Global mission online study series based on Questing begins Oct. 6 “Global Mission Engagement: Sharing Lived Experiences Across Cultures” is a free seven-seek study series that will meet on Tuesdays, Oct. 6-Dec. 1, on AirMeet. It is open to Episcopalians, Anglicans around the world and all interested persons. Sponsored by the Diocese of Connecticut’s Companions in Mission Ministry […]
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GEMN publishes study book: Questing: The Way of Love in Global Mission
Seven-week study series follows pattern of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Way of Love Questing: The Way of Love in Global Mission has been published by the Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN) on Amazon for individuals and congregations exploring how to engage God’s mission on a global basis. Questing builds on the seven steps in the […]
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Mission Formation Program offered online in pandemic drew record enrollment
Going online for the first time this spring because of the coronavirus pandemic, GEMN’s flagship Mission Formation Program drew a record enrollment. “Last year we were delighted to have 14 in the program held at the annual Global Mission Conference in the Dominican Republic,” said program coordinator the Rev. Holly Hartman of the Diocese of […]
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Pandemic curtails mission trips, but Dominican Development Group explores ‘virtual mission teams’
This post is one in a series exploring the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global mission. ‘Every team scheduled from March through June has canceled,’ said Bill Kunkle, executive director of the Dominican Development Group (DDG), last week about US-based mission teams that changed their plans to visit the Dominican Republic in response to […]
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Global Mission Formation Program is offered online, April 27-May 1
The annual Mission Formation Program for global mission activists and advocates will be held in four online sessions from April 27 to May 1 this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEMN) has announced. “Offering this vital program online both responds to the constraints of the Covid-19 situation […]
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2020 Global Mission Conference is canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Dear Global Mission Community, In view of the national and international coronavirus situation, the Board of Directors of the Global Episcopal Mission Network has decided to cancel the 2020 Global Mission Conference that was to be held at Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis, April 29-May 1. We have made this decision with great regret, but […]
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Carbon Offsets for your Global Mission Travel
In February 2012 Bishop Greg Rickel of the Diocese of Olympia and Bishop Danilo Bustamante of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Philippines (EDSP), signed a Covenant for Caring of All Creation, in which the two dioceses agreed to establish a carbon offset partnership. As part of that partnership, the Diocese of Olympia agrees to encourage […]
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New Mission Leadership Resource
Are you leading a mission trip this summer? Here are is our new resource for global mission leadership. The “Mission Leadership 101” Resource contains some tips, hints and best practices for leading successful global mission encounters. Click on the image below to download in PDF format. Interested in other resources? Visit our Global Mission Resources […]
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2020 Global Mission Conference will relate Creation Care to global mission
Registrations for the 2020 Global Mission Conference in Indianapolis is now open! See our conference page for more information or to register Our 2020 GEMN Global Mission Conference is being planned for April 29-May 1, 2020, in Indianapolis, IN. The conference theme will be “Earthkeeping: Creation Care in Global Mission“. Join our email list for […]
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Evangelism highlighted at 2019 Global Mission Conference in Dominican Republic
Visit Our Conference Highlights Page Evangelism is highlighted at Global Mission Conference in Dominican Republic By the Rev. Canon Dr. Titus Presler “We try to combine evangelism with social action,” said Bishop Moisés Quezada Mota in explaining the approach of Episcopalians in the Dominican Republic, one of the fastest growing dioceses in the Episcopal Church. […]
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