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In six intense days bracketed by 2000 years of Christian history, Anglicans from throughout the world explored the interlocking nature of continuity, change and context during a mission conference set in Cyprus, an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

This was the central affirmation of the first-ever Consultation of Co-ordinators of Mission and Evangelism within the Anglican Communion meeting in Nairobi, Kenya from 6-13 May.

MISSIO was appointed by the ACC-9 at its meeting in Cape Town in 1993

Report of MISSIO, the Mission Commission of the Anglican Communion

Christian engagement with people of other faiths goes back to the very origins of Christianity. The Christian faith was born in a plural environment and had to relate not only to Judaism and to "classical" Graeco-Roman religion but also to the various "mystery" cults of the Mediterranean world as well as state religions such as Zoroastrianism in the Persian Empire

The Singapore ACC-7 established the Mission Issues Strategy (MISAG II) at its meeting in 1987

At the request of the fifth meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC-5) in 1981 (Newcastle), an international Advisory Group on Mission Issues and Strategy was formed and reported to the ACC-6 (Nigeria).

Lambeth Conference 1988 Resolutions