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Indaba is a Zulu word meaning “one agenda meeting” or gathering for purposeful discussion.
Doing the Indaba in the Diocese of Toronto « Anglican Samizdat 2009
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Indaba is a Zulu word meaning “one agenda meeting” or gathering for purposeful discussion.
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Rowan would undoubtedly be much happier if Israel would engage Hamas – who don’t seem to make Rowan angry at all – in Indaba sessions, holy listening and telling stories; then, at least everyone would be baffled.
Rowan Williams is baffled and angry at Israel « Anglican Samizdat 2010
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There's a comparable conference which occurs in South Africa every year called Indaba, but this one, there's 900 to 1000 people here.
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(Indaba, which is Zulu for "a gathering for purposeful discussion," was a process used at the recent Lambeth Conference of bishops.)
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This probably means that Hiltz will use some kind of Indaba-style diversionary tactic to prevent attendees addressing the same-sex blessing problem directly: more conversation, more discernment, more listening, more slipperiness.
Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod 2010: doing the Indaba? « Anglican Samizdat 2010
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Opening the SA Tourism Board's marketing exhibition "Indaba" in Durban on Tuesday, Mr de Klerk reiterated his confidence that a political settlement was imminent.
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"Indaba" is a Zulu word for the process of decision making by consensus common in many African cultures.
Anglican Mainstream 2009
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"Indaba" is a Zulu word for the process of decision making by consensus common in many African cultures.
Anglican Mainstream 2009
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When you gather people together, the danger is that they might talk about the 'wrong' things and come to an agreement on what is 'wrong,' so the Western powers (read Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of TEC) have embraced their own version of "Indaba," where people share their thoughts but no conclusions are allowed.
Anglican Mainstream 2009
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