Homily for the Induction of the Revd Roger Cameron as CEO of ABESA

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba

Induction of the Revd Roger Cameron as CEO of ABESA

St Mary’s School – Waverley, 17h00

24 March 2015

1 Timothy 1:15-17, Luke 6:43-49

May I speak in the name of God who knows each tree by its fruits and who separates the bad tree from the good one. Amen.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, let me repeat what a great delight it is to be with you and to be licensing and inducting Roger as CEO of ABESA tonight.

Roger, we offer you hearty congratulations on this appointment and we warmly welcome you and Ann to this key ministry of our Church.

Let me also congratulate the Board on this appointment, an excellent choice. We know that Roger comes with extensive experience in educational excellence and a deep mature, Christian faith. We look forward to harnessing these good fruits for both the Church and the nations of ACSA.

CEO of Anglican Board of Education to be Licensed

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town will today license the Revd Roger Cameron, recently-retired head of St. John's College, Johannesburg, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Anglican Board of Education in Southern Africa (ABESA).

"This is a significant event in the life of the Church," said Archbishop Makgoba. "I am exhilarated by the potential of ABESA to reclaim the Church's role in education and thus promote what I call 'the new struggle' to create opportunities for young people in practical ways.

"It is one of my key ambitions to build new, quality Christian schools, easily accessible to all. We also want to galvanise parishioners to be involved and to work with existing independent schools in creating new opportunities for young people."

The licensing will be attended by Bishop Peter Lee, who chairs ABESA, and Bishop Steve Moreo of Johannesburg.