According to Association for Church Renewal President, David Runnion-Bareford, "THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE," published by the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) of over 300 bishops from around the world, is an historic call to revival, renewal and reformation for the whole church. "God has surely raised up this leadership from Africa, Asia and South America to confront the dereliction of the western church in our time," says Rev. Runnion-Bareford.

This is an important subject to discuss because, for at least 200 years, there has been a mild division between Anglo-Catholic, Broad and Low Churchmen, and Evangelicals; each side believes that their approach to the Faith is superior to the others.

Edited by Dr Steven Croft, the Archbishops' Missioner and Team Leader of Fresh Expressions, Mission-shaped Questions explores some of the key issues facing churches as they seek to develop new ways of 'being and doing church' for the twenty-first century, in a society that is becoming increasingly mobile, less socially cohesive, and has a weaker understanding of the Christian faith than older generations.

After nearly a decade of trying to find common ground with TEC, the Global South archbishops and some others had given up hope of achieving anything by that route, and had determined to set up a Conference which would be positive, visionary and encouraging, going back to the earliest roots of Christianity, not shackled by half belief, playing at church and skepticism.