Anglican Communion Office - Mission News

New priorities for the Anglican Witness core group

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:09:00 -0100

The Core of Group of Anglican Witness: evangelism and church growth initiative in the Anglican Communion, representing nine regions of the Anglican Communion and five specialised ministries, met recently in London to receive and consider the implementation strategy of the ACC-15 evangelism mandate.

Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative Core Group (ECGI) meeting in Kenya 6 - 10 March 2012

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:30:00 -0100

The Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative Core Group was invited and welcomed to St Julian’s retreat centre, Limuru, by the Most Rev Dr Eliud Wabukala, Primate of the Anglican Church of Kenya. He presided at the first Eucharist and issued a challenge that in mission Jesus should be at the centre. Each morning’s session began with a biblical reflection and discussion on how Jesus went about his evangelism, and what should be learnt from his approach.

Church growth and evangelism challenge: Does your church initiative pass the Ten Tests?

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:35:00 -0100

The latest newsletter from the Anglican Communion's Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative has revealed that he English Diocese of Liverpool has set ten 'tests' for any proposed initiatives to help churches avoid doing anything that might hinder the work of God's mission.

90 evangelism resources now available to Anglicans online

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:12:00 -0100

Anglican Communion members worldwide with access to the Internet can now take advantage of 90 evangelism resources on the Communion’s website

More than 60 evangelism resources soon available for the Anglican Communion

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:49:00 -0100

People involved with evangelism and church growth can soon expect more than 60 different resources to support their work thanks to the Anglican Communion's Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative. A recent meeting of the initaitive's core group also announced an update to its newsletter and the establishment of a Facebook page for practitioners involved with evangelism and church growth.

New Director announced for The Anglican Alliance: Development, Relief and Advocacy

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:41:00 -0100

The former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the UK’s Department of International Development, Sally Keeble has been appointed as the Director of a new cross-Communion Alliance set up to connect and strengthen the development, relief and advocacy activities of the Anglican Communion.

Anglicans in Cape Town delight in Mission, Evangelism and Church Growth

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:11:00 -0100

Issued by the Office of the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town. ‘It wasn’t just another conference, it felt as if the Lord was speaking to his beloved church’ said one participant at the Anglican conference on Mission, Evangelism and Church Growth, held in Cape Town on the eve of the Third Lausanne Congress. ‘He was instructing us, encouraging us, empowering us to action. It was all so joyful – he really does love the Anglican Church!’

Communion seeks Director to oversee its new Anglican Alliance

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:53:00 -0100

The new cross-Communion alliance set up to connect and strengthen the development, relief and advocacy activities of the Anglican Communion is seeking a Director.

Anglican relief, development and advocacy alliance a step closer to becoming reality

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:09:00 -0100

A working group from across the worldwide Anglican Communion met at Lambeth Palace between 12 and 14 July to plan how to turn the proposed Anglican Alliance on relief, development and advocacy into a reality.

World Mission Conference a joy, but colonial mindset still lingers

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:05:00 -0100

The head of the Anglican Communion delegation at the Edinburgh 2010 World Mission Conference said today that a “wonderful” conference had been let down by an inability to completely let go of the north-south paradigm.

Anglican Communion delegates believe Edinburgh 2010 will 'carry the worldwide church to a new level'

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:26:00 -0100

Three new videos from the Edinburgh 2010 world missionary conference are available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81231_ENG_HTM.htm. Anglicans attending the World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh say it is set to be a crucial moment for global Christianity.

Anglicans express hopes for global Christianity as missionary conference opens in Edinburgh

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:29:00 -0100

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.

Scottish Churches prepare for World Mission Conference

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:02:00 -0100

From 2-6 June, a broad partnership of Scottish churches is welcoming 300 delegates from over 60 countries for the Edinburgh 2010 conference.

First Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative Newsletter

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:12:00 -0100

Following the first meeting of the 'Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative' Core Group, from 11 to 15 January 2010, the first edition of the Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative Newsletter has been produced. To receive this quarterly publication in future, please complete the registration form or email stuart.buchanan@anglicancommunion.org The Newsletter can be found here: http://www.aco.org/ministry/mission/ecgi/newsletters/index.cfm

Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:25:00 -0100

Following the resolution passed at ACC-14 to promote 'Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative' a Core Group of Animators has been appointed to take the work forward under the auspices of the Mission Department of the Anglican Communion. Its first meeting took place at St Columba’s, Woking, UK, from 11 to 15 January 2010.

Statement on Edinburgh 2010 Centenary Celebrations

Tue, 26 May 2009 13:11:00 -0100

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…More

Anglican Communion Consultation on Evangelism and Church Growth

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:23:00 -0100

As a follow up on the aspirations and desire of the Bishops at the 2008 Lambeth Conference "to develop a worldwide vision and strategy of church planting, growth and mission", taken forward by the Joint Standing Committee of the ACC and the Primates, the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, The Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon, invited a diverse group of people from around the Communion...

Edinburgh 2010 Conference

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:52:00 -0100

In 2000, an idea was born to commemorate the 1910 conference. Since 2002, several preparatory meetings were held, and a series of conferences based around the 1910 eight (8) commissions have been organised in Edinburgh as a way of celebrating and preparing for the Edinburgh 2010 celebration…More

TEAM Conference: The Millennium Development Goals and our Anglican Mission

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:45:00 -0100

The recent international Mission Conference in South Africa (7-14 March 2007), under the broad theme ‘Towards Effective Anglican Mission (TEAM), attracted over 350 participants from around 56 countries, and representing more than 30 Provinces of the Anglican Communion. There was also a parallel-link programme of 43 young people from around the Communion meeting in the same venue…More

Hospitable Listening - PWM Conference

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:41:00 -0100

The recent Partnership for World Mission (PWM) Conference under the theme: “Hospitality – a way into understanding Mission”, attracted a wide range of church workers within the Anglican Communion. Although the Conference “traditionally” hosts mission and development officers from the dioceses in the Church of England, this year’s conference also had many link partners, who were invited to come and share and inform the practices and understanding of hospitality in their particular and various contexts …More

World Mission Conference Oct. 30th - Nov. 2nd 2006

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:56:00 -0100

Nearly 200 members from the global Anglican community attended the opening session of the annual event on Monday 30th October, which has been expanded since 2004 to incorporate World Mission issues as well as companion relationships between dioceses. As well as guests from UK, Partnership for World Mission (PWM) was delighted to welcome delegates from and representing Botswana, Canada, Estonia, Kenya, India, Ireland, Malawi, Malaysia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Uganda, US, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia

Zambian priest is appointed Anglican Communion Mission and Evangelism Officer

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:31:00 -0100

In a new co-operative venture with the Church Mission Society (CMS), the Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion Office (ACO) is delighted to announce the appointment of the Revd John Kaoma Kafwanka as Mission and Evangelism Desk Officer for the Anglican Communion

Resources: More Stories added.

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:28:00 -0100

A selection of stories from the forthcoming Mission & Evangelism book 'Communion in Mission' …More

Resources: Stories New Section Added

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:18:00 -0100

The first article 'The Gift of Knowledge' talks about how a good of individuals got together to help support primary school children in Kenya …More

A Covenant for Communion in Mission Extract from IASCOME Report

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:14:00 -0100

From 'Communion in Mission' Inter Anglican Standing Commission on Mission and Evangelism (IASCOME) Report …More

New Link Between Rwanda and Australia

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 13:45:00 -0100

The Diocese of Gippsland, Australia, has completed the first stage of a community development project in its companion diocese of Gahini, Rwanda. With Rwanda still recovering from the effects of genocide a little more than ten years ago, Gippsland Anglicans were looking for a practical and sustainable project to help their brothers and sisters in what is still one of Africa's very poor countries.

Guidelines for Mission and Evangelism Co-ordinators

Fri, 15 Jul 2005 16:20:00 -0100

From 'Communion in Mission' Inter Anglican Standing Commission on Mission and Evangelism (IASCOME) Report to ACC 13 2005 …More

The gift of a cross: symbolism is rich at opening prayer service

Fri, 27 May 2005 16:13:00 -0100

On the shore of the Aegean Sea, a small craft delivered a cross of olive wood from Bethlehem at morning prayer on the first day of the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) near Athens

Dioceses Seeking New Companion Links

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:22:00 -0100

Several dioceses around the Communion are looking for new Companion Links …More

Kenyan Church thrives at heart of Nairobi slum

Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:56:00 -0100

Kibera slum is home to one million Kenyans on the outskirts of Nairobi. There are no legal water or electricity supplies, the sewers run through the middle of the mud “streets”, and when it rains, the corrugated iron shacks – single rooms that sometimes house more than ten people – flood with garbage and human excrement. Every few months, fires destroy large numbers of these shacks, killing and injuring their inhabitants. “This is an illegal settlement, it doesn’t exist,” said the Revd Richard W Mayabi, the priest of St Jerome’s Anglican Church in Kibera to the delegates of the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) Mission and Evangelism Conference last week. “Because Kibera doesn’t exist, its people also don’t exist.”

African mission conference closes: proposals to empower both clergy and laity

Mon, 19 Apr 2004 10:54:00 -0100

A major conference held in Nairobi last week for representatives from across the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) has called for an Anglican renewal in the continent, both through prayer and a dynamic approach to mission and evangelism.

Nairobi to host continental evangelism conference

Fri, 02 Apr 2004 10:35:00 -0100

Mission and evangelism coordinators, clergy and lay representatives from all of the 12 Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) and the Diocese of Egypt will gather in Nairobi from Easter Monday, 12-16 April, to develop the region’s strategy for mission work in Africa.

Anglican Communion Personal Emergencies Fund appeal

Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:46:00 -0100

A fund that has helped hundreds of clergy and their families with medical bills worldwide for 25 years is facing financial crisis. The Personal Emergencies Fund, set up by the late Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Coggan in 1979, is supported by donations from individuals and churches, and interest from investments. “Over the past year, it has helped 35 people,” said Marjorie Murphy, the Director for Mission and Evangelism at the Anglican Communion Office in London. “But the needs have been so very great the money is drying up fast.”

Mission agencies call for national guidelines on Islam

Wed, 11 Feb 2004 15:39:00 -0100

Clergy training in the Church of England must give higher priority to understanding Islam, a consultation by the 11 member-agencies of the Anglican Partnership for World Mission (PWM) has concluded. The consultation, held at Launde Abbey in Leicestershire, 2-4 February, called for national guidelines to ensure clergy were competent in understanding Islam and capable of dealing with questions that their church members might raise in an era when inter-faith issues were so crucial.

USPG appoints new General Secretary

Wed, 04 Feb 2004 15:09:00 -0100

The United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (USPG), one of the Church of England’s major world mission agencies, has appointed the Rt Revd Michael Doe, Bishop of Swindon, to be its next General Secretary. Bishop Michael, who has served in Swindon since 1994, succeeds the Rt Revd Mano Rumalshah who returned to Pakistan at the end of last year to become the Bishop of Peshawar.