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“St Paul suggests that we are each given little gifts by God – and that when we bring these together the potential for synergy as One Body is extraordinary,” says Bishop Cam Venables, Archbishop’s Commissary
Reflections
“I left the UK in August with a renewed hope for the future of the Anglican Communion, and for the future of our Diocesan community. Reassuringly, most of the conference’s 10 Calls resonate with existing areas of focus and ministry in our Diocese,” says Bishop Cam Venables
“When invited to offer a reflection in the Cathedral’s ‘Mystics, Theologians and Gob-botherers’ series I thought there was an opportunity for me to better understand the life and legacy of Dr Wangari Muta Maathai, whom I had some sense of as a Kenyan environmentalist, and someone who had inspired many people around the world to plant trees,” said Bishop Cam Venables in his recent St John’s Cathedral address
“We should look expectantly for those gifts in each other and see each other as gifts to the body. At root, these spiritual attitudes, these dispositions of the heart, supporting and sustaining the ongoing dialogue in the face of tensions and difference, are the bedrock of comprehensive Anglicanism,” says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall AC
“Every one of us is called by Jesus to participate in His Church – His body. And, each of us is blessed with unique gifts and talents to contribute to Christ’s mission. Knowing that everyone has an important part to play and that our faith community is made stronger by our differences is cause for us to be joyful,” says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, as he introduces 2022’s Diocesan theme, ‘Being Together: Embracing Joy’
Archbishop Phillip Aspinall speaks about the key focus areas of the Anglican Church Southern Queensland’s Vision Statement: “Your faith community has a vital role in each of these five key focus areas. I look forward to hearing how you are contributing to making our shared vision a reality”
“Faith communities are committed to living out God’s mission. In the Anglican Church Southern Queensland, there are many different ways that people connect, belong and contribute to this mission…different faith communities express this diversity, whether it’s in parishes, in schools, in aged care facilities or youth communities, or mission agencies, or hospitals, or prisons, or a hundred other places,” says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall
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