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Collaboration in Mission and Thealogy in Central and Eastern Europe
We are pleased to report on the successful annual conference of the Central and Eastern European Association of Mission Studies (CEEAMS) which was held in Heiligenkreuz, near Vienna between the 10 – 13 February 2015. Its theme was, Beyond the Iron Curtain: Being Church in Central and Eastern Europe twenty five years after the political changes. The…
Consultation opens in Helsinki
On the first day of the Orthodox ecclesiastical year, 63 Orthodox and Evangelical leaders are gathered at Sofia Cultural Centre just outside Helsinki, Finland, to consider “The Gospel as Good News”. Gathered from around the world the participants were welcomed by His Eminence Metropolitan Ambrosius on behalf of the local Orthodox Community. Bishop Tapio Luoma, of the Diocese…
Anglican Archbishop visits Ecumenical Patriarch
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will visit His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul today (13 January 2014). Archbishop Justin is from an Evangelical background (having worshipped for several years at Holy Trinity, Brompton, home of the Alpha Course). Responding warmly to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s invitation to visit he noted the important contributions His…
Orthodox and Evangelical leaders reflect on mission
Building on solid foundations laid at three previous international consultations in Albania (2013 & 2014) and Finland (2015), the Steering Committee of the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative (LOI) met at The Coptic Orthodox Church Centre in the United Kingdom last week to plan its work for the next three years. The LOI Steering Committee brings together members…
IOCS Summer Conference
The Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies in Cambridge, UK, has announced its annual conference, taking place between 8-10 September 2014, at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. The conference will address the topic: Logos – Cosmos – Eros: Horizons and Limitations of Russian Religious Philosophy. The aim of the conference is twofold. First, it discusses and evaluates the…
Consultation news spreads
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…