News

From 22-24 March 2009 Study Group 9 met for a consultation on "Mission spirituality and authentic discipleship" in Seoul, South Korea. The papers presented at the consultation are now available for download as PDF files.

The Edinburgh 2010 facebook group is now online. Meet other people interested in mission related topics, discuss ideas and get the latest news on Edinburgh 2010.

The Atlas of Global Christianity (Edinburgh University Press, 380 pages, oversize, full-colour) is now available for pre-order for £60 or $100 (60% off the retail price of £150 or $250). This price is good until the 31st of August 2009. The Atlas should be available by the end of 2009. A flyer with more detailed information and an order form can be downloaded here.

At its meeting in April the Edinburgh 2010 General Council decided to reduce the size of the Edinburgh 2010 event planned for 2-6 June next year from 1,200 to 250.

The Faculty of Theology at Aarhus University (Denmark) hosts an International Conference on "Church and Mission in a Multireligious Third Millenium" in January 2010.

The General Council of Edinburgh 2010 met in Scotland from 15 to 17 April to further develop plans for the celebration of the centenary of the 1910 World Missionary Conference, which is widely recognised as the parent of the contemporary ecumenical and world missionary movement.