Registration is now open for the 2024 Mission Formation Program sponsored by GEMN, which will be offered online, Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 16-18, 2024, from 12 noon to 3pm EDT each day. People across the church interested to grow more deeply into their world mission ministry are invited and encouraged to enroll. International participants are welcome.
Click on this link to begin registration, then go to See Events. The registration fee is $85. If financial aid is needed, please contact gemn@gemn.org. The October program will have a track for new enrollees and a track for those returning from the 2023 program to complete the course. Spanish translation is planned.
The program equips enrollees to participate knowledgeably and effectively in God’s mission globally. The program’s centerpiece is a sequence of two sessions over a one-year period. When in person, the program is offered just before the annual Missio conference, but this year it’s being held online. Between the annual sessions, participants meet online in a Mentor Group, do some reading, and carry out a project. A certificate is awarded upon completion. See more about the program here.
Program modules include:
- Biblical Foundations of Mission
- Mission History and Theology
- Missional Spirituality
- Cultural Sensitivity & Competence
- Companionship in Mission
- Overcoming Legacies of Racism & Colonialism
- Best Practices for Mission Teams
- Mobilizing Parishes & Dioceses
- Leadership Styles and Group Process
The Mission Formation Team includes these mentors:
Ms. Martha Alexander, EdD – Experience in Belize, Costa Rica & Botswana. North Carolina-Botswana Companion Diocese Committee. Province IV Companion Diocese coordinator.
Rev. Jean Beniste, MDiv – Longterm experience as Haitian missionary in Dominican Republic & Florida. Rector of St. Paul’s Church in Concord, New Hampshire.
Mr. Bill Kunkle – Many years of coordinating mission teams in Dominican Republic. Executive director of Province IX Development Group. Former executive director of Dominican Development Group.
Rev. Titus Presler, ThD – Longterm mission experience in India, Zimbabwe & Pakistan. Missiology professor in seminaries. Publications. GEMN executive director. Diocese of Vermont global mission.
Rev. Paul Rajan, DMin – Longterm experience as Indian missionary in Karnataka & New Zealand. Diocese of Newark Mission Commission. Rector of Good Shepherd Church in Wantage, New Jersey.
Ms. Rebecca Vander Meulen, MPH – Longterm mission experience in Mozambique. Diocese of New York Global Mission Commission. Executive director of J. C. Flowers Foundation.
Rev. Helen Van Koevering, DMin – Longterm mission experience in Mozambique. Rector of St. Raphael Church, Lexington, Kentucky. Chair of Anglican Women’s Network.
In 2025, the Mission Formation Program will be offered in person in tandem with Missio, the Global Mission Conference for the Episcopal Church, which will be held in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, in the second week after Easter, April 29-May 2, with the Formation Program occurring April 28-29.