Jerusalem Peacebuilders to present on “Nurturing Peacemaking in the Holy Lands” at Jan. 18 Mission Thursday webinar

Just as Good Friday precedes Easter, a moral reckoning for all parties involved (governments and non-state actors, local and international alike) in this growing tragedy will be necessary before the cycle of violence can abate and healthy political structures that pursue virtue, justice and equality emerge. Such vulnerability and honesty require first addressing the collective traumas that dominate Israeli Jewish and Palestinian identity.

This healing work is the interfaith ministry and mission of Jerusalem Peacebuilders. Founded in 2011, Jerusalem Peacebuilders

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Christmas: God’s missional moment

A reflection from GEMN executive director Titus Presler Dear Friends, Difference.  The Christmas event is drenched with difference.  The difference between the grandeur of God and the animal smells of a stable.  The difference between the plenitude of God and the poverty of Mary and Joseph.  The difference between the celestial realm and an audience […]

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Mission Reflection: Holy Land pilgrimage with Friends of Jerusalem Diocese was revelatory

A mission reflection by Judy Quick Why does the Holy Land draw me in?   What is it about Jerusalem that holds my heart? I’ve had the privilege of making the traditional pilgrimage to the Holy Land since the mid 1990s, walking the footsteps of Jesus in the Galilee and in Jerusalem. These pilgrimages to ancient sacred sites […]

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General Convention commended GEMN, suggested membership support, and allocated $50,000

The General Convention of the Episcopal Church offered moral and financial support to the Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN) at its meeting last summer. In passing Resolution A028, which was submitted by the Standing Commission on World Mission (SCWM), the churchwide legislative body celebrated GEMN’s 25 years of encouraging global mission.  It singled out for […]

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Global Mission News 7/28/22: Mission in the Lambeth Calls – an analysis

A missional commentary on the Lambeth Calls by Titus Presler, GEMN Executive Director What is the Lambeth Conference? As Anglican Christians we’re part of a highly organized church that, yes, has a hierarchy headed by bishops, people consecrated to shepherd the flocks in their dioceses. Since 1867, active Anglican bishops, now numbering around 1,000, gather about […]

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2022 GEMN Annual Meeting to be held Friday, May 13

The 2022 Annual Meeting of the Global Episcopal Mission Network will be held in conjunction with the May 12-14 Global Mission Conference.  The meeting will take place 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Eastern via Zoom on Friday, May 13.  The Day 2 Conference session will follow at 1 p.m. Eastern. All conference attendees are invited and welcome […]

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Videos from 2021 Global Mission Conference now available

Videos from the 2021 Global Mission Conference, “Earthkeeping: Creation Care in Global Mission” are now available! The conference took place April 22-24, 2021, and was held entirely online, a first for GEMN. This online format helped make the conference more accessible to international participants, and we heard from many inspiring speakers who are engaging with […]

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Joy in mission: Janice Price reflects on her 12 years of world mission leadership in the Church of England

By Titus Presler   “I’m encouraged by the joy we have in our mission relationships,” Janice Price said of the current state of mission in the Church of England and in the Anglican Communion.  “That makes a difference.  Joy is no incidental thing.  It’s at the heart of it.  I realized this early on when […]

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