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Gospel Mission

The Lord Jesus commands us to:
‘Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.’

Gafcon ABCI believes, therefore, that our first priority must be to make disciples.  This means the movement is committed to:

1. Evangelism

Gafcon ABCI is passionate about bringing the good news of Jesus Christ to all parts of India.  We are particularly concerned to bring the gospel to children and young people and to develop leaders for the future.  This was a key theme of the third GAFCON conference in 2018: ‘Proclaiming Christ faithfully to the nations.”   At the fourth Gafcon conference in Dubai, known as G19, the theme was “Serving Christ faithfully in the nations” and the talks were tailored to Christians in ‘restricted situations’. As Anglicans in India, we are particularly sensitive to these restrictive situations and strive to be faithful witnesses of the love of Jesus Christ in the face of a culture that is significantly non-Christian.  At the fifth Gafcon conference in Rwanda, we participated in the deliberations and provided our input and suggestions that led to declaration of orthodoxy made in the conference statement. As Anglicans in India, we are clearly focused upon the need for episcopal leadership in line with the historic and orthodox positions of the historic Church.

2. Supporting gospel initiatives

In those instances where existing structures constrain gospel proclamation, the GAFCON ABCI seeks to support the work of faithful Anglican Bishops in India as we live out the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

3. Guarding the Gospel
Gafcon ABCI undertakes to expose false gospels that aren’t consistent with apostolic teaching and to proclaim the true gospel throughout India and beyond.  To achieve that Gafcon ABCI is committed to ensuring church leaders are thoroughly equipped to guard the truth.