The Archbishops' Council provides within the Church of England a focus for leadership and executive responsibility and a forum for strategic thinking and planning. Within an overall vision for the Church set by the House of Bishops, the Council proposes an ordering of priorities in consultation with the House of Bishops and the General Synod and takes an overview of the Church's financial needs and resources.
The Council was created following a 1994 report entitled Working as One Body. It came into being at the beginning of 1999 under the terms of the National Institutions Measure 1998.The Archbishops' Council provides within the Church of England a focus for leadership and executive responsibility and a forum for strategic thinking and planning. Within an overall vision for the Church set by the House of Bishops, the Council proposes an ordering of priorities in consultation with the House of Bishops and the General Synod and takes an overview of the Church's financial needs and resources.
The Council was created following a 1994 report entitled Working as One Body. It came into being at the beginning of 1999 under the terms of the National Institutions Measure 1998....more