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
Ministries - Mission
The 1998 Lambeth Conference report defines mission as “God’s way of loving and saving the world”. Mission is God’s own initiative towards his creation - the world - (Missio Dei). The Church has been called as a partner in and instrument of God’s mission.
The Anglican Church has always understood Mission as being holistic, both proclamation and social action. The Five Marks of Mission articulates this vision of holistic mission…More
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Prior to her retirement in 2006, Marjorie Murphy, Director of Mission and Evangelism in the Anglican Communion, initiated a consultation among Primates and members of the Standing Commission on Mission and Evangelism (IASCOME) as to the current state and future direction of Mission in the Communion. The clear message we received was that a survey of Mission and Evangelism in the Anglican Communion should be undertaken, and its findings presented to the Bishops at the Lambeth Conference…More
Current News Items
26-May-2009 - Statement on Edinburgh 2010 Centenary Celebrations
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...
11-Mar-2008 - Edinburgh 2010 Conference
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
20-Apr-2007 - TEAM Conference: The Millennium Development Goals and our Anglican Mission
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