference at whichin concert they would speak in the interests of humanity on behalf of world peace.

Resolution 11
Christianity and Other Faiths
It is the conviction of the Conference that, in their obedience to Christ's mission and command andin their obligation towards the contemporary world, the Christian Churches must endeavour such
positive relationship to the different religions of men, and to the doubt and denial of faith, as will(a) set forward the common unity of mankind and a common participation in its present history;(b) encourage Christians to increasing co-operation with men of other faiths in the fields of
economic, social, and moral action;(c) call Christians not only to study other faiths in their own seriousness but also to study unbelief
in its real quality.

Resolution 12
Religious Dialogue
The Conference recommends a renewed and vigorous implementation of the task of inter-religious
dialogue already set in hand in the study centres organised by the World Council of Churches andother bodies, and urges increased Anglican support both in the seconding of personnel and in theprovision of money. It also commends similar assistance for dialogue with Marxists and those who
profess no religious faith.

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Resolution 13
The Christians of the Southern Sudan
The Conference wishes to place on record its gratitude to God for the faith and courage of theChristians of the Southern Sudan during the past years of testing of the Church.
The Conference sends to them and to the many thousands of their fellow Sudanese the assurance
that in their suffering and the loss of homes and schools, hospitals and churches, they are notforgotten in our prayers.
The Conference rejoices to know of the tireless efforts of the Sudanese clergy, evangelists,teachers, and other church workers in their task of proclaiming the gospel of reconciliation, both in
the refugee areas and in the heart of the countryside.
The Conference prays Almighty God to lead the responsible authorities speedily to find a just andlasting solution to the existing problem.

Resolution 14
West Africa
The Conference receives the Statement* from the Bishops of the Province of West Africa withdeep thankfulness for the Christian spirit of compassion and reconciliation that informs it. It has
been deeply distressed by the prolonged conflict which has divided the peoples of Nigeria and of
the former Eastern Region, and which has brought, even in the days in which the Conference has
been meeting, death through starvation and disease to so many innocent men, women, andchildren.
With the West African bishops, we call, in the words of the Fourth Assembly of the World Councilof Churches held recently at Uppsala, for "all governments to work effectively towards peace andreconciliation, and to refrain from any action which would prolong the conflict in the area."
The Conference welcomes any agreement between the belligerent parties to provide channels forthe supply of food, medicine, and clothing to those in need. It calls on governments to engage in a
massive inter-governmental relief operation on both sides of the conflict, and commends the workof the Division of Inter-Church Aid, Refugee and World Service of the World Council of Churches
and of other voluntary agencies in meeting immediate and longer-term needs.
The Conference assures its fellow Christians on both sides of the conflict of continuing fellowshipwith them in the Gospel. They may be sure of the prayers of the bishops and Churches of the
Anglican Communion and of all possible support, as in Christ's name they minister to the suffering
and work for reconciliation and peace among all their people.
*Statement from the Bishops of the Province of West Africa The Bishops of the Province of West
Africa desire to give thanks to Almighty God for the prayers, the sympathy, and the work forreconciliation which have supported us and enabled us to endure these fourteen months of civil
war. We are especially grateful to His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury for his message sent to
us when war broke out, for his initiative in the visits of fraternal delegations to the churches on bothsides, and for his persistent work for peace. We were heartened by the joint appeal for peace
made in March by the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches, calling for "animmediate cessation of armed hostilities and for the establishment of a lasting peace byhonourable negotiation in the highest African tradition." We are grateful to the Commonwealth
Secretariat and to the Organization of African Unity for the efforts they have made and arecontinuing to make to bring the two sides together. We also desire to record our deep gratitude to
the voluntary agencies and to our fellow Christians in all parts of the world who have contributedby their generous gifts, their prayers, and their concern to alleviate the sufferings of our warsaddened peoples.
Yet the war still goes on. We are deeply grieved and feel bound to acknowledge in penitence ourineffective witness to the compassion and mercy and reconciling love of Christ. In our failure weseek the sympathetic aid of the Lambeth Conference as follows:-7-

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(1) To call, in the words of the Resolution of the Uppsala World Council meeting, for "allgovernments to work effectively towards peace and reconciliation, and to refrain from any action
which would prolong the conflict in the area."(2) To call on the government of both sides in the war to look with pity on those who are sick andstarving and to give every facility to the organisations which are endeavouring to bring them foodand medical supplies.
(3) To consider offering, in co-operation with other Churches, a further delegation to visit theleaders on both sides to promote the work of reconciliation so powerfully put before us in the
Archbishop of East Africa's sermon.
Finally, we state our belief that the conflict can be resolved positively in a creative way only wheneach side is prepared to abandon exclusive positions and to seek to reach agreement on how tosecure the vital interests of the peoples of both sides.

Resolution 15
The Middle East
The Conference views with concern the continuing tensions in the Middle East; the tragic plight of
hundreds of thousands of Arab refugees who have lost homes and means of livelihood; and theabsence, in spite of United Nations resolutions, of any sign of progress towards the establishmentof peace. The Conference endorses the resolutions of the World Council of Churches at Uppsalaand urges men of good will to use their influence in each nation and in the United Nations towards
the finding of a just solution.

Resolution 16
RacismThe Conference commends the following statement of the World Council of Churches meeting at
Uppsala:Racism is a blatant denial of the Christian faith.
(i) It denies the effectiveness of the reconciling work of Jesus Christ, through whose love all humandiversities lose their divisive significance;(ii) it denies our common humanity in creation and our belief that all men are made in God's image;(iii) it falsely asserts that we find our significance in terms of racial identity rather than in Jesus
Christ.
The Conference acknowledges in penitence that the Churches of the Anglican Communion havefailed to accept the cost of corporate witness to their unity in Christ, and calls upon them to reexamine their life and structures in order to give expression to the demands of the Gospel(a) by the inclusiveness of their worship,(b) by the creation of a climate of acceptance in their common life, and(c) by their justice in placing and appointment.
Further, the Conference calls upon the Churches to press upon governments and communities
their duty to promote fundamental human rights and freedoms among all their peoples.
The Conference welcomes especially the contribution of Human Rights Year towards the solutionof the problem of racism.

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Resolution 17
The Use of PowerThe Conference, profoundly aware of the effect on human life of the responsible and irresponsible
use of power at all levels of human society, considers that the Church should address itself
energetically to the range of problems arising in this area.

Resolution 18
The Study of Social and Political Change
The Conference recommends that the provinces should set up study groups, Anglican andecumenical, to study the documents on all aspects of violent and non-violent social and politicalchange.
In view of the urgent nature of this matter, it further recommends that these groups promptly reporttheir findings and recommendations to the Anglican Consultative Council or Lambeth Consultative
Body, which will make them generally available to the Anglican Communion.

Resolution 19
The Study of Social and Political Change
The Conference recommends:(a) That, recognising that for the foreseeable future the greater part of the earth will retain agrarian
forms of society, the provinces of the Anglican Communion co-operate with the World Council ofChurches and other agencies to carry out the regional surveys necessary to determine specifictechnological and other development needs in both agrarian and industrial areas; and further, thatthe local Church in agrarian communities be urged to promote or co-operate in appropriate
political, economic, and social development projects as its witness to the Gospel of the incarnate
Lord; and that in both agrarian and industrial areas the structures of the Church, devised for staticand pre-industrial societies, be renewed for more effective impact on rapidly changing societies.
(b) That the normal pattern for the missionary structure of the Church be that of ecumenical action
and that every use be made of consultants from the social sciences and related fields.
(c) That the Church increasingly call on the skills of full-time professionals in such fields as social
work, community organisation, education, recreational activities, and the mass media, and thatthey be regarded as members of the integral staff of the Church.
(d) That the Church increasingly work for social goals which really benefit human beings, eg. in
housing, education, health, and adequate wages, using both secular agencies and, whereappropriate, its own social agencies.
(e) That the Church increasingly give itself seriously to the redeployment of resources of men andmoney so as to take the initiatives that effective mission requires both at home and abroad.
(f) That, in consequence of the last recommendation, a serious study be made of existing buildings
and the planning of new ones.

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Resolution 20
The Study of Social and Political Change
The Conference, conscious of the many and complex social, political, economic, and culturalproblems of our time, on which Christians need guidance, urges upon the Anglican Communion
the close study of the World Council of Churches Report "World Conference on Church andSociety, 1966."

Resolution 21
Developing Countries
The Conference welcomes the deep concern about the economic and social frustration ofdeveloping countries expressed by the World Council of Churches at its recent Assembly in
Uppsala. To produce decisive and wise action in this serious situation it recommends to theprovinces of the Anglican Communion:(a) The careful study of the issues of development including the new economic and politicalstructures which it demands; and effective dissemination of knowledge about the issues to
the Churches and to the public.
(b) That the efforts of the United Nations agencies to bring about world economic justicereceive the active support and prayers of all the Churches.
(c) That they endorse the appeal of the World Council of Churches at Uppsala that the
Churches should do their utmost to influence the governments of industrialised countries(i) to increase annually the percentage of Gross National Product officially transferred as
financial resources, exclusive of private investment, to developing countries, with theminimum net amount of one percent to be reached by 1971;(ii) to conclude agreements stabilising and supporting at an acceptable level the prices ofvulnerable primary products and providing preferential access to developed markets forthe manufactured products of developing countries.
(d) That they should urge their members to support more actively existing funds, andparticularly the Division of Inter-Church Aid, Refugee and World Service, to help meetsome of the present emergencies in world poverty and hunger.

Resolution 22
Responsible Parenthood
This Conference has taken note of the papal encyclical letter "Humanae vitae" recently issued by
His Holiness Pope Paul VI. The Conference records its appreciation of the Pope's deep concern
for the institution of marriage and the integrity of married life.
Nevertheless, the Conference finds itself unable to agree with the Pope's conclusion that all
methods of conception control other than abstinence from sexual intercourse or its confinement toperiods of infecundity are contrary to the "order established by God." It reaffirms the findings of theLambeth Conference of 1958 contained in Resolutions 112, 113, and 115 which are as follows:
112. The Conference records its profound conviction that the idea of the human family is rooted in
the Godhead and that consequently all problems of sex relations, the procreation of children, andthe organisation of family life must be related, consciously and directly, to the creative, redemptive,
and sanctifying power of God.
113. The Conference affirms that marriage is a vocation to holiness, through which men andwomen may share in the love and creative purpose of God. The sins of self-indulgence andsensuality, born of selfishness and a refusal to accept marriage as a divine vocation, destroy its- 10 -

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true nature and depth, and the right fullness and balance of the relationship between men andwomen. Christians need always to remember that sexual love is not an end in itself nor a means to
self-gratification, and that self-discipline and restraint are essential conditions of the responsible
freedom of marriage and family planning.
115. The Conference believes that the responsibility for deciding upon the number and frequencyof children has been laid by God upon the consciences of parents everywhere; that this planning,in such ways as are mutually acceptable to husband and wife in Christian conscience, is a rightand important factor in Christian family life and should be the result of positive choice before God.
Such responsible parenthood, built on obedience to all the duties of marriage, requires a wise
stewardship of the resources and abilities of the family as well as a thoughtful consideration of thevarying population needs and problems of society and the claims of future generations.
The Conference commends the Report of Committee 5 of the Lambeth Conference 1958, together
with the study entitled "The Family in Contemporary Society" which formed the basis of the work ofthat Committee, to the attention of all men of good will for further study in the light of the continuingsociological and scientific developments of the past decades.

Resolution 23
Marriage Discipline
The Conference recognises that polygamy poses one of the sharpest conflicts between the faithand particular cultures.
The Church seeks to proclaim the will of God in setting out the clear implications of our Lord's
teaching about marriage. Hence it bears witness to monogamous life-long marriage as God's will
for mankind.
The Conference believes that such marriage alone bears adequate witness to the equal sanctity of
all human beings which lies at the heart of the Christian revelation; yet recognises that in every
place many problems concerning marriage confront the Church.
The Conference therefore asks each province to re-examine its discipline in such problems in fullconsideration with other provinces in a similar situation.

Resolution 24
The Ministry - The Laity
The Conference recommends that no major issue in the life of the Church should be decided
without the full participation of the laity in discussion and in decision.

Resolution 25
The Ministry - The Laity
The Conference recommends that each province or regional Church be asked to explore thetheology of baptism and confirmation in relation to the need to commission the laity for their task in
the world, and to experiment in this regard.

Resolution 26
The Ministry - The Laity
The Conference requests that information about experiments in lay training be made available to
the whole of the Anglican Communion.

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Resolution 27
The Ministry - The Laity
The Conference believes that there is an urgent need for increase in the quantity and quality of
training for laypeople for their task in the world.

Resolution 28
The Ministry - Youth and Human Welfare
The Conference values the initiative shown by young people in witnessing to their faith in Christ;
and urges that they should be encouraged to do this in their own way and through their own
media, and that the Church should have regard to their concern for the renewal of society and of
the Church.

Resolution 29
The Ministry - Youth and Human Welfare
The Conference, thankful for the intensified interest of young people in human welfare, consciousof the value of their informed insights, and recognising the need to involve them more directly indecision-making, in both secular and ecclesiastical society, requests provinces, dioceses, andparishes to promote this involvement in every way possible.

Resolution 30
The Ministry - Fellowships for Church Women
The Conference welcomes the appearance of fellowships for Church women in various parts of the
Anglican Communion and commends the development and extension of these associations for an
increase of devotion and neighbourliness and for witness to the faith of Jesus Christ.

Resolution 31
The Ministry - Priesthood
The Conference commends the study of the paragraphs on "Priesthood" in the Report of Section IIas an Anglican contribution towards an understanding of the nature of priesthood in the present
ecumenical situation.

Resolution 32
The Ministry - The Diaconate
The Conference recommends:(a) That the diaconate, combining service of others with liturgical functions, be open to(i) men and women remaining in secular occupations,(ii) full-time church workers,(iii) those selected for priesthood.
(b) That Ordinals should, where necessary, be revised:(i) to take account of the new role envisaged for the diaconate;(ii) by the removal of reference to the diaconate as "an inferior office";- 12 -

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(iii) by emphasis upon the continuing element of "diakonia" in the ministry of bishops andpriests.
(a) That those made deaconesses by laying-on of hands with appropriate prayers be
declared to be within the diaconate.
(b) That appropriate canonical legislation be enacted by provinces and regional Churches toprovide for those already ordained deaconesses.

Resolution 33
The Ministry - A Wider Ordained MinistryThis Conference affirms Resolution 89 of the Lambeth Conference 1958 on the supplementary
ministry and recommends a wider and more confident use of this ministry. The Resolution reads
as follows:
89. The Conference considers that, while the fully trained and full-time priesthood is essential tothe continuing life of the Church, there is no theological principle which forbids a suitable man frombeing ordained priest while continuing in his lay occupation. While calling attention to Resolution
65 of the Lambeth Conference of 1930, the Conference now wishes to go further and to encourage
provinces to make provision on these lines in cases where conditions make it desirable. Suchprovision is not to be regarded as a substitute for the full-time ministry of the Church, but as anaddition to it.

Resolution 34
The Ministry - Ordination of Women to the Priesthood
The Conference affirms its opinion that the theological arguments as at present presented for andagainst the ordination of women to the priesthood are inconclusive.

Resolution 35
The Ministry - Ordination of Women to the Priesthood
The Conference requests every national and regional Church or province to give careful study tothe question of the ordination of women to the priesthood and to report its findings to the Anglican
Consultative Council (or Lambeth Consultative Body) which will make them generally available to
the Anglican Communion.

Resolution 36
The Ministry - Ordination of Women to the Priesthood
The Conference requests the Anglican Consultative Council (or Lambeth Consultative Body)(a) to initiate consultations with other Churches which have women in their ordained ministry andwith those which have not;(b) to distribute this information thus secured throughout the Anglican Communion.

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Resolution 37
The Ministry - Ordination of Women to the Priesthood
The Conference recommends that, before any national or regional Church or province makes a
final decision to ordain women to the priesthood, the advice of the Anglican Consultative Council(or Lambeth Consultative Body) be sought and carefully considered.

Resolution 38
The Ministry - Ordination of Women to the Priesthood
The Conference recommends that, in the meantime, national or regional Churches or provinces
should be encouraged to make canonical provision, where this does not exist, for duly qualified
women to share in the conduct of liturgical worship, to preach, to baptize, to read the Epistle andGospel at the Holy Communion, and to help in the distribution of the elements.

Resolution 39
The Ministry - The Episcopate
The Conference recommends that bishops should have opportunities of training for their office andrequests the Anglican Consultative Council to make provision for such training where regional
Churches are unable to do so.

Resolution 40
The Ministry - The Episcopate
The Conference affirms its opinion that all coadjutor, suffragan and full-time assistant bishops
should exercise every kind of episcopal function and have their place as bishops in the councils of
the Church.

Resolution 41
The Ministry - The Episcopate
The Conference recommends that the bishops, as leaders and representatives of a servant
Church, should radically examine the honours paid to them in the course of divine worship, in titles
and customary address, and in style of living, while having the necessary facilities for the efficient
carrying on of their work.

Resolution 42
The Ministry - Post-Ordination Training
The Conference urges dioceses to provide continuing training for the clergy after ordination, and to
relate the programmes of study to the new situations and developments presented by a rapidlychanging world.

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Resolution 43
The Ministry - The Thirty-Nine Articles
The Conference accepts the main conclusion of the Report of the Archbishops' Commission on
Christian Doctrine entitled "Subscription and Assent to the Thirty-nine Articles" (1968) and in
furtherance of its recommendation:(a) suggests that each Church of our Communion consider whether the Articles need bebound up with its Prayer Book;(b) suggests to the Churches of the Anglican Communion that assent to the Thirty-nine
Articles be no longer required of ordinands;(c) suggests that, when subscription is required to the Articles or other elements in the
Anglican tradition, it should be required, and given, only in the context of a statement
which gives the full range of our inheritance of faith and sets the Articles in their historicalcontext.
Voting: Adopted, with 37 dissentients.

Resolution 44
Relations with Other Churches - Renewal in Unity
The Conference recommends that the following affirmations be referred to each province forconsideration, as means of furthering renewal in unity.
(a) We believe that each bishop of the Anglican Communion should ask himself how seriously hetakes the suggestion of the Lund Conference on Faith and Order that we should do together
everything which conscience does not compel us to do separately. To do so immediately raises
the need to review Church structures (conduct of synods, budgets, areas of jurisdiction, etc.) to
see where they can be altered to foster rather than hinder co-operation. It involves giving
encouragement in this direction to all whom we can influence. It involves also the exploration of"responsible experiment" so that ecumenical work beyond the present limits of constitutional
provision is encouraged to keep in touch with the common mind of the Church and not tempted tobreak away.
(b) We believe that prior attention in ecumenical life and action should be given to the local level,and point to local ecumenical action as the most direct way of bringing together the whole
Christian community in any area.
(c) We believe that as ecumenical work develops in local, national, and regional areas the needbecomes more apparent for an ecumenical forum on the widest possible scale. We therefore
endorse the hope expressed at the Uppsala Assembly that "the members of the World Council ofChurches, committed to each other, should work for the time when a genuinely universal council
may once more speak for all Christians." Our interim confessional and ecumenical organisations
should be tested by their capacity to lead in this direction.
(d) We believe that areas in which little ecumenical activity is at present possible have a claim
upon the encouragement and support of the more strongly established areas, which should makeprovision of time and money to maintain fellowship with them.

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Resolution 45
Relations with Other Churches - Admission of Non-Anglicans
To Holy Communion The Conference recommends that, in order to meet special pastoral needs ofGod's people, under the direction of the bishop Christians duly baptized in the name of the Holy
Trinity and qualified to receive Holy Communion in their own Churches may be welcomed at the
Lord's Table in the Anglican Communion.

Resolution 46
Relations with Other Churches - Anglicans Communicating inother than Anglican Churches The Conference recommends that, while it is the general practice of
the Church that Anglican communicants receive the Holy Communion at the hands of ordained
ministers of their own Church or of Churches in communion therewith, nevertheless under thegeneral direction of the bishop, to meet special pastoral need, such communicants be free toattend the Eucharist in other Churches holding the apostolic faith as contained in the Scripturesand summarised in the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds, and as conscience dictates to receive thesacrament, when they know they are welcome to do so.
Voting: For 351; Against 75.

Resolution 47
Relations with Other Churches - Reciprocal Acts ofIntercommunion The Conference recommends that, where there is agreement between an
Anglican Church and some other Church or Churches to seek unity in a way which includes
agreement on apostolic faith and order, and where that agreement to seek unity has foundexpression, whether in a covenant to unite or in some other appropriate form, a Church of the
Anglican Communion should be free to allow reciprocal acts of intercommunion under the general
direction of the bishop; each province concerned to determine when the negotiations for union inwhich it is engaged have reached the stage which allows this intercommunion.
Voting: For 341; Against 87.

Resolution 48
Relations with Other Churches - The Church in South India
The Conference recommends:(a) That when a bishop or episcopally ordained minister of the Church of South India visits a
diocese of the Anglican Communion and exercises his ministry in Anglican churches there should
now be no restriction on the exercise of his ministry in other Churches with which the Church ofSouth India is in communion.
(b) That Churches and provinces of the Anglican Communion re-examine their relation to the
Church of South India with a view to entering into full communion with that Church.

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Resolution 49
Relations with Other Churches - The Churches of North India
and Pakistan The Conference recommends that Churches and provinces of the Anglican
communion should enter into full communion with the Churches of North India and Pakistan upon
their inauguration and should foster the relations of fellowship which this involves.

Resolution 50
Relations with Other Churches - The Church of Lanka
The Conference recommends that Churches and provinces of the Anglican Communion should
enter into full communion with the Church of Lanka upon its inauguration and should foster the
relations of fellowship which this involves.
Resolution 51
Relations with Other Churches - Anglican-Methodist Unity in Great Britain
The Conference welcomes the proposals for Anglican-Methodist unity in Great Britain and notes
with satisfaction the view expressed in the Report of Section III that the proposed Service ofReconciliation is theologically adequate to achieve its declared intentions of reconciling the two
Churches and integrating their ministries.

Resolution 52
Relations with Other Churches - The Roman Catholic Church
The Conference welcomes the proposals made in the Report of Section III which concern Anglican
relations with the Roman Catholic Church.

Resolution 53
Relations with Other Churches - The Roman Catholic Church
The Conference recommends the setting up of a Permanent Joint Commission, for which the
Anglican delegation should be chosen by the Lambeth Consultative Body (or its successor) and be
representative of the Anglican Communion as a whole.

Resolution 54
Relations with Other Churches - The Roman Catholic Church
In view of the urgent pastoral questions raised by mixed marriages the Conference welcomes thework of the Joint Commission on the Theology of Marriage and its Application to Mixed Marriages,
and urges its speedy continuance.

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Resolution 55
Relations with Other Churches - Collegiality
The Conference recommends that the principle of collegiality should be a guiding principle in thegrowth of relationships between the provinces of the Anglican Communion and those Churcheswith which we are, or shall be, in full communion, and draws particular attention to that part of theSection III Report which underlines this principle.

Resolution 56
Relations with Other Churches - The Orthodox Churches
The Conference warmly welcomes the proposed resumption of the pan-Orthodox and panAnglican discussions which began in 1931.

Resolution 57
Relations with Other Churches - The Orthodox Churches
The Conference welcomes the proposals concerning Anglican relations with the Orthodox andOriental (Orthodox) Churches, urging joint biblical study with Orthodox theologians and dialogue atthe local level.

Resolution 58
Relations with Other Churches - The Orthodox Churches
The Conference recommends the circulation to all Anglican provinces of the report of thedelegation to Bucharest in 1935 and of the terms in which this report was accepted and endorsedby the Convocations of Canterbury and York "as consonant with the Anglican formularies and alegitimate interpretation of the faith of the Church as held by the Anglican Communion."

Resolution 59
Relations with Other Churches - The Lutheran Churches
The Conference recommends the initiation of Anglican-Lutheran conversations on a world-widebasis as soon as possible.

Resolution 60
The Role of the Anglican Communion - The Anglican Presence in Europe
The Conference welcomes the proposals in the Report of Section III concerning the Anglicanpresence in Europe.

Resolution 61
The Role of the Anglican Communion - The Anglican Centre in Rome
The Conference expresses its willingness to support the Anglican Centre in Rome, which with its
library and its facilities for lectures, discussions, and personal advice, will help Roman Catholics
and others to learn more about the life and thought of the Anglican Communion in all its aspects.

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Resolution 62
The Role of the Anglican Communion - The Anglican Presence in Geneva
The Conference recommends that the Anglican presence in Geneva should be strengthened, andthat the Lambeth Consultative Body (or its successor) should take appropriate steps to effect this.

Resolution 63
The Role of the Anglican Communion - Parallel Jurisdictions
The Conference deplores the existence of parallel Anglican jurisdictions in Europe and otherareas, and recommends that the Lambeth Consultative Body (or its successor) should give earlyattention to the problems involved. The Conference recommends that, in any such area where
there exists a Church with which we are in full communion, that Church should participate in the
consultations.

Resolution 64
The Role of the Anglican Communion - The Anglican Presence in Latin America
The Conference records its conviction that, in the light of the growing importance of Latin America
and the rapid social, economic, political, and religious changes there taking place, there is anurgent need for an increasing Christian witness and involvement in which the Anglican Churches
must make their unique and full contribution.
The Conference rejoices in the growth and indigenisation of Anglican witness in Latin America
since Lambeth 1958 and in the increased participation and awareness of some parts of the
Anglican Communion, and hopes that this participation and interest will extend to the whole
Anglican Communion.
The Conference recommends that the member Churches of the Anglican Communion should
place prominent emphasis upon Latin America in their missionary education, their prayers, andtheir commitment to the world mission, as outlined in the document entitled "The Anglican
Communion and Latin America."

Resolution 65
The Role of the Anglican Communion - General Episcopal Consultation
The Conference recommends:(a) That a General Episcopal Consultation (drawn from many countries) be held in the near future,and expresses the hope that the Archbishop of Canterbury will take the initiative in sending
invitations primarily to those Churches which are in full or partial communion with the See ofCanterbury or with other provinces of the Anglican Communion.
(b) That Regional Episcopal Consultations should be held on a wider basis of representation thanthat suggested for the General Episcopal Consultation, under such local auspices andarrangements as seem appropriate and helpful in each region.

Resolution 66
The Role of the Anglican Communion - Inter-Anglican Structures
The Conference approves the recommendations listed under the general heading "Inter-Anglican
Structures" in the Report of Section III.

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Resolution 67
The Role of the Anglican Communion - Mutual Responsibility and Interdependence(a) The Conference records its gratitude for the concept of mutual responsibility andinterdependence in the Body of Christ, and for the renewed sense of responsibility for each otherwhich it has created within our Communion.
(b) The Conference believes that a developing MRI has a vital contribution to make to ourrelationships within the whole Church of God. It therefore summons our Churches to a deeper
commitment to Christ's mission through a wide partnership of prayer, by sharing sacrificially andeffectively their manpower and money, and by a readiness to learn from each other.
(c) The Conference urges that serious attention be paid to the need for co-operation, at every levelof Anglican and ecumenical life, in the planning, implementing, and review of all work undertaken,
along the line set out in the Report of Section III.
(d) The Conference believes that the time has come for a reappraisal of the policies, methods, andareas of responsibility of the Anglican Communion in discharging its share of the mission of Christ
and that there is a need for a renewed sense of urgency.

Resolution 68
The Role of the Anglican Communion - Budgets
The Conference approves the approximate budgets for 1969, 1970 and 1971 submitted by the ad
hoc finance committee and asks the member Churches to support this Central Budget according to
the present tables of apportionment.

Resolution 69
The Role of the Anglican Communion - Anglican Consultative Council
The Conference accepts and endorses the appended proposals concerning the Anglican
Consultative Council and its Constitution and submits them to the member Churches of the
Anglican Communion for approval. Approval shall be by a two-thirds majority of the member
Churches and shall be signified to the Secretary of the Lambeth Consultative Body not later than
31 October 1969.
Anglican Consultative Council ANGLICAN CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL Functions 1. To share
information about developments in one or more provinces with the other parts of the Communion
and to serve as needed as an instrument of common action.
2. To advise on inter-Anglican, provincial, and diocesan relationships, including the division ofprovinces, the formation of new provinces and of regional councils, and the problems of extraprovincial dioceses.
3. To develop as far as possible agreed Anglican policies in the world mission of the Church and toencourage national and regional Churches to engage together in developing and implementing
such policies by sharing their resources of manpower, money, and experience to the best
advantage of all.
4. To keep before national and regional Churches the importance of the fullest possible Anglicancollaboration with other Christian Churches.
5. To encourage and guide Anglican participation in the ecumenical movement and the ecumenicalorganisations; to co-operate with the World Council of Churches and the world confessional bodies
on behalf of the Anglican Communion; and to make arrangements for the conduct of pan-Anglican
conversations with the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Churches, and other Churches.

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6. To advise on matters arising out of national or regional Church union negotiations orconversations and on subsequent relations with united Churches.
7. To advise on problems on inter-Anglican communication and to help in the dissemination of
Anglican and ecumenical information.
8. To keep in review the needs that may arise for further study and, where necessary, to promoteinquiry and research.
Constitution Membership
1. The Council shall be constituted initially with a membership according to the Schedule below.
With the assent of two-thirds of the metropolitans, it shall have power to make alterations in the
Schedule as changing circumstances may require.
2. Members shall be chosen as provincial, national, or regional machinery provides. Alternates
shall be named by each Church and shall be invited to attend if a Church would otherwise be
unrepresented for a whole session of the Council.
3. The Council shall have power to co-opt as set out in the Schedule of Membership.
4. The term of office for members appointed according to the Schedule, and for co-opted
members, shall be six years. Except as provided in the recommendation below for the initialperiod, members shall be ineligible for immediate re-election. Bishops and other clerical members
shall cease to be members on retirement from ecclesiastical office, and all members shall similarlycease to be members on moving to another regional Church or province of the Anglican
Communion. Casual vacancies shall be filled by the appointing bodies, and persons thus
appointed shall serve for the unexpired term.
5. The Council shall have the right to call in advisers, Anglicans or others, at its discretion.
6.Officers.
(a) The Archbishop of Canterbury shall be President of the Council and, when present, shallpreside at the inaugural session of each meeting of the Council. He shall be ex officio a member of
its committees.
(b) The Council shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman from its own number, who shall holdoffice for six years.
(c) The Council shall appoint for a specified term a Secretary, who shall be known as the Secretary
General of the Council, and shall determine his duties.
7.Frequency of Meetings.
The Council shall meet every two years at the call of the Chairman in consultation with the
President and the Secretary General.
8.Standing Committee
The Council shall appoint a Standing Committee of nine members, which shall include the
Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council. The Secretary General shall be its Secretary. The
Standing Committee shall meet annually. It shall have the right to call advisers.
9.Locality of Meetings.
As far as possible, the Council and its Standing Committee shall meet in various parts of the world.
10.Budget
The Council shall produce an annual budget, including the stipend and expenses of the Secretary
General, his staff, and office, and this shall be apportioned among the member Churches of the
Anglican Communion.
Amendment of the Constitution 11. Amendments to this Constitution shall be submitted by theCouncil to the constitutional bodies of the member Churches and must be ratified by two-thirds ofsuch bodies.

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membership, at the beginning one-third of the delegates shall be appointed as elected for a twoyear period, one-third for a four-year period, and the remaining third for a single period of six
years. Those elected for a two-year or four-year period shall be eligible for appointment for one
further period of six years. Thereafter all appointments or elections shall be for six years.
Schedule of Membership The membership of the Council shall be as follows:(a) The Archbishop of Canterbury (b) Three from each of the following, consisting of a bishop, apriest or deacon, and a lay person: The Church of England; The Episcopal Church of the UnitedStates of America; The Church of India, Pakistan, Burma, and Ceylon; The Anglican Church of
Canada; The Church of England in Australia.
(c) Two from each of the following, consisting of a bishop, and a priest, deacon, or lay person: The
Church in Wales; The Church in Ireland; The Episcopal Church in Scotland; The Church of theProvince of South Africa; The Church of the Province of West Africa; The Church of the Provinceof Central Africa; The Church of the Province of East Africa; The Church of the Province ofUganda, Rwanda, and Burundi; The Church of the Province of New Zealand; The Church of theProvince of the West Indies; Nippon Sei Ko Ki; The Archbishopric in Jerusalem; The Council of the
Church of South-East Asia; The South Pacific Anglican Council; Latin America; any province of the
Anglican Communion not at present represented.
(d) Co-opted members: The Council shall have power to co-opt up to six additional members, ofwhom at least two shall be women and two lay persons not over 28 years of age at the time of
appointment.

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