The next Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops, scheduled for 2008, could be held outside England for the first time, according to a report in a London newspaper. The Times said Church of England sources indicated the once-a-decade event, which brings some 800 bishops together for three weeks, is likely to take place in either Africa or Asia.

The idea makes considerable sense. After all, a large portion of the estimated 70 million Anglicans around the world reside in either Africa or Asia, and it is on those two continents where the Anglican Communion is showing its greatest growth. Participants in the Lambeth Conference should reflect the changing demographics and should be able to see for themselves how evangelism has changed the Communion.