The Lambeth Conference, a meeting of bishops of the Anglican Communion, convenes once every ten years. The 2008 meeting at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, concluded on August 3.
All four of the Bishops of Los Angeles were present at the meeting.
Information about the conference is available from a variety of sources (click on the links for details):
Lambeth Conference Reports
Video reports from the
Bishops of Los Angeles
Bishops Talton, Anderson, Carranza and Bruno all reported by video from the Lambeth Conference.
The Episcopal News
The Rev. Pat McCaughan, in her dual capacity as a writer for The Episcopal News and Episcopal Life Online, reported from Canterbury.
Episcopal Life Online
A team of reporters, photographers, editors and technicians from the Communications staff of the Episcopal Church Center covered all aspects of the Lambeth Conference. Coverage also included video reports and reader responses to the conference news.
Lambeth Journal
A series of 10 video journals featuring more than 30 bishops from around the world attending the 2008 Lambeth Conference of the Anglican Communion--including Bishop Suffragan Chester Talton of Los Angeles--is now available for viewing at Trinity Wall Street's website here or on the Lambeth Daily section of the Anglican Communion website here.
EpiScope
Maintained by members of the communications staff at the Episcopal Church Center, EpiScope gathers together articles from the secular media, church press and the Internet concerning the Lambeth Conference as well as other news of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Commmunion. Daily accounts written by different bishops at Lambeth are available here.
The Lambeth Conference website
The staff of the Lambeth Conference maintains a website with complete information about the conference schedule, plus information about the Lambeth Spouses conference and other related events.
After Lambeth
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori conducted a live webcast from the chapel at the Episcopal Church Center in New York City on August 7. She and Bishop Mark Sisk of New York discussed the Lambeth Conference. To view the webcast, click here. For a summary of the discussion, click here.
St. Andrew's Draft of a proposed Anglican Covenant
Reflection document issued at the end of the conference
Lambeth Preparation and Prayer
Several resources are available for those who wish to learn more about the Lambeth Conference.
Episcopal Life: Special Coverage of the Lambeth Conference
Episcopal Life Media, the public information service of the Episcopal Church, has published a variety of stories leading up to the conference. These background articles may be found here, along with news reports, video and other resources.
Signs on the Way: A Bible Study
Episcopalians and Anglicans throughout the world are invited to engage in Bible study along with the Lambeth bishops and their spouses. "Signs on the Way," a study guide based on the Gospel of John, is available in PDF format.
Episcopal Life Weekly Bulletin Inserts
Episcopal Life Weekly's series of bulletin inserts in June and July of 2008 focused on the history and work of the Lambeth Conference in a nine-part series. An additional pair of inserts includes meditations on the "I Am" passages in the Gospel of John, which are the chapters that were studied at Lambeth by the bishops and their spouses. The meditations were written by the Very Rev. Michael Battle, canon theologian of the Dicoese of Los Angeles and a Lambeth chaplain.
