Discrimination, Persecution, Martyrdom: Following Christ Together

The Global Christian Forum have just concluded their consultation, entitled Discrimination, Persecution, Martyrdom: Following Christ Together. This global gathering of 145 people took place from 2 – 4 November, 2015, in Tirana, Albania, a country that was declared by its constitution to be an atheist state in 1967, and now has flourishing churches in a…

Fr. Ioan Sauca awarded honorary doctorate

Father Ioan Sauca (centre of picture), a key member of the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative Steering Committee has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the Transylvanian Babes Bolyai University in Cluj Napoca, Romania.   Fr. Ioan serves as associate general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and director of the Ecumenical Institute at…

In Africa

Holy Cross Press are pleased to announce the publication of the most recent book from His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Albania.  In Africa: Orthodox Christian Witness and Service draws on his deep and long service to the African continent. The book traces Archbishop Anastasios’ service in Africa, as well as some of his studies about…

Mission and Christendom

Although it was originally published over a year ago we draw your attention to a very interesting and challenging article by John P. Burgess, the James Henry Snowden Professor of Systematic Theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, USA.  Originally published by First Things in May 2014 Burgess’ article raises very challenging questions about the mission of…

Fr. Heikki Huttunen to become General Secretary of CEC

The Conference of European Churches (CEC/KEK) have just announced that Fr. Heikki Huttunen, a member of the Finnish Orthodox Church and currently General Secretary of the Ecumenical Council of Finland, will be their next General Secretary. Fr. Heikki was an important participant in the recent LOI Consultation in Helsinki, as well as being one of our…

Orthodox missiology reviewed

Whilst Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative participants gathered in Helsinki, Finland, last week, a symposium was held in Oxford, UK, to celebrate the completion of the Edinburgh 2010 series of books on mission and unity.  The series, published by Regnum Press, now includes over 30 volumes on topics raised by the international Edinburgh 2010 conference. Speaking at the…

Theological Educators seek collaboration in leadership formation

Organisers of last week’s LOI Consultation The gospel as Good News were taken by surprise when almost one third of the participants turned up for an ‘optional’ session on Theological Education.  Planned as a gathering for a handful of interested individuals this meeting became a major aspect of the consultation signalling the importance of early…