General Secretary's Blog
Archbishop Benjamin Argak Kwashi has been General Secretary of Gafcon since the start of 2019. He became the third bishop of the newly created Anglican Diocese of Jos in 1992, and in 2008, he was consecrated Archbishop of Jos Province in the Church of Nigeria. He is the author of several books such as Evangelism and Mission: Biblical and Strategic Insights for the Church Today. He is married to Gloria and they have six children, one of whom is also a priest. They have 50 orphans living with them in Jos, Northern Nigeria and another 470 at their school. You can watch the interview with Ben and Gloria at Jerusalem 2018 here to find out more about their experience of Gafcon since it began:
It’s odd. Sometimes you would think that the church is the business of the clergy only, and the laity count for little or nothing.
In January this year, the Primates of the Anglican Communion were summoned by the Archbishop of Canterbury to a meeting. So serious is the crisis in the Communion about the authority of God’s
GAFCON is a movement within the Anglican Communion to call it back to the Bible and to the great task of making disciples by preaching the gospel in all the world.
GAFCON is a force for unity. But is a unity measured by the truth.
The Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) was held in June 2008. Over eleven hundred Anglican bishops, clergy and laity met for a week in Jerusalem.