“Mission Challenges amid Israel-Hamas War” – still time to register for Nov. 16 Mission Thursday

Registration continues for the Nov. 16 Mission Thursday webinar that will focus on “Mission Challenges amid the Israel-Hamas War.”  Sponsored by the Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN), the webinar will be held at 1 p.m. Eastern on Zoom.  Register here at Eventbrite for the free, one-hour event.  All are welcome. Mission in Israel, Palestine and Gaza has been […]

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How to Organize a Diocesan Mission Conference – Come join the Oct. 19 Mission Thursday discussion

“How to Organize a Diocesan Mission Conference” will be the theme of the Oct. 19 online Mission Thursday convened by the Global Episcopal Mission Network.  Presenting from their experience of putting together conferences in their dioceses will be Mr. Patrick Kidd, chair of the Global Mission Commission in the Diocese of New York, and the […]

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Mission Reflection: Van Koeverings’ return visit to Mozambique highlights depth of relationships in longerm mission service

Lexington Bishop Mark Van Koevering and Canon Dr. Helen Van Koevering, a married couple, are in the midst of a visit with friends and colleagues in Mozambique, where they served as missionaries for 28 years, from 1987 to 2015.  Mark’s letter below to members of the Diocese of Lexington about the trip illustrates the depth […]

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Healing in multiple dimensions was focus of Global Mission Conference convened by GEMN in Tampa

“Mission: Journey into Healing” was the theme that three plenary speakers and two panels focused on at the 2023 Global Mission Conference held by the Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN) in Tampa, Florida, May 3-5. Sixty-eight people attended the conference at St. Mark’s Church, the first in-person conference GEMN has held since 2019, and it […]

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Mysteries of Holy Week and Easter resonate with conference theme of ‘Mission: Journey into Healing’

A reflection by Titus Presler, GEMN executive director “Mission: Journey into Healing,” the theme of the 2023 GlobalMission Conference, recognizes that humanity’s yearning for healing reflects God’s yearning for healing. And what is healing, after all?  It’s not easy to define, but we all sense what it’s about. With physical bodies, we start with a wound, an infection […]

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Global Mission Conference: Why attend? Why in person? Why healing?

Registration is continuing for the churchwide Global Mission Conference that will be held May 3-5 at St. Mark’s Church in Tampa, Florida.  The conference theme is ‘Mission: Journey into Healing. And registration continues for the Mission Formation Programthat will precede the conference, May 2-3.  The program is highly recommended for the background it offers in biblical […]

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Hope from mission companionships with Sudanese Christians is shared with large Mission Thursday group

Sixty-five people participated in the Mission Thursday webinar on “Mission Companionship with Sudanese Christians” sponsored by the Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN) on Feb. 16.  That was out of 105 people who registered for the event on Eventbrite, both figures indicating the high level of interest Episcopalians and other Anglican have in engaging with Christians […]

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