INAUGURAL ANGLICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE JANUARY 2016: SOUTH CAROLINA STATEMENT ‘We have diferent git, according to the grace given to each of ws. fur gi is prophesying. ten ropesy in accordance with your) fit; 7s serving, ten serve; iit teaching then teach 8 if ts encourage, then give encouragemont iit giving then give generously fi ‘to lead[b] do it dligeny fis 0 show meres, do it checrfaly (NIV Romans 1268). In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we, the participants of the inaugural Anglican Leadership Institute (ALI) ~ 14 delegates, including 5 bishops, and 9 clergy from 11 countries, we give special thanks to the Rt. Rev. Mark Joseph Lawrence, the Bishop of the diocese of South Carolina for his insightful vision that gave birth to the Anglican Leadership Institute and his commitment to train emerging young Anglican leaders. We are deeply grateful to the Very Rev Dr. Peter Moore, the Director of Anglican Leadership Institute, and Sandra his wife. We are thankful for his indefatigable hard work in implementing the vision alongside his local and international boards. With much satisfaction and gratitude we equally extend our appreciation to the faculty and chaplains of ALT and all the Rectors and Laity of the different churches that have blessed us with warm hospitality. We appreciate the hard work of Jay and Laura Crouse, Paige Tanenbaum and the Ambassadors. And, a special thanks to our chief, Mr. Clint MeCotter. ‘We take home rich memories of our time during the Institute at Sullivan’s Island.INTRODUCTION We met with great joy in the Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina from 3rd to 31st January 2016. We gathered each day for prayer and Bible devotion, studied several selected reformation figures, studied the subject of preaching and leadership, studied the book of Prophet Malachi, engaged with the subject of religious freedom, shared in the insights of godly retired CEOs of government and private corporations reflected ‘on our unique ecclesiastical heritage, and examined a variety of case studies of leadership within the communion, twas very touching that our meeting took place at same time when the Primates of the Anglican Communion met in Canterbury, England. Our hearts were grateful for the statement they issued regarding the Episcopal Church. In meeting here we have been able to express publicly that ALI is one of the avenues of bringing the much desired leadership that transforms society. Our hope is that ALT may bring to our suffering and broken world the kind of leadership that will effect true and lasting transformation. In our conference, we covenant to be committed to bringing transformation of the Anglican Church through our Anglican leadership in our respective regions and we commit to praying for each other. We appreciate the fact that Bishop Mark Lawrence came to us at the Institute, welcomed us, and articulated his vision: the diocesan vision for ALI; and, that he shared his heart with us as he spoke on Spirit-filled Leadership, We believe that ALI, championed by the diocese of South Carolina, will serve as an important and effective instrument of bringing leadership transformation in the communion now and in the years to come. ALI AND ITS FUTURE As the first participants in the Institute, we have enjoyed a distinguished curriculum. It is different from all other kinds of leadership Institutes offered around the world by the fact that itis at its heart Anglican Leadership. For this reason it has a particular character: Anglican. ‘There is much we can learn from ALI arising out of its commitment to equip young Anglican leaders to bring about the much-desired transformation. Out of the inaugural ALI three significant features of great relevance to our Anglican context have emerged. These are: a) We receive critical lessons from the selected reformation figures on how they Jed the church against all odds, by standing on the truth of the Word of God at ‘great cost to their lives. ) We gain confidence that servant and gospel-centered leadership has the power both to save the lost and to transform the church, in contrast to the church,being conformed to the world. ©) We gain much insight from moments of one-on-one interactions and sharing of contextual leadership experiences. STRENGTHENING THE ALI We are committed to the future of the ALI and to that end we have decided to take some humble steps to strengthen our Anglican Leadership skills. We have resolved to be more than a network of Anglican leaders. By the grace of God we are an effective expression of young Anglican leadership and therefore, recognizing our place and responsibilities, we must organize the leadership constituencies in our respective institutions in a way that demonstrates the seriousness of the objectives of ALI. These are threefold. 1. Living what we have learnt at ALL 2. Constantly building our leadership skills. 3. Deliberately raising young Anglican leaders. OUR PRIORITIES Our Lords command is ‘to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you’ (Matthew 28:19-20). We believe therefore that our first priority must be to be Anglican leaders who make disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ. This means that our Anglican leadership must be committed to: a) Preaching and Leadership. It is with its preaching that we lead. Providing Anglican leadership in areas of our world where clear gospel witness has become obscured or lost, our leadership through good biblical preaching should bring the gospel to unreached peoples. Much of our energy must be devoted to leadership that brings the gospel to children and young people in the Anglican Institutions we lead; and developing the Anglican leaders of the future, b) Providing genuine gospel leadership initiatives, recognizing that there are times when the maintenance of structures can constrain leadership devoted to the proclamation of the gospel. ©) Constantly guarding against obstacles to gospel-centered leadership. We shall continue wisely to expose any false leadership that is not consistent with apostolic leadership; and, clearly to articulate the gospel-centered leadership in the church and in the world.CONCLUSION We are committed to providing leadership that honors Jesus Christ as the head of the Church, the authority of his Word and the power of his gospel. Therefore, in the power of the Holy Spirit — 1. We covenant ourselves to pray for each other and to establish a network that will allow us to continue in communion to support each other. 2. We covenant ourselves to give greater priority to lead as Anglicans in the way Jesus did it: servant leadership. 3. We covenant ourselves to transform our societies through the Anglican institutions and churches in which we serve. ‘Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21 New Living Translation) 29th January 2016 INAUGRAL ALI JANUARY 2016 FELLOWS 1. The Rt. Rev. Sadock Y. Makaya, Tanzania 2. The Rt. Rev. Joseph Mutungi, Kenya 3. The Rt. Rev. Jacob W. Kwashi, Nigeria 4, The Rt. Rev. Cyril Kobina Ben Smith, Ghana 5. The Rt. Rev. Stanley Hotay Tsaxra, Tanzania 6. The Venerable Sammy Morrison. Chile 7. The Rev Canon Samuel Kauhma, Uganda 8. The Rev. Michael Yemba, South Sudan 9. The Very Rev. Dr. Samy Shehata, Egypt 10, The Rev. Canon Dr. Alfred Olwa, Uganda 11. The Rev. Canon Dr. Rebecca Margaret Nyegenye Uganda 12. The Rev. Dr. Paul Htinya, Myanmar 13. The Rev. David Booman, USA 14, The Rev. Deacon Sandipan Sinha, India