Chicago Consultation Prepares for Lambeth Conference
In advance of next month’s Lambeth Conference, the Chicago Consultation has arranged for every bishop in the Anglican Communion to receive a copy of Other Voices, Other Worlds by Terry Brown, Bishop of Malaita in the Church of the Province of Melanesia and Convenor of the Anglican Way group of the Anglican Primates' Theological Education for the Anglican Communion Task Force.
The book offers essays by faithful Anglicans from around the globe who reflect theologically on human sexuality, an issue causing conflict within the Communion.
In addition, two lay participants and one clergy participant in the Consultation will be attending the Conference to provide support for bishops who favor the full inclusion of gay, lesbian bisexual and transgendered Christians in the Communion.
Ruth Frey, the group’s administrator, will provide logistical support at the Inclusive Church Network’s Communications Center at St. Stephen’s Church near the campus of the University of Kent where the conference is being held.
Jim Naughton, canon for communications and advancement for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, will be assisting bishops who belong to the Consultation with media relations and covering the conference on the blog Episcopal Café (episcopalcafe.com).
The Rev. Carol Cole Flanagan, also from the Diocese of Washington, will be working to build networks and relationships with groups and individuals from across the globe who will be present at the conference. She also serves on the board of the Episcopal Women's Caucus.
The Consultation is a member of the Inclusive Church Network, a coalition of Anglican groups from the United Kingdom, Africa and the United States with a common interest in maintaining the traditional inclusiveness and diversity of the Anglican Communion.
Bishops who have participated in the Consultation include: The Most Rev. Martin de Jesus Barahona, Primate of the Anglican Church of the Central Region of America (IARCA) and Bishop of El Salvador; the Most Rev. Carlos Touche-Porter, Primate of La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico and Bishop of Mexico; the Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith, Bishop of Newark; the Rt. Rev. Bruce Caldwell, Bishop of Wyoming; the Rt. Rev. Sergio Carranza, Bishop Assisting of Los Angeles; the Rt. Rev. John Chane, Bishop of Washington; the Rt. Rev. Tom Ely, Bishop of Vermont; the Rt. Rev. Celso Franco de Oliveria, Bishop of Rio de Janeiro, Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil; the Rt. Rev. Michael Ingham, Bishop of New Westminster, Anglican Church of Canada; the Rt. Rev. Jeff Lee, Bishop of Chicago; the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire and the Rt. Rev. Orris (Ja) Walker, Bishop of Long Island. | 
