A celebration of the Centenary of the 1910 Missionary Conference will be held in the Assembly Hall in Edinburgh 2-6 June 2010. More information for participants in 2010 will be available shortly. Read more below about how to become involved in the preparatory study process.

The Edinburgh Diary highlights forthcoming events of interest in the Edinburgh area.

 

 

Edinburgh Diary

Public Lectures at Edinburgh University, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh. EH1 2LX

24th April 2008

Martin Hall 4pm

Israel Selvanayagam, UTC Bangalore, India.

 

Preparations for Edinburgh 2010

Fresh perspectives on mission: HISTORICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL AND ARTISTIC

Three important additional approaches are being prepared by specialised groups:

1.       A realistic look at where we have come from by means of a penetrating and critical historical survey of some specific moments in Christian mission since 1910 which impact the present at world or regional levels. 

2.       An informative look at where we are now by the creation of an Atlas of Global Christianity. This will show the global spread of present-day Christianity and its difference from the 1910 situation. 

3.       An international art exhibition, on the theme “Who is Christ?”, as an event for 2010. This will draw on Christian art worldwide and create an exhibition which will be accessible both physically and on the web.

 

Participation and Prayer

 There still exists a high degree of flexibility in planning for 2010. The hope is to generate a unique resource for the worldwide Church through a cooperative and serious study work and dialogues between representatives of various mission efforts, and to feed the fruits of this process into the major 2010 events. 

Prayer for this process is the primary form of participation that is needed and invited. Since it is an initiative which is seeking to engage with today’s realities at a spiritual level it will only be as strong as its life of prayer.