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Church Times: Global South counselled to gain financial self-sufficiency

John Chew Appointed Head of Anglican Global South
Archbishop John Chew Hiang Chea has been elected head of the majority Global South Anglican bloc. The announcement was made yesterday by outgoing Vice-Chairman Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini of Rwanda. Archbishop Chew, who heads the 100,000-member Province of South East Asia, will succeed retired Archbishop Peter Jasper Akinola of Nigeria.

Muted response to Archbishop’s call for caution
The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged patience and forbearance upon Church leaders attending the Fourth Global South to South Encounter in Singapore, asking them not to take any hasty decisions over the future of the Anglican Communion.
However, the reception accorded to Dr Rowan Williams’ pleas for restraint from the leaders of the evangelical wing of the Communion was muted, with no applause or outward show of appreciation from the delegates at the close of his address. For most of those present, his words were too little, too late.