ANGLICAN CHURCH OF KENYA

ALL SAINTS CATHEDRAL DIOCESE

ACK ST PAUL’S JAMHURI

CONFIRMATION LESSONS

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 CONTENTS

What is confirmation?............................................................................................................................... 2
Prayer ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
The Lord’s Prayer ................................................................................................................................. 3
Ten Commandments ................................................................................................................................. 4
Jesus’ Summary of the Law .................................................................................................................. 5
Sacraments................................................................................................................................................. 5
Baptism ................................................................................................................................................... 6
Holy Communion ................................................................................................................................... 6
Creeds ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
The Apostle’s Creed ................................................................................................................................ 8
Nicene creed ........................................................................................................................................... 9
The Athanasian Creed .......................................................................................................................... 11
Understanding the Anglican Church ..................................................................................................... 11
Anglican Church of Kenya................................................................................................................... 11
Special Features of the Anglican Church ............................................................................................ 13
The Titles and Officers ......................................................................................................................... 14
The Structure of the Anglican Church................................................................................................. 16
The Statements of Faith ................................................................................................................... 17
Instruments of Authority for Bishop/Priests/Deacons ........................................................................ 17
Instruments of Unity of the Anglican Communion ............................................................................. 17
Ministry at the parish level ............................................................................................................... 18
The Vision of the Anglican Church of Kenya ...................................................................................... 19
The Mission of the Anglican Church of Kenya ................................................................................... 19

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What is confirmation?
1 Timothy 6:11-16, Genesis 48:14-16, Numbers 8:10. 27:15-23, Luke 4:40, Acts 6:1-6.

confirmation is the ministry by which, through prayer with the laying on of hands by the Bishop,
the Holy Spirit is received to complete what he began in Baptism and to give strength For Christian
service and witness.

The requirements or one to be confirmed are.

i. One should have been baptized.

ii. be sufficiently instructed in the Christian Faith
iii. be penitent of their sins.
iv. be ready to confess Jesus Christ as Savior and obey him as Lord.

The confirmation has two parts. The first part consists of prayers and readings. In the second part,
those to be confirmed get to confirm their promises to God. If they were baptized as infants they
now accept what was done for them and make promises themselves, and if they were baptized as
older people, they confirm that they wish to continue in the Christian lie, walking with the Lord.

The bishop lays hands on those to be confirmed and prays that the Holy Spirit may enable them to
grow daily in his power and keep them throughout their life. The laying of hands has always been
a sign of God’s blessing and of setting people apart to serve him. This is a custom Found in both
the Old and the New Testaments. (Peter 3:8).

God’s promises are set out in this service; his offer of a new lie in Christ, of forgiveness, and the
power of the Holy Spirit; his promise of eternal lie with him. God never changes, his promises are
always sure, yet we need to be reminded of them as we are in this service of communion.

Prayer
Prayer is the lifting up of heart and mind to God. We adore him, we confess our sins and ask to be
forgiven; we thank him, we pray for others and ourselves, we listen to him and seek to know and
do his will.

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The Lord’s prayer
This is a prayer that Jesus taught and falls into two parts: the first concerns God, his fatherhood,
and his glory, and the second concerns the needs of his children. We must start all prayer, as we do
this one, with an awareness of God, and a concern for his glory. (Texts: Matthew 6:5-8, Matthew
6:33, 7: 1-11, 1 Timothy 1: 15). In the second part of the prayer, we bring all our needs to God as
Jesus had taught us.

We pray moreover that we may be defended against all attacks of the devil, the evil one, or we are
unable to withstand him in our strength. We just in our hearts want to turn to Satan. We then end
our prayer, as we began, with praise as we think of God.

Our Father who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Your kingdom come,

Your will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

forgive us our sins,

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom and the power, and the glory are yours,

Now and or ever.

Amen.

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Ten Commandments
Texts: Exodus 19: 1-20:6, Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Isaiah 40:8-6, John 4:23-24, Romans 1: 18-32/.

After leaving Egypt, where they had become slaves and had suffered under severe oppression, the
people of Israel were led out by Moses, through God’s power. They started to travel towards the
promised Land. After about three months they arrived at Mount Sinai and camped in the wilderness
beside the mountain. Moses, at God’s summons, climbed the Mountain. The mountaintop was then
covered with a thick cloud and smoke, and thunder was heard. The whole mountain shook. In the
cloud, God spoke to Moses, giving him the Ten Commandments, written by God himself on stone
slabs.

1. And God spoke all these words, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the
house of bondage. You shall have no other gods but me.”

2. “You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in
heaven above, or on the earth beneath or what is in the water under the earth; You shall not
bow down to them or serve them.

3. “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, or the Lord will not hold anyone
guiltless who misuses his name.
4. “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your
work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it, you shall not do any
work, neither you nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your
animals, nor the alien within your gates and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, but he
rested on the sabbath day. Therefore, the Lord blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.
5. “Honor your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is
giving you.
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not give any false testimony against your neighbor.

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 10. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his
manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

With the Ten Commandments, there are duties toward God and duties towards humanity.

My duty towards God is;

a. To worship Him as the only true God, to love, trust, and obey him, and by witness
to my words and deeds to bring others to serve him.
b. To allow no created thing to take his place, but to use my time, my gifts, and my
possessions as one who must give account to him.
c. To revere him in thought, word, and deed.
d. To keep the Lord’s Day or worship, prayer, and rest from work.

My duty towards the neighbor is;

a. To love, respect, and help my parents; to obey those in authority over me in all things lawful
and good; and to fulfill my duties as a citizen.
b. To hurt nobody by word or deed. To bear no grudge or hatred; to promote peace among
people; and to be courteous.

Jesus’ Summary of the Law

Our Lord Jesus Christ said: The Lord your God is the only Lord. You shall love the Lord Your
god with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind, and with all your strength.
This is the first commandment. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is
no other commandment greater than these.

Sacraments
Texts: Matthew 26:20-29, 28:18-20.

The term sacrament refers to the use of material things as signs and pledges of God’s grace and as
means by which we receive his gifts.

The two parts of a sacrament are the outward and visible sign and the inward and spiritual grace.
Therefore, Christ appointed two sacraments for his church as needed for all fullness of life, namely
Baptism and Holy communion.

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Other sacramental ministries provided in the church are confirmation, ordination, holy matrimony,
the ministry of absolution, and the ministry of healing.

Baptism
Baptism is the sacrament in which, through the action of the Holy Spirit, we are buried with Christ
and arise to new life in Him. (A commitment to a new life).

Baptism's outward and visible sign is water in which the person is baptized, “In the name of the
Father Son, and the Holy Spirit.” The inward and spiritual gift in baptism is union with Christ in
his death and resurrection, the forgiveness of sins, and a new birth into God’s family, the Church.

Baptism therefore symbolizes the fact that we enter the church through God’s cleansing and
forgiveness and that Jesus died and rose that we might have his life, so we enter the new life of his
family, putting to death our old sinful life. The outward sign is largely meaningless without the
inward part which is belief. We are called to believe in Christ’s death for us and accept his new
life for ourselves in faith.

To be baptized, one should turn from sin, believe in the Christian faith, and give themselves to
Christ to be his servant.

Why infant baptism? Infants are baptized because, though they are not yet old enough to make
their promises for themselves, others, making the promise for them, can claim their adoption as
children of God.

Holy Communion
Mark 14:12-26, Luke 24;35, Acts 2:46, 1 Corinthians 10:21, 11:28.

The Holy Communion is the sacrament in which, according to Christ’s command, we make
continual remembrance of him, his passion, death, and resurrection until his coming again and in
which we thankfully receive the benefits of his sacrifice.

It is therefore called the Eucharist, the Church’s sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; and also, the
Lord’s supper, the meal of fellowship which unites us to Christ and the whole church.

The outward and visible sign in the Holy Communion is bread and wine given and received as the
Lord commanded. The inward and spiritual gift in Holy Communion is the body and blood of

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Christ truly and indeed given by him and received by the faithful. Receiving the body and the
blood of Christ means receiving the life of Christ himself, who was crucified, died, and rose again
and is now alive forever more.

The benefits of receiving the Holy Communion are that we are strengthened in our union with
Christ and his church, the forgiveness of our sins, and the nourishing of ourselves for eternal life.

Those who come to Holy Communion should ensure that, they have a living faith in God’s mercy
through Christ, with a thankful remembrance of his death and resurrection; that they repent truly
of their sins, intending to lead the new life and to love all people.

The service of Holy Communion falls into three parts.

1. Spiritual preparation. Before coming to the Lord’s table to receive communion, every
person intending to take part should put right everything that they know to be wrong in
their lives and their relationships with other people as well. After the opening prayers, we
read the ten commandments of the summary of them. This then allows self-examination
considering the law of God. Reading of the Epistles and Gospel is done. There is also the
reading of the Nicene Creed.
2. The actual communion. This starts with the call to confess our sins. The minister in the
service declares God’s forgiveness and reads various verses that address the love of God
and the truth of his forgiveness. God’s promises to comfort and give strength. The prayer
of consecration follows where the blood and wine are put aside for this special purpose.
Here, the words that Christ used during the Last Supper are used and reminded of death
and forgiveness. Everyone comes for communion and is reminded of the words that are
symbols or signs of Jesus’ body and blood.
3. We thank God for all that He has done for us. After the closing prayers of praise, we then
hear a prayer pronouncing God’s blessing and peace on repentant sinners. We leave the
service at peace with God and man.

Creeds
A creed is a summary of the beliefs. Therefore, we find the summary of the Christian faith in the
Apostle's Creed and the Nicene Creed. From the creeds, we learn to believe in one God, Father,

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Son, and the Holy Spirit, who is the creator and ruler of the universe and has made all things for
his glory.

In reciting the creeds, we get to understand that God the Father made me and all humankind and
that in his love he sent his Son to reconcile the world to himself.

And on the Son, it teaches out that our salvation, God the Son became man and died for our sins;
that he was raised victorious over death and was exalted to the throne of God as our advocate and
intercessor, and that he will come as our judge.

About the Holy Spirit, the church teaches that, the Holy Spirit inspires all that is good in
humankind; that he came in his fullness at Pentecost to be the giver of life in the church, and that
he enables me to grow in likeness to Jesus Christ. Therefore, we get to learn to believe in one God,
Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, and this Holy Trinity.

The purpose of a creed is to provide a doctrinal statement of correct belief among Christians amid
controversy. The creeds of Christianity have been drawn up at times of conflict about doctrine:
acceptance or rejection of a creed served to distinguish believers and heretics, particularly the
adherents of Arianism. For that reason, a creed was called in Greek a σύμβολον, a symbol, which
originally meant half of a broken object which, when fitted to the other half, verified the bearer's
identity.

The Apostle’s Creed

This creed is called the Apostles' Creed not because it was produced by the apostles themselves
but because it contains a summary of their teachings. It sets forth their doctrine "in sublime
simplicity, in unsurpassable brevity, in beautiful order, and with liturgical solemnity." In its present
form, it is dated no later than the fourth century. More than any other Christian creed, it may justly
be called an ecumenical symbol of faith. This translation of the Latin text was approved by the
CRC Synod of 1988.

I believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit

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 and born of the virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried;

he descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again;

He ascended to heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of God the Father,

and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic church,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting. Amen.

Nicene creed
The Nicene Creed was adopted to resolve the Arian controversy, whose leader, Arius, a clergyman
of Alexandria, "objected to Alexander's (the bishop of the time) apparent carelessness in blurring
the distinction of nature between the Father and the Son by his emphasis on eternal generation".
Emperor Constantine called the Council at Nicaea to resolve the dispute in the church which
resulted from the widespread adoption of Arius' teachings, which threatened to destabilize the
entire empire. Following the formulation of the Nicene Creed, Arius' teachings were henceforth
marked as heresy.

We believe in one God,

the Father, the Almighty,

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 maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

the only Son of God,

eternally begotten of the Father,

God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God,

begotten, not made,

of one Being with the Father.

Through him, all things were made.

For us and our salvation, he came down from heaven,

by the power of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary

and was made man.

For our sake, he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered, died, and was buried.

On the third day, he rose again

by the Scriptures;

he ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,

and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit,

the Lord, the giver of life,

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 who proceeds from the Father and the Son.

With the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified.

He has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come.

Amen

The Athanasian Creed

The Athanasian Creed, formulated about a century later, which was not the product of any known
church council and not used in Eastern Christianity, describes in much greater detail the
relationship between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The earlier Apostles' Creed, apparently
formulated before the Arian controversy arose in the fourth century, does not describe the Son or
the Holy Spirit as "God" or as "consubstantial with the Father."

Understanding the Anglican Church

Anglican Church of Kenya

The Anglican church in Kenya was founded in 1844 when the first missionary from the CMS, Dr.
Johann Ludwig Krapf arrived in Mombasa. He was joined two years later by Rev. Johann Rebman.
The two CMS missionaries intended to link a CMS station that was established at Rabai in the
coastal region at the same time. The missionaries had to study and learn African languages to
communicate and spread Christianity. This resulted in Krapf's translation of the book of Genesis
Chapter 1-3 in Kiswahili in 1847. In the same year, Krapf visited Ukambani in an evangelistic
exploration while Rebman visited Taita.

In 1848, Krapf translated St. Like's gospel into Nyika (Rabai), and in 1850, st. Marks's gospel into
Kamba. Three years later, Mringe a dying cripple became the first Anglican convert to be baptized.

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Later a colony was set up by CMS at Frere town for freed slaves. This became the venue for the
baptism of the first Giriama converts.

The diocese of eastern Equatorial Africa was formed in 1884 and it included Uganda, Kenya, and
Tanganyika with James Hannington as the first Bishop. One year after ex-slaves Ishmael Semler
and William Jones became the first Africans to be ordained to the Anglican Ministry. In October
of the same year, Bishop Hannington Was brutally murdered on his way to Uganda. Divinity
training for evangelists started in 1989 at CMS, Frere town. Nine years later, the diocese of
Mombasa was formed comprising Kenya's geographical coverage and northern Tanganyika. The
first CMS missionary A.W Mcgregor arrived in Kabete in 1900 and in 1903, the first Kikuyu
scriptures were published.

In 1906 Maseno School was established by Archdeacon JJ Willis. The Swahili New Testament was
completed in Mombasa in 1909 while the first Anglican baptisms in western Kenya were
conducted in Maseno and Kima a year later. In 1911, the Luo community of Nyanza first received
the scripture in "Dholuo” The entire Swahili bible was finally completed in Mombasa in 1914 and
in 1917 Highland Cathedral now All Saint’s Cathedral was started, and St. Stephen's church moved
to Jogoo Road from parliament road. The famous Alliance High School was inaugurated in 1926
at Kikuyu by the Alliance of protestant missions, with only 26 students. That same year the New
Testament was completed in Kikuyu and Luo. In 1927 the Northern Tanganyika was removed from
the diocese of Mombasa, which then covered Kenya only. In 1930, the CMS divinity school was
transferred from Frere town to Limuru; the current St. Paul's University. A year later, the Bible
Churchmen's Missionary Society began working among the West Suk (Pokot) and Borana (
Marsabit communities. The first scriptures in Borana and Pokot were completed in the years 1934
and 1936 respectively. The 'first visit from the Rwanda revival (Tukutendeleza team took place in
1937 and meetings were held in Nairobi, Waithaka, and Kabete among other places. Thereafter, in
1938 Kenya African Keswick convention was held at Kikuyu, with the Rwanda revival team as
the speakers.

In 1943 the Kenya missionary council became the Christian Council of Kenya (CCK) which later
became NCCK. the Kahuhia convection which was to be the first African-organized East Africa
revival convection was held in 1947. this movement later spread across central Africa. In 1952 All
Saints Cathedral in Nairobi was opened while the Luo Bible was published. In 1953, Anglicans,

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Presbyterians, and Methodists jointly established St. Paul's United Theological College in Limuru,
currently St. Paul's University) the first African bishops of the Anglican church in Kenya, Festo
Olang' and Obadiah Kariuki were consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury in Uganda the
following year. In 1956, the church army an evangelistic and social welfare arm of the Anglican
church worldwide began their work in Kenya.

The first Mothers' Union members were admitted at Kabete church although the Mothers' Union
organization was founded in 1876 by the English woman Mary Sumner; the union was then started
in Kenya in 1918 by European ladies to handle finance and property of the Anglican church. A
church trust was formed in 1957, which is today the church commissioners for Kenya CCK. Also
formed in the same year was the Christian churches' Education Association (CCEA).

The first Christian Industrial Training Centre (CITC) vocational training center for the
development of skills for school graduates was begun at Pumwani, Nairobi in 1959.

In the following year, the Anglican province of East Africa. comprising of Kenya and Tanganyika
was founded with Beecher as the first archbishop. In the same year, the united parish of Lavington
was created. 1961 marked the creation of the dioceses of Fort Hall. Maseno and Nakuru which
was separated from the large diocese of Mombasa, In 1962 the formation of the diocesan
missionary association took place in the diocese of Fort Hall and Nakuru

In 1964, the Diocese of Nairobi was separated from the Diocese of Mombasa. In 1966 the Kikuyu
bible was published in a single volume and 1969 Kalenjin Old Testament was published. In 1970
the first African archbishop the most Rev. Festo Olang' was elected and the creation of the diocese
of Maseno North and South took place the same year. In 1974 Imani House the then headquarters
of the church and the diocese of Nairobi was opened. Today, the headquarters of the church is at
the ACK Garden House second floor.

The Anglican church is a member of the 80 million-strong Anglican communions

Special Features of the Anglican Church

a. Episcopal – This is the belief in the holy orders of Bishops, priests, and deacons.
b. The Bible – The Bible is the supreme and authoritative word of God.
c. Apostolic – This is the belief in the traditions passed down from the apostles, apostolic
fathers, and the church fathers.

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 d. The Anglicans are united by doctrine spelled out in the Book of Common Prayers
e. Acknowledges the leadership and fellowship with the archbishop of Canterbury.
f. The church is divided into provinces, dioceses, parishes, and local congregations.
i. Each province is autonomous but in fellowship with other provinces and is not
limited to national boundaries.
ii. Each diocese is autonomous under a diocesan Bishop but in fellowship with other
dioceses within the province
iii. Each parish is semi-autonomous but under diocesan Bishop
iv. Congregation may vary from parish to parish but under the vicar.

The Titles and Officers

The Anglican church has several titles for its officers namely;

1) Bishops

i) The archbishop/his grace/most

ii) The right reverend/Lord bishop

There are five types of bishops

i. Archbishop/Primate:

ii. Diocesan Bishop: Head of Diocese

iii. Assistant Bishop: Is appointed to assist the Diocesan Bishop

iv. Suffragan Bishop: Is appointed and given territory within a Diocese by the Diocesan
Bishop.

v. Co-adjutor Bishop: Is elected to take over when the Diocesan Bishop retires but works with
the Diocesan Bishop.

2) The Provincial Secretary: This is the administrator of the province.

3) The Provincial Dean: This is usually the most senior bishop in terms of consecration but
has an administrative role in the absence of the archbishop

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4) The Vicar General: This is the administrative assistant to the bishop and runs the diocese
in the absence of the Bishop

5) The Archdeacon is referred to as the venerable. In charge of an archdeacon.

6) Rural Dean or Area Dean: No special title and is in charge of a

Deaconry. These are several parishes under one spiritual leadership.

7) The Dean [Provost: Referred to as the very reverend. This priest is in charge of the
cathedral.

8) The Chancellor: This is the legal adviser and there are usually two types:

The provincial chancellor

The diocesan chancellor

9) Canons: They are also called the gatekeepers. There are three types of Canons in the Anglican
church namely:

i) Residentiary: based in the cathedral

ii) Diocesan: They may be in other parishes within the diocese

iii) Honorary: These people who have played a crucial role in the body of Christ and are worthy
of honor. they may be lay or clergy.

10 Rector/Vicar: These are the priests in charge of a parish. The difference is that the rector is
employed by the local church but appointed and confirmed by the Bishop

11 The Curates: Coming from the term curers of souls are the assistant to the vicars in the
Parish. They are either priest or deacons.

12 Deacons: These are clergy made by the Bishop and are assistants to vicars or priests but
are in waiting or probation or sometimes permanent assistants. There are two types of deacons:

The probationary deacon and Perpetual deacon

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13 Lay Readers: This is a ministry from the licensed and commissioned lay people with
permission to read lessons, lead services, and preach but mainly to assist the priest in administering
sacraments

14 Evangelists and Catechists: These are licensed to teach, preach, and do the work of leading
people to Christ and preparing them for baptism and confirmation.

The Structure of the Anglican Church

The Anglican church is said to be episcopally led and synodically governed. That means that it is
led by Bishops but it's governed by synods or special committees of elected officials, The
committees have elected members and they make decisions for the church so that the power to

make decisions is in the hands of members. This is seen even in electing leaders and even bishops.
The Anglican church is synodically and episcopally led That means it is governed by boards and
committees and led by Bishops. Then there is the provincial synod which is divided into three
houses. Then there is the:

a) Provincial synod: Which is divided into three houses namely

i. House of Bishops

ii. House of clergy

iii. House of laity

b) The standing committee of the synod has representatives from the synod.

c) The provincial boards

i. Finance ii.

ii. Mission

iii. Theological education and training

iv. Directorate of social services.

The same applies to the dioceses and the parishes. But each diocese and parish may appoint
committees and their need may arise. All retired bishops are ex-visit members of the House of
Bishops and Synod.
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The House of Laity are representatives who are not clergy but are elected at their level to represent
the church membership. The same structure is duplicated at the diocesan level where we have a
diocesan bishop as the head, and then there is the diocesan synod, then the standing committee of
the synod then the four boards as the above.

The Statements of Faith

The Anglican church's statements of faith are found in three creeds that are found in the prayer
book. Two of them are most common. they are:

The apostle's creed

The Nicene creed

The Athanasius creed

Instruments of Authority for Bishop/Priests/Deacons

The things that are given to the bishop or clergy during ordination or consecration are, The Bibl
and Stole

For the bishop; The golden ring, The miter/ the cap, The shepherd stick, the cross, The purple shirt,
and The throne/cathedral

Instruments of Unity of the Anglican Communion

The Anglican church accepts the four as the instruments that unite the church globally.

These officers, meetings, or organs are only to help with moral or theological consultation, share
in mission and evangelism, or help deal with issues if called upon to sort out leadership problems
and mediate but not to impose. These are:

i. The archbishop of Canterbury: He is the spiritual head of the Anglican church worldwide.
He is also the primate of the church of England.

ii. The Lambeth conference: (LC) It's a year meeting for all the Anglican bishops worldwide.
This is chaired by the archbishop of Canterbury.

iii. The Primates Meeting: is a regular forum for all Anglican primates chaired by the
Archbishop of Canterbury

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iv. The Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) is mainly a gathering of theologians and church
leaders that deals with theological issues.

Ministry at the parish level

At the parish level, we have the vicar who is the pastor, minister, shepherd, and custodian of all in
the parish. He is also the accounting officer of the parish who also is the personal representative
of the bishop. The parish could either be one congregation or several congregations. The parish
must have a parochial church council (PCC) comprising elected members of the church who
should be (12) in number. Then v=the vicar is allowed to co-opt two more members and the PCC
is also allowed to co-opt two more into the committee. The church at its annual general meeting
when the elect the council members will also elect a secretary, treasurer, a people's warden then
the vicar will appoint a vicar's warden.

The PCC will have at least the following committees:

i. Finance and general purpose committee (F& GP committee.)

ii. Worship Committee

iii. Development Committee

iv. Mission and evangelism committee

v. Property and investment committee

But every church may choose as their need will arise to set up and appoint more committees to
ensure that their ministries are carried out. Certain departments are crucial in the Anglican church
in terms of ministries. All the congregations are reached out based on their special needs. these
departments are

i. The Mother's Union to cater for women

ii. The Kenya Anglican Men Association (KAMA) to cater for men

iii. Sunday school boys and girls brigade to meet the children's needs

iv. The Kenya Anglican youth organization to reach out to the youth

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The Vision of the Anglican Church of Kenya

A glowing, caring Anglican Church boldly proclaiming Christ

Catering church- a Church that focuses on spiritual, physical, mental, social, and economic issues
of the members as it develops and disciples people. A caring church is also welcoming and is one
in which the members are one and feel at home. In a caring church, people are cared for without
discrimination.

Growing Church - Increases in the number of members, and its members experience spiritual
growth as well as growth in fellowship and depth of relationships, growth in their ability to minister
to one another and those in need, and even growth in other spheres of life such as their material
well-being. Develops in terms of numbers and spiritual growth, economic and social needs bold
proclamation-based on true knowledge of the gospel, it's done with confidence and good research

The Mission of the Anglican Church of Kenya

To equip God's people to transform society with the Gospel

i. Society can be loosely defined as a group of people living together and sharing a common
culture.

ii. Equipping the members involves nurturing their gifts through training and discipleship.

iii. To transform society means to change people's worldview, that is their values attitudes,
thought patterns, and priorities.

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