1. OVERALL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
(i) Overall Aim:
Since there is no school where Bishops are formed, the programme then is an attempt to develop effective and efficient Church Leadership that is equipped with the capacity to fulfill the mission of the Church in a rapidly growing Anglican Church in Africa.
(ii) The Objectives:
(a) To facilitate Bishops have a clear in depth understanding of management as a basis for enforcing an improved work performance.
(b) To enhance the leadership ability of the Bishops so as to understand and respond to the fast changing environment within which they serve/minister.
(c) To enable the Bishops dialogue and together explore contemporary issues/challenges that have a grave impact on humanity and the Christian Ministry in which they are key players.
(d) To facilitate the Bishops to arrive at clear actionable plans on how to improve on the performance of the Christian Church in furthering of the Gospel.
(e) To help the Bishops in the vast continent of Africa draw closer through Bible Study, dialogue, eucharist and prayer that will go beyond the period of training.
2. PROGRAMME METHODOLOGY
(a) The course is to focus on Christian principles with clear management skills that are applicable to the church.
(b) Promotion of these methodologies as designed to ensure effective learning for the participating Bishops.
(c) There are guided group discussions, exercises, tutorials and case studies.
(d) Provocative facilitation method will be used and traditional lectures minimized.
(e) Visits and field trips will be arranged to learning locations for practical and recreational purposes at the hosting Province of CAPA.
(f) Daily Eucharist and Bible Study as main instruments of holistic renewal and refreshment.
(g) Sharing in worship by being assigned to Parishes in the Diocese where the training is located thus bringing the Anglican Church to the hosting Province and taking the challenges of the Anglican Church in Africa to the Dioceses where the participating Bishops have come from.
3. EXPECTED RESULTS
(a) Participating Bishops will be more informed and aware of their working environment, as well as that of their brother Bishops.
(b) Bishops will appreciate working as a team.
(c) Effective North South/South South Partnership, based on mutual understanding, support, prayer, sharing and cooperation in the spirit of Christian Interdependence.
(d) Appreciation of the unity of the Anglican Church in Africa, its Mission in this vast continent, whereby issues unique to Africa will have to first be addressed.
4. PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION
The programme is planned, administered and evaluated by a Committee of able persons drawn from:
§ CORAT AFRICA (Christian Organizations Research and Advisory Trust for Africa)
§ Anglican Church of Kenya
§ All Africa Council of Churches
§ The CAPA General Secretary
§ The CAPA Treasurer
§ The Chairman who is a Bishop of the Anglican Church in Africa (Bishop Jo Seoka of Pretoria).
§ The Evaluation of the Participating Bishops counts a lot.
5. FUNDING OF THE PROGRAMME
§ Registration fee of US$500.00 per participating Bishop and half the cost of return travel fare
§ The Archbishop of Canterbury
§ C.M.S-U.K
§ U.S.P.G
§ Anglican Church of Canada
§ Bench of Bishops – Wales
§ ECUSA
§ Trinity Church Grant – New York
§ Individuals
