Centenary of the 1910 World Missionary Conference
Research Matters, OMF
The quarterly digest of the OMF Mission Research Department features the Edinburgh 2010 website in its Websites that Matter section, and also Dr Dana Robert who gave the keynote address at the Edinburgh 2010 conference. Read it here.
Event and Reflections
by Damon So
A delegate at the Edinburgh 2010 conference reflects for News and Views published by the Hong Kong Christian Council. Read article here.
Church growth, Korean style
by Philip Jenkins
When the World Missionary Conference gathered in Edinburgh in 1910, it would have taken real optimism to identify Korea as a prospect for major Christian growth. At that point, Christians made up perhaps 1 percent of the Korean people, and the nation was under the heavy-handed occupation of Japanese authorities, who looked dimly on Western cultural intrusions. [For more information click here]
Adventist outreach earns church role in world mission conference
by Elizabeth Lechleitner
Seventh-day Adventists were among representatives from more than 100 Christian denominations who met in Edinburgh, Scotland last month to envision the future of world mission. The event marks 100 years since the first Edinburgh World Missionary Conference, considered a watershed in the collaborative shaping of mission. While several Adentists attended the 1910 conference as delegates, church leaders participated for the first time this year, a testament to the denomination's reputation for outreach, says Ganoune Diop, director of the Adventist Church's Global Mission Study Centres. [Read full story]
Mission future, mission past: Edinburgh Conference at 100
“Good evangelism” and “bad evangelism” came under discussion when a diverse group of Christians gathered to discuss the 1910 Edinburgh Missionary Conference 100 years later in the capital of Scotland. The Edinburgh conference June 4-6 commemorated the centenary of the 1910 World Missionary Conference, which is seen as marking the beginning of the modern ecumenical movement for church unity. [Read the full story]
How Missionaries lost their Chariots of Fire
by Brad Greenberg
The 1910 World Missionary Conference was a watershed moment for Protestantism. Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, the assembled 1,200 Protestants believed that Christianity was on the cusp of spreading to every corner of the world, and that Christ would come again once every ear had heard the good news of salvation. Their master plan for missions would hasten his return. [Read the full story]
Zum Jubiläum der Weltmissionskonferenz in Edinburgh 1910–2010. Mission in Hoffnung und mutiger Demut
by Christine Keim and Ulrike Schmidt-Hesse
Am 6. Juni 2010 fand in Edinburgh die Hundertjahrfeier der Weltmissionskonferenz von 1910 mit Delegierten und Gästen aus aller Welt statt. Christine Keim und Ulrike Schmidt-Hesse berichten von den Feierlichkeiten und nutzen die Gelegenheit, über Mission im aktuellen internationalen Kontext nachzudenken.
Auf den Fotos von der Weltmissionskonferenz in Edinburgh von 1910 ist eine Halle mit mehr als 1.200 Menschen zu sehen, hauptsächlich Weiße und Männer, unter ihnen 200 Frauen und nur etwa 20 Personen, die aus der südlichen oder der östlichen Hemisphäre kamen. Die meisten Teilnehmenden vertraten protestantische Missionsgesellschaften aus Nordamerika und Europa.
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Mission from everywhere to everywhere
by Carmen Aguinaco
In 1910 the First World Missionary Conference was held in Edinburgh and heralded the beginning of the ecumenical movement worldwide. This year, the World Missionary Conference Edinburgh 2010, marking the Centennial, closed in the same hallowed hall of the University of Edinburgh. Participants might have expected to be greeted by bagpipes and traditional Protestant songs. [Read the full story here]
A Missionary Church in a Divided World
by Fr. Vineeth Koshy
Legionary Bishop Brian Farrell presents the Catholic view of the mission at an ecumenical World Missionary Conference in Scotland. In 1910, more than 1200 Protestant missionaries gathered in Edinburgh to discuss the state of Christian missionary work, and in so doing came to a greater awareness that the divisions among the Christian faithful are an obstacle to evangelization. [Click here for the full story]
Edinburgh 2010: Witnessing to Christ Today
by Fr. Vineeth Koshy
In our lives there are some defining moments in which we realize in a very unique way that we are uniting in Christ’s dream of uniting with one another. To be part of the Edinburgh 2010 Centenary Celebrations of World Missionary Conference was such a unique occasion. It was unfortunate that there were no Orthodox participants at Edinburgh 1910; the conference received only a letter from Archbishop (now Saint) Nicolai Katsatkin of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Tokyo. Therefore it’s a great privilege to be the only delegate to represent from Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church and present two papers on Study Theme Eight Parallel Sessions Mission and Unity: Ecclesiology and Mission of Transversals (1) Reconciliation & Healing (2) Youth & Mission. [Click here for the full story]
Edinburgh 2010: The Church from 30,000 feet
by Jim Coggins
CENTENARY celebrations of a historic 1910 conference have offered an opportunity to reflect on the state of the worldwide church. Edinburgh 2010, a conference held June 2-6 in Scotland, brought the global church together on an unprecedented scale. The World Council of Churches, the World Evangelical Alliance, the Roman Catholic Church and various Orthodox churches worked together to organize the event. [To read the full article, click here]
Interview: 'Indian Church called to be agent of hope post-Edinburgh 2010'
by Dibin Samuel
Rev. Vineeth Koshy of the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) had attended the centenary celebration of the landmark World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, earlier this month. In an interview with Christian Today, the Youth Secretary shares his reflection on the symbolic 2-6 June mission conference that brought close to 300 delegates from some 60 nations, and ended with a “Common Call” urging Christians on becoming a strong witness to Jesus Christ in the 21st century. [Read the full interview]
Missionaires from Global South to North face hurdles, speaker says
by Bob Allen
While Christianity's center of gravity has shifted southward in the past century from Europe and North America, missionaries from the global South are still not welcome as full partners in global evangelism, an African missionary to Europe told a recent international gathering of Christians. Fidon Mwombeki, general secretary of United Evangelical Mission, talked about challenges faced by South-to-North missionaries at Edinburgh 2010, the centenary celebration of a historic World Missionary Conference held in the city in 1910. [Read the full story]
WEA International Director issues fresh call for authentic Christian mission at Edinburgh 2010
The International Director of the World Evangelical Alliance has told Christians at the Edinburgh 2010 conference in Edinburgh that an authentic Christian mission in the world today must go hand in hand with witness to Jesus Christ.
Dr Geoff Tunnicliffe issued his call in a seven-minute address delivered during the opening celebration of Edinburgh 2010 on June 3, 2010. The conference has brought together more than 300 Christian leaders from across the traditions and denominations to mark the 100th anniversary of the historic World Missionary Conference held in the Scottish capital in 1910. [Click here for the full article]
'Witnessing to Christ Today': Presiding Bishop, Southern Africa Primate address USPG Conference
by Matthew Davies
"Show up, pay attention, tell the truth and leave the results to God." This was the charge that Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori delivered June 9 to some 200 participants attending the USPG-Anglicans in World Mission conference, noting that the Franciscan summary is an "excellent model" for the mission work to which the church is called.
"We have to show up everywhere with an attitude of radical openness," Jefferts Schori said. "Mission means healing and restoring all creation toward the common weal of God … living in justice with dignity, and all people and creation living together in peace." [Read the full story here]
1989 marked turning point for Christianity, global meeting told
by Ecumenical News International
The events of 1989, when people in Eastern Europe took their faith on to the streets and challenged the oppressive regimes, marked a turning point in seeing the Church as a global community of believers, a world mission conference in Edinburgh heard this past weekend. Trevor Grundy reports. "People took their faith into the public square in Eastern Europe and Russia, and the Berlin Wall came down," Dana L. Robert of Boston University in the United States told the 2010 World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh, which commemorates a similar event in the capital of Scotland 100 years ago. Robert referred to a comment ascribed to an East German leader after the 1989 peaceful demonstrations that led to the collapse of communism: "We were prepared for everything but not for candles and prayers." [For the full story, click here]
Christian church workes from global South find 'closed societies' in the North
by Ecumenical News International
Christian mission workers from the global South find it hard to break into the "closed societies" of the North, Tanzanian church leader the Rev Fidon R. Mwombeki told delegates attending the 2010 World Missionary Conference last week - writes Trevor Grundy. When he delivered a paper entitled, "Mission to the North: Opportunities and Challenges", Mwombeki, who is General Secretary of the Wuppertal, Germany-based United Evangelical Mission, spoke about the experience of missionaries from countries such as his own. [Click here for the full article]
World Mission Conference Ends with Call to All Christians to Unite in Mission
by Elliot Wright
Edinburgh, Scotland, June 6, 2010--A broadly ecumenical world mission conference ended with a call to Christians to work together, not against one another, as they engage in God's mission of "love to the whole creation." A nine-point "Common Call" was read aloud during a celebration concluding a June 2-6 event which marked the centennial of a landmark 1910 missionary conference, also held in Edinburgh. But in contrast to 1910, which was entirely Protestant, Edinburgh 2010 included Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Pentecostal and Independent churches. Many of the latter two groups did not exist a hundred years ago. [Read the full article here]
Edinburgh 2010 ends with call to 'do mission'
by Maria Mackay
Around 1,000 Christians from across the denominations and traditions heard the call from the Archbishop of York to “be, see, think and do mission” last night as they came together to for the close of Edinburgh 2010. Christians were gathered for the conference in the Scottish capital for most of last week. The occasion celebrated the 100th anniversary of the historic World Missionary Conference held in Edinburgh in 1910 and the subsequent birth of the world church. [Read the full story here]
When did we lose our missionary zeal?
by Ron Ferguson
An Eskimo hunter asked the local missionary priest, “If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?” “No,” said the priest, “not if you didn’t know.” “Then why,” asked the Eskimo, “did you tell me?” The missionary dilemma. Your very zeal can lead to someone else’s damnation. The missionary conference in Edinburgh which ended yesterday has been wrestling with questions about Christian missionary activity around the world. [Click here for the full article]
Witness against injustice, says Sentamu at Edinburgh closer
by George H. Mikler
Already being hailed as a historic missionary gathering of its time, the Edinburgh 2010 conference concluded on Sunday with a call to witness against injustice, as delivered by the Archbishop of York John Sentamu. “As leaders in mission, we must help our churches by acting prophetically, speaking out for freedom against injustice,” Sentamu said, speaking to some 1,000 people in the Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland. “Our forebears have done so in the past against slavery and more recently against apartheid, world debt and poverty. We must continue to speak out against injustice shown to asylum seekers and all in need.” [Click here to read the full story]
World Mission Conference Ends with Call to All Christians to Unite in Mission
by Elliot Wright
A broadly ecumenical world mission conference ended with a call to Christians to work together, not against one another, as they engage in God's mission of "love to the whole creation." A nine-point "Common Call" was read aloud during a celebration concluding a June 2-6 event which marked the centennial of a landmark 1910 missionary conference, also held in Edinburgh. But in contrast to 1910, which was entirely Protestant, Edinburgh 2010 included Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Pentecostal and Independent churches. Many of the latter two groups did not exist a hundred years ago. [Click here for the full article]
Anglican Communion delegates believe Edinburgh 2010 will 'carry the worldwide church to a new level'
Anglicans attending the World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh say it is set to be a crucial moment for global Christianity. The Rt Revd Mark McDonald, Canada’s first National Indigenous Bishop, said the conference was giving people a real sense of the trajectory of God’s future for the church. “I expect a Christian identity to emerge out of this conference that will transcend what we’ve been before. This is really about building the relationships that will carry the worldwide church to a new level.” [For the full article, click here]
Edinburgh 2010:il documento conclusivo
Dal 2 al 6 giugno si tiene a Edimburgo in Scozia la Conferenza internazionale «Testimoniare Cristo oggi», che celebra il centenario del primo grande convegno ecumenico sulla missione, tenutosi proprio nella capitale scozzese nel 1910. Circa 300 delegati di tutte le confessioni cristiane, provenienti da ogni parte del mondo, provano insieme a mettere a fuoco le sfide per la missione nel XXI secolo. [Read more]
Christliche Mission ist keine Einbahnstraße
Fidon Mwombeki, Mitglied im Rat der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (EKD), hat auf der Weltmissionskonferenz im schottischen Edinburgh zu mehr Austausch zwischen Christen aus Ländern des Nordens und Südens aufgerufen. Viele Menschen im Norden glaubten, ihr Land sei schon lange kein Missionsfeld mehr, sagte der Generalsekretär der Vereinten Evangelischen Mission am Freitag laut Redetext. Missionare aus dem Süden würden in Europa oder Amerika meist als Bittsteller oder Wirtschaftsflüchtlinge betrachtet. Dabei hätten diese viel Kompetenz, die im Norden dringend gebraucht werde. [Read the full story]
HIV-AIDS is a challenge to the church's witness
by Jane Stranz
“Almost every family in Zambia is affected by HIV,” says Sarah Kaulule. She is a lay preacher in the United Church of Zambia, and I interviewed her at the Edinburgh 2010 conference on world Christianity (2-6 June), where she had come as a delegate. “We say, you are either affected or infected. There is a lot of work to do for the mission of the church,” says Kaulule, who serves as one of the five vice-moderators of the World Council of Churches’ Faith and Order Commission - the body that looks at how the teachings and traditions of the different communions and denominations might talk to one another on the path to unity. [Click here for the full article]
Christliche Mission will sich interreligiösem Dialog stellen
Die christliche Missionsarbeit will sich stärker dem Dialog mit anderen Religionen wie dem Islam widmen. Christliche Mission müsse sich in pluralistischen Gesellschaften zudem auch mit Menschen ohne Religion achtungsvoll auseinandersetzen, sagte die stellvertretende Generalsekretärin des Evangelischen Missionswerks in Südwestdeutschland (EMS), Ulrike Schmidt-Hesse aus Stuttgart, am Samstag dem epd am Rande der internationalen Missionskonferenz im schottischen Edinburgh. Ein klares christliches Zeugnis und das Engagement für ein friedliches Zusammenleben seien keine Gegensätze. In Deutschland gelte es dabei, "die Sprachfähigkeit des Glaubens zu stärken". [Read the full story]
Indian bishop urges church not to dilute the quest for global justice
The need to keep together the announcing of the Christian message and the struggle for social justice was highlighted by a representative from India speaking at an international church conference in Edinburgh on 3 June. Bishop Geevarghese Mor Coorilos, from India, voiced a “growing concern that the prophetic voice [of the church] has been gradually diminishing in ecumenical circles including the World Council of Churches (WCC)”. Coorilos is the moderator of the WCC's Commission on World Mission and Evangelism. [Read the full article here]
Archbishop to close church leader meeting
A service led by Archbishop of York the Most Rev Dr John Sentamu will tomorrow close the Edinburgh 2010 conference, which has brought together more than 300 church leaders from around the world. The five-day event was organised to mark the centenary of the 1910 World Missionary Conference held in the Capital and seen as one of the most important modern Christian gatherings. [Read the full story here]
South Africa, Christianity and the World Cup
by Tinyiko Sam Maluleke
During Edinburgh 2010, you’ve sometimes been wearing a South African football shirt and carrying around a vuvuzela (a traditional South African stadium horn). Can you tell us your motivation behind that?
"I think the awarding of the FIFA World Cup to an African country for the first time is quite historic, because [it] is easily the biggest sporting event in the world. So I wanted to acknowledge and celebrate that, to start with.
Secondly, I wanted to emphasise the affirmation for, and of, Africa in the process. It’s a massive affirmation in a world where Africa has often been suspect and thought of negatively. This is one major morale boost for Africa." [To read the full interview, click here]
Pope Benedict sends greetings to Edinburgh 2010
Pope Benedict XVI has sent a formal greeting to delegates, visitors and staff attending the Edinburgh 2010 anniversary event commemorating the World Missionary Conference held at Edinburgh in June 1910.Pope Benedict XVI has sent a formal greeting to delegates, visitors and staff attending the Edinburgh 2010 anniversary event commemorating the World Missionary Conference held at Edinburgh in June 1910. [Read the full message]
Christian mission should reflect 'hope and humility', conference hears
The shape and priority of Christian mission in the 21st century should Show "the love of Jesus Christ for all the world,” Professor Dana L. Robert of Boston University told a Friday press briefing at the Edinburgh 2010 conference on world Christianity. “The mystery of salvation is not ours to know,” she added, yet Christians feel compelled to bear witness to the gospel with an urgency “as inevitable as breathing”. [To read the full story, click here]
Mission can succeed in spite of divisions, says theologian
by Maria Mackay
The church and the world may be more plural than ever before, but that should not hold Christians back from proclaiming the love of God revealed through Jesus Christ, says one university professor. Professor Dana Robert, of Boston University School of Theology, told some 300 Christian leaders at the Edinburgh 2010 conference that the greater plurality of the world church today made united witness “urgent for the integrity of the gospel message”. [Click here for the full story]
Evangelicals, Ecumenicals Mark 'New Beginning for Common Mission'
by Maria Mackay
Leaders of the ecumenical and evangelical movements stood side by side at the opening of the historic Edinburgh 2010 conference Thursday and reaffirmed their commitment to witnessing to Christ as one. Addressing some 300 leaders from across the Christian denominations and traditions, the international director of the World Evangelical Alliance, Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe, said it would be “foolish” to think that all the issues that have traditionally divided the different streams of the church would be resolved during the four-day conference. [Read the full article here]
Asia looms large at UK missionary meeting
Delegates from Asia are prominent at a major missionary conference that got down to work June 2 in the Scottish city of Edinburgh. There are 29 delegates from the continent among about 300 from more than 60 countries and 50 Christian denominations. Ten are from Korea and others from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. [Click here to read more]
Anglicans express hopes for Global Christianity as missionary conference opens in Edinburgh
Anglicans attending the World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh say that the June 2-6 gathering promises to be a pivotal moment for the global Christian community in discerning its future and exploring how different denominations can work together in partnership."I expect we will begin to see a Christian identity emerge out of this conference that will transcend what we've been before ... This is really building the relationships that will carry the worldwide church to a new level," said the Rt. Rev. Mark MacDonald, national indigenous bishop for the Anglican Church of Canada and one of nine official Anglican delegates attending the gathering. [To read the full story, click here]
Churches urged not to allow divisions to weaken global vision
Christians "must not allow difficult theological, socio-cultural and political issues, or disagreements over theologies of religion, to discourage us from sharing God’s love" keynote speaker Professor Dana L. Robert told delegates at the Edinburgh 2010 conference on 3 June 2010. Professor Robert is co-director of the centre for global Christianity and mission at Boston University School of Theology in the USA. She addressed nearly 300 delegates and 100 other participants on the topic “Mission and Unity in the ‘Long View’ from 1910 to the 21st Century”. [Click here to read the full story]
Edinburgh 2010 gathering opens with hope and reflection
Christian songs and hymns from around the globe mingled with the native skirl of bagpipes at welcoming ceremonies for Edinburgh 2010, a five-day conference marking the 100th anniversary of the World Missionary Conference of 1910. By the start of the conference on 2 June 2010, 297 registered delegates from 60 nations were joined by more than 100 additional visitors and staff on the Pollock Halls campus of Edinburgh University. John Bell, a leading musician from the Iona Community and editor of the Church of Scotland’s hymnal, provided continuity to sequences of greeting, reflection, Bible readings and prayer. He also introduced a diversity of musical styles from church communities in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. [Click here to read the full story]
Edinburgh 2010 marks 'new beginning for common mission'
by Maria Mackay
Leaders of the ecumenical and evangelical movements have reaffirmed their commitment to witnessing to Christ at the start of Edinburgh 2010. Edinburgh 2010 is taking place this week to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the World Missionary Conference held in the Scottish capital in 1910. Addressing some 300 leaders from across the Christian denominations and traditions, the international director of the World Evangelical Alliance, Dr Geoff Tunnicliffe, said it would be “foolish” to think that all the issues that have traditionally divided the different streams of the church would be resolved during the four-day conference. [Click here for the full story]
Ecumenism and Mission Conference Opens in Scotland
by Philippa Hitchen
Scottish cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brian welcomed hundreds of church leaders, religious and lay missionaries from all five continents in Edinburgh yesterday at the opening of a five day conference focused on the thmes of ecumenism and mission. The meeting entitled 'Witnessing to Christ Today' will wind up on Sunday with prayer and dedication service in the very same venue where a similar gathering was held exactly a century ago. [To listen to the report click here]
Bishop VS Azariah's appeal for 'friends' still relevant
by John Malhotra
The landmark 1910 World Missionary Conference caught the imagination of the churches in both West and East.
Most of the 1,200 Protestant representatives were from North America and Northern Europe. However, 17 of them were from 'Global South' and that included Bishop VS Azariah from India.
Notably, one of the best-remembered speeches of the entire 1910 Conference at Edinburgh was that of Bishop Azariah who appealed for “friends”. As a delegate of that historic Conference, Bishop Azariah spoke on the theme 'Native Church and Foreign Mission'. [To read the full article, click here]
'Edinburgh 1910 Conference kicked off modern ecumenical movement'
by Dibin Samuel
The 1910 World Missionary Conference was a starting point of the modern ecumenical movement, says an Indian leader who will be part of the centenary celebrations at Edinburgh, UK.
"Today many ‘movements’ have become ‘monuments’, however the 1910 Conference made remarkable progress quantitatively and qualitatively, extensively and intensively," said Rev. Vineeth Koshy, Secretary of Commission on Youth of the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI). [To read the full article, click here]
Edinburgh 2010 - 'A sign of unity we want'
Christians may not have achieved full unity yet, nor their goal of taking the Gospel to the ends of the earth, but they are heading in the right direction, believes the Rev Andrew Anderson. The Rev Andrew Anderson is the minister of a Church of Scotland church in Edinburgh and a member of the Executive Committee of Edinburgh 2010, the four-day gathering of 300 Christians taking place in the Scottish capital this week to mark 100 years since the historic World Missionary Conference. [To read the full article, click here]
Edinburgh 2010 seeks to guide 21st century Christian mission
by Michelle A. Vu
The Edinburgh 2010 conference will open on Wednesday with the aim of providing direction for Christian mission in the 21st century. Hundreds of leaders from around the world will gather in Edinburgh, Scotland, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first-ever global mission conference, Edinburgh 1910. From June 2 to 6, mission experts will convene to discuss nine major themes, including Christian mission among other faiths, mission and post-modernities, and Christian communities in contemporary contexts. [To read the full article click here]
Christianity very much alive and kicking
by Donald Smith
Michael Fry’s column (Opinion, 29 May) shows historical breadth in picking up on the centenary of the 1910 World Missionary Conference. However, his analysis of its significance is woolly. The key fact is that, since 1910, Christianity has become a worldwide religion. Secondly, the dynamic centers of that religion have moved from Europe to Asia, Africa and South America. [To read the full article, click here]
Missionary Conference to Open in Edinburgh
“Witnessing to Christ today” is the theme of a major missionary conference taking place from June 2nd to 6th in Edinburgh, Scotland. Hundreds of delegates from all the main Christian denominations will discuss ways of working more effectively together in spreading the Gospel message “to the ends of the earth” as the first disciples were instructed to do by Jesus himself. The conference will conclude with a celebration in the same venue where the first World Missionary conference took place exactly a hundred years ago – a founding moment for the modern ecumenical movement. Bishop Brian Farrell, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, is heading the Catholic delegation to the conference.
To hear an interview with Bishop Brian Farrell, click here.
Mission leaders to mark historic World Missionary Conference
History will repeat itself this week as mission leaders from across the globe including India will convene at Edinburgh, UK to celebrate the centenary of the World Missionary Conference and cogitate on reinforcing Christian mission in the 21st century.
To read the full article, please click here.
Sally on Sunday
Dana Robert, keynote speaker at the E2010 Conference and Professor for World Christianity and History of Mission at Boston University, and Ken Ross, delegate of the E2010 Conference and Scottish parish minister, are speaking about the significance of the 1910 World Missionary Conference, and the upcoming Centenary.
To hear the show, click here.
Adventists to participate in Edinburgh World Missionary Conference
Seventh-day Adventists will contribute to an historic mission conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, June 2 to 6. The Edinburgh event marks 100 years since the last Edinburgh World Missionary Conference when 1,355 Christian delegates, including 208 women, representing western Mission societies of numerous faiths and countries gathered to discuss the future of mission. One hundred years later, the 1910 conference is recognized as a significant event in modern mission.
To read the full article go to APD.
Edinburgh conference will highlight huge turnaround in mission
There was only one black African and 19 Asians among more than 1000 delegates present 100 years ago at the historic World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh - writes Trevor Grundy. The demographics of those present in early June for an event to mark the centenary of that conference, will, however, reflect more of where the centre of Christian gravity is heading in the 21st century.
To read the full article go to Ekklesia.
Connecting Local and Global Church: A Preview to Edinburgh 2010
by Kirsteen Kim
On 6 June 2010, there will be a gathering in the Assembly Hall in Edinburgh to remember the famous World Missionary Conference which took place one hundred years ago. It will also be a celebration of the fact that, partly as a result of the efforts of the missionaries of 1910, we recognize today that the Church is global.
To read the full article, go to Lausanne World Pulse.
Church mission to be viewed through different prism 100 years on
by Trevor Grundy
There was only one black African and 19 Asians among more than 1000 delegates present 100 years ago at the historic World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh.
The demographics of those present in early June for an event to mark the centenary of that conference, will, however, reflect more of where the centre of Christian gravity is heading in the 21st century.
There will be fewer delegates, however, when more than 300 people representing 30 traditions from 60 countries gather in the Scottish capital on 2 June at the start of the five-day 2010 World Missionary Conference.
To read the full article, please visit the ENI website.
Edinburgh 2010 and its Influence on Latin America
A realidade latino-americana apresenta múltiplos desafios e oportunidades para as igrejas protestantes, que tentam fielmente desempenhar a sua missão transformadora e a tarefa de evangelização no meio do povo.
Têm crescido cada vez mais os problemas sociais, políticos e econômicos decorrentes da globalização neoliberal, entre outros fatores. Só para citar alguns: migrações (tanto internamente como para o exterior), a pobreza, que tem aumentado nos últimos dois anos (36,5% da população); a injusta distribuição da riqueza; o tráfico de drogas, o tráfico de seres humanos; a insegurança na região e o aumento das bases militares dos Estados Unidos, a exploração dos recursos naturais por empresas estrangeiras, com alto custo humano e ecológico; a mudança climática e os desastres naturais, a violência doméstica, entre outros.
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Japan Times marks E2010 and Tokyo2010
From June 14 to 23, 1910, some 1,200 representatives of 176 Christian missionary societies and church mission boards gathered in Edinburgh, Scotland, to attend the World Missionary Conference. This conference spearheaded the modern ecumenical movement to promote cooperation and unity among different Christian groups — Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox churches.
To read the full article please visit the Japan Times Website.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Można mówić o istniejącej niegdyś rywalizacji między misjonarzami, wysyłanymi z różnych Kościołów, ale to właśnie oni byli pierwszymi, którzy zrozumieli, jaką tragedią jest podział w chrześcijaństwie.
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Young Episcopalian chosen as winner of Edinburgh 2010 youth writing contest
Andy Thompson, an Episcopalian from New Haven, Connecticut, and former Young Adult Service Corps volunteer, has been selected as the winner of the youth writing contest for Edinburgh 2010, a major ecumenical mission conference set for June 2-6 in the Scottish capital. His prize -- a sponsored trip to the conference.
To read the full article please visit episcopal life online.
World Churches to mark Century of Ecumenism
Churches around the world are gearing up to mark the centennial of a landmark mission event considered to be the birth of ecumenism.
The World Mission Conference that took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1910 brought together some 1,200 representatives mainly linked to the Western mi