South Sudan Consultation

In May 2019, the Foundation gave a grant to the Province of South Sudan towards the costs of a House of Bishops meeting that included a Consultation on Intentional Discipleship. The Consultation, which took place at the Provincial Cathedral in Juba, South Sudan was led by Canon John Kafwanka, the Mission Director for the Anglican Communion and Canon Mark Oxbrow of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. There were just over 100 participants, the majority being the bishops and senior clergy in the Province.

The five-day programme consisted of a half day exploring Whole-life Discipleship followed by a full day each on Discipleship in the Family context, Discipleship in the context of Employment and Discipleship that Transforms Community. The final half day explored the wider impact under the title of Discipling a Nation. The full report of the content of this extremely wide ranging programme can be found here.

The participants’ feedback gives a flavour of where the Consultation impacted on these attending as they explored different approaches to intentional discipleship. One participant said “the word ‘Intentional’ gave me a new perspective in disciple-making”, while another said, “This is a re-awakening to build a strong Church. I learnt the techniques of discipleship and how it can shape the lives of Christians to become strong in their faith”.