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CMS statement on Gafcon
The official CMS statement on the Global Anglican Future Conference in Jerusalem and our questions about the f...
Read more > :: 7/4/2008 :: 356 views :: 0 Comments ::

Insight

Anglicanism is being remade
Mission leads to renewal and reform. So embrace Gafcon, but not uncritically, says CMS general secretary Tim D...
Read more > :: 7/4/2008 :: 128 views :: 0 Comments ::

From our correspondents

The walking wounded
Courage is far more common than is usually supposed. A CMS contact in Pakistan, who needs to remain anonymous...
Read more > :: 7/3/2008 :: 64 views :: 0 Comments ::

Forgiving the unforgivable
A grown man weeps during a skit on forgiveness. What triggered such a response? Meg Guillebaud tells John's ...
Read more > :: 6/18/2008 :: 278 views :: 0 Comments ::

Comment

Not scared of the C-word
Five reasons why we shouldn’t be frightened to talk about ‘conversion’ and Muslims in the same sentence, by Jo...
Read more > :: 6/27/2008 :: 165 views :: 1 Comments ::

Features

Ministry almost by accident
All you need is Proudlove – as one small village of poor fishermen and their families in the Philippines found...
Read more > :: 5/9/2008 :: 483 views :: 0 Comments ::

Energetic and positive: Congo today
Stop thinking negatively about Congo. That’s the off-message opinion of one mission partner, in a bestseller ...
Read more > :: 5/2/2008 :: 357 views :: 0 Comments ::

WebWatch: key mission stories from around the web

Church vote backs women bishops (BBC)
The Church of England's ruling General Synod has voted to consecrate women as bishops and approved a code of practice aimed at reassuring opponents.
Read more > :: 7/8/2008 ::

Saudi king set to lead rare interfaith talks in Spain (Christian Science Monitor)
RIYADH: In a first for a Saudi Arabian leader, King Abdullah will convene a conference in Madrid as part of a Saudi outreach to defuse interfaith tensions, improve Islam's image, and restore respect for religious values.
Read more > :: 7/8/2008 ::

Israel to reopen Gaza crossings at Egypt's request (Reuters)
JERUSALEM: Israel said it would reopen its border crossings with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in response to an Egyptian request, reversing an earlier decision to close them after a Palestinian mortar attack.
Read more > :: 7/8/2008 ::

Lambeth bishops to be challenged on HIV in Africa (Ekklesia)
While the media focus is on in-fighting over sexuality and gender, the July 2008 Lambeth Conference of worldwide Anglican bishops will be challenged to look outwards at the HIV-AIDS pandemic facing millions in Africa.
Read more > :: 7/8/2008 ::

Petrol Crisis Becomes Mission Opportunity (CWN)
Every crisis creates opportunities, even for missions. For three hours on a hot summer afternoon in the Georgia mountains, residents caught a short break from America's gasoline crisis.
Read more > :: 7/8/2008 ::