Categories Provincial Notices Synod of Bishops to elect Bishop of Natal Post date 18th May 2021 Kindly be informed that the Elective Assembly of the Diocese of Natal has not elected a Bishop at its sitting in Pietermaritzburg. As a result, the election has been delegated to the Synod of Bishops. Sincerely in Christ, THE REVD DR MAKHOSI NZIMANDEProvincial Executive Officer ← College seeks full-time Lecturer → Diocese of Zululand elects new Bishop 19 replies on “Synod of Bishops to elect Bishop of Natal” Prayer : Heavenly Father we thank you for another day. We thank you that you hear our prayers. We know that knowledge, merit, understanding is of utmost importance for leadership but I pray that our spiritual eyes will be open to see. Let Your Holy Spirit be our guide. We wait upon you Almighty God and we wait to listen to your voice. Father God we lift it all to You. I pray for all members as we all seek your counsel and guidance. I pray this in the Mighty Precious name of Jesus. Amen. Thanks for the information. Wow so the synod of bishops will a mouth full of elections to make in August. The Diocese of Eswatini is the next one to elect their bishop in Aug. How sad that we the people of God cannot be responsible and do what we are called to do and elect a servant of God as a Bishop. This was not what we’re called to do Thank you for the quick feedback. It is a clear sign to our church in today’s time; we need to revisit Canon 4 especially section 12 on the ballot procedure. I agree,In God we trust We will keep on praying God is in control He knows what He’s doing His will, will be done.. No matter what we will keep on praying for the God-given Priest. May God give strength to those who will be sitting to choose the Bishop I wish and pray for them to be strong and God help them to choose the right person NB :God is in control God bless Africa guide your people give us wisdom to do what we suppose to do and make us love one another as you love us We appreciate feedback Thank you the feedback Margaret Z May our Lord help us to do his work faithfully Man can plan, but Gods plan prevails!!! All the candidates were deemed suitable for the position by the elective committee. The fact that the house could not agree to elect one of these candidates shows how diverse this diocese is. God bless this Diocese while we wait, and Bless the Bishops while they discern. It is a disgrace and shameful to see our spiritual leaders behave like political parties in Parliament, scratching one anothers’ backs. There was nothing difficult in voting for the suitable candidate – because there was one – but they decided to play politics. What are we, the Christians they lead, learning from them? We have no option but to accept and support whoever the Synod of Bishops will appoint as our new Diocesan Bishop. What a long and unnecessary wait! May the God we serve intervene and change our Fathers’ mindset so that we may benefit from their teachings and a actions. In as much as the candidates are diverse its a cause of concern that a group of people are not able to elect their leader instead they prefer that the synod of bishops elects one for them. Its our plea that we be told why the Dioceses fail to elect their leaders. May God grant the College of Bishops the wisdom to elect the suitable Leader that will lead this diocese in the right direction. Thanks We should nominate and elect a layperson as bishop. It is indeed a sorry state of affairs when the very people we rely on as our leaders fail to discharge the responsibility we have entrusted upon them . How can people fail to elect a Bishop as expected? It augurs unwell for the future when we cannot rely on our leaders to do as expected but instead bashaya into ekhasa phansi! Leave a Reply to Nomusa Cancel replyComments are moderated and may take a few days to appear. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Δ
Prayer : Heavenly Father we thank you for another day. We thank you that you hear our prayers. We know that knowledge, merit, understanding is of utmost importance for leadership but I pray that our spiritual eyes will be open to see. Let Your Holy Spirit be our guide. We wait upon you Almighty God and we wait to listen to your voice. Father God we lift it all to You. I pray for all members as we all seek your counsel and guidance. I pray this in the Mighty Precious name of Jesus. Amen.
Thanks for the information. Wow so the synod of bishops will a mouth full of elections to make in August. The Diocese of Eswatini is the next one to elect their bishop in Aug.
How sad that we the people of God cannot be responsible and do what we are called to do and elect a servant of God as a Bishop. This was not what we’re called to do
It is a clear sign to our church in today’s time; we need to revisit Canon 4 especially section 12 on the ballot procedure.
May God give strength to those who will be sitting to choose the Bishop I wish and pray for them to be strong and God help them to choose the right person NB :God is in control
God bless Africa guide your people give us wisdom to do what we suppose to do and make us love one another as you love us
Man can plan, but Gods plan prevails!!! All the candidates were deemed suitable for the position by the elective committee. The fact that the house could not agree to elect one of these candidates shows how diverse this diocese is. God bless this Diocese while we wait, and Bless the Bishops while they discern.
It is a disgrace and shameful to see our spiritual leaders behave like political parties in Parliament, scratching one anothers’ backs. There was nothing difficult in voting for the suitable candidate – because there was one – but they decided to play politics. What are we, the Christians they lead, learning from them? We have no option but to accept and support whoever the Synod of Bishops will appoint as our new Diocesan Bishop. What a long and unnecessary wait! May the God we serve intervene and change our Fathers’ mindset so that we may benefit from their teachings and a actions.
In as much as the candidates are diverse its a cause of concern that a group of people are not able to elect their leader instead they prefer that the synod of bishops elects one for them. Its our plea that we be told why the Dioceses fail to elect their leaders.
May God grant the College of Bishops the wisdom to elect the suitable Leader that will lead this diocese in the right direction. Thanks
It is indeed a sorry state of affairs when the very people we rely on as our leaders fail to discharge the responsibility we have entrusted upon them . How can people fail to elect a Bishop as expected? It augurs unwell for the future when we cannot rely on our leaders to do as expected but instead bashaya into ekhasa phansi!
