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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Celebrate World Mission Sunday on Feb. 11 – or any other time you choose!
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 February 11. 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 […]
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Speakers for Missio will focus on how to be companions with Christians pressured by unrest, war and persecution
Speakers for Missio, the annual Global Mission Conference, will highlight ways to be in missional solidarity with Christians around the world who are pressured by civil unrest, gang violence, war and religious persecution. International speakers at the March 20-22 online gathering will be in conversation with their Episcopal counterparts about how constraints imposed by turmoil […]
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“Joining God’s Mission in Tension Times” will be theme of 2024 Missio online, March 20-22
“Joining God’s Mission in Tension Times” will be the theme of next year’s Missio, the 2024 Global Mission Conference for the Episcopal Church to be convened online by the Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN), March 20-22. The Wednesday-Friday gathering will be held from noon to 3pm Eastern on each of the three days. The tension, […]
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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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Bylaws and election are top topics at GEMN Annual Meeting on May 4 in Tampa
Bylaws revision and election of Board members are major topics at the 2023 Annual Meeting of GEMN to be held in Tampa, Florida, on May 4.
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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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Plenary speakers announced as registration opens for Global Mission Conference on “Mission: Journey into Healing”
Registration for the Global Mission Conference to be held May 3-5 in Tampa continues as plenary speakers are announced for the gathering. Organized by the Global Episcopal Mission Network, the conference will focus on “Mission: Journey into Healing.”
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Registration opens for Global Mission Conference to be held in Tampa, May 3-5: “Mission: Journey into Healing”
Registration is now open for the 2023 Global Mission Conference to be held at St. Mark’s Church in Tampa, Florida, from noon on Wednesday, May 3, to noon on Friday, May 5. Sponsored by GEMN, the conference will focus on “Mission: Journey into Healing.” Mission activists and Global Mission Advocates are also encouraged to consider […]
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