As the co-sponsoring bishop of Missio 2026, the annual global mission conference of the Episcopal Church, Bishop Austin Rios of the Diocese of California presided and preached at the Missio Eucharist at St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco on Wednesday, April 16. Following is the text of his sermon, entitled “Servant of […]
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Nine trends in Christianity’s future are outlined by Todd Johnson at Missio 2026 to guide mission strategy
Future trends in world Christianity that should guide Christians’ participation in God’s global mission were outlined in a talk by Dr. Todd Johnson, co-director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity. He spoke on April 15 at Missio, the global mission conference in San Francisco cosponsored by the Global Episcopal Mission Network and […]
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May 2026 Mission Thursday: Hands, Hearts and Harvests in Tanzania
There is a field in Tanzania where the soil is being turned with care – where farmers are learning new ways to tend the land so that it may yield not just for today, but for generations to come. There is a gathering where hands begin to speak, and the Gospel is shared in sign […]
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Former GEMN president Jim Boston, passionate for world mission, dies at 78
The Rev. James Terrell Boston, former president of GEMN, died on Sunday, Feb. 22, at the age of 78. He was at his home in Grant’s Pass, Oregon, in hospice care. Jim was intensely involved with GEMN for 30 years, beginning in 1996, the year the network was incorporated. “The vital outreach of GEMN in […]
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Walter Brownridge spoke on mission in Diocese of Cyprus & the Gulf at March 2026 Mission Thursday
At the March 12 Mission Thursday, Dean Walter Brownridge spoke from his new ministry as dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Nicosia, Cyprus, and canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf. Walter shared his sense of call to a complex ministry in a complex region, which includes racial and national […]
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Opportunities abound for celebrating World Mission Sunday on the Last Sunday after Epiphany – or anytime!
The Episcopal Church’s World Mission Sunday, an annual observance designated by the 1997 General Convention, occurs on the Last Sunday in Epiphanytide – this year on Feb. 15. But it can also be celebrated on any other Sunday of your choosing! Epiphany celebrates the showing forth of the light of Christ in all the world – over all […]
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Challenges & opportunities of Cuban church was focus of Dec. 2025 Mission Thursday
The challenges and opportunities of the Episcopal Church in Cuba was the focus of the Dec. 11 Mission Thursday sponsored by GEMN. The one-hour webinar was anchored by the Friends of the Episcopal Church in Cuba, led by the Rev. Mark Pendleton and Pat and Jeremy Cage. It had been hoped that newly consecrated Bishop […]
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“Youth in World Mission” Mission Thursday on Nov. 13 featured teenagers from Maine
The participation of youth in world mission was the focus of the Nov. 13 Mission Thursday featuring youth from the Diocese of Maine who have been involved in companionships with people in other parts of the world and who attended Mission 2025 in Honduras. They had also shared their experiences at the Maine diocesan convention […]
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“Episcopal Missionaries Today” – Elizabeth Boe provided an overview in October 2025
Véase más abajo para español. An overview of Episcopal missionaries today was the focus of the Oct. 9 Mission Thursday as Elizabeth Boe, director of mission personnel for the Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society, talked about the lay and ordained Episcopalians serving faithfully around the world as mission companions with people in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Oceania. […]
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30 Years – an anniversary overview of GEMN’s history!
As GEMN celebrates the 30th anniversary of its founding in 1995 and its incorporation in 1996, it’s good to review the history of Episcopal mission networking that has brought us to where we are in 2025 and 2026. During much of the history of the Episcopal Church, most of the church’s global mission work was […]
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