Synod delegates from the eight regional conferences of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) are in Nairobi, Kenya for a workshop in preparation for the second session of the 16^th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops scheduled to take place in the Vatican during October 2024.

The workshop under the theme ‘Towards October 2024: How can we be a Synodal Church in mission?’ is meant to allow Synod delegates to share what they have lived, taught, learned, and observed during the almost six months since the conclusion of the first session in October 2023.

To help SECAM delegates deepen their knowledge and understanding of synodality and focus on the question for the next session of the Synod: “How can we become a synodal Church in mission?” participants during the 23-26 workshop will reflect on the guiding questions proposed by the Secretariat for the Synod in light of the 2024 Assembly (“Towards October 2024”) in the process of listening, dialogue, and discernment.

During the preparatory meeting, participants will also share and gather good experiences and practices that are significant for the growth of a missionary synodal dynamism within the church. According to SECAM’s April 23 press release, a report based on the meeting will be sent to the Synod General Secretariat in Rome by May 15, 2024.