The communique from the 2014 LOI consultation was published today and can be seen at https://loimission.net/2014-communique/ where a .pdf copy can also be downloaded. Consultation participants are encouraged to send the communique to their churches, agencies and press outlets. Please add your own reflections and if you need pictures request these from f2s@faith2share.net
This report comes from our good friend, Ramez Atallah, Senior Advisor to the Bible Society of Egypt: Through its Sunday School movement the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt has been very committed to studying, memorizing and understanding the Bible. In the early 80s a new approach was introduced to Coptic university students which is how…
Prof Aho Shemunkasho, a participant in our Cambridge consultation for theological educators, is pleased to announce a Master’s degree course in Syriac Theology at the University of Salzburg. Information & Contact: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Aho Shemunkasho Syriac Theology Email: mast@sbg.ac.at MASTER OF ARTS IN SYRIAC THEOLOGY Course Content: – Syriac Language & Literature – Biblical Studies…
In the past few weeks, since 60 Evangelical and Orthodox leaders met in Albania for the second Lausanne-Orthodox Consultation on the theme “The Mission of God”, news of the event has slowly spread around the world. We are aware of reports appearing in India, the USA, Serbia, Finland, Romania and several other places. The Serbian Orthodox Church…
Book Review Edward Rommen Into all the World : An Orthodox Theology of Mission: New York, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2017, 272 pages & bibliography Rommen will be well known to many of us as the author of Come and See: An Eastern Orthodox Perspective on Contextualisation , so it is no surprise to find…
Having already hosted three successful international consultations in 2013 (Albania), 2014 (Albania) and 2015 (Finland), this year the LOI are taking a new step as we plan our first regional consultation. This will enable us to work on Orthodox-Evangelical relationships in a more contextual way and to build relationships ‘on the ground’ which can then…