Pope Ends Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with Call for New Evangelisation

Pope Benedict XVI presided over vesper this evening marking the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul in the ancient papal basilica of St Paul's Outside-the-walls. [...] Looking forward to the centenary celebrations of the Edinburgh Conference in June in Scotland, The Pope concluded by calling for 'a new, intense work of evangelization, not only among people who have never known the Gospel, but also among people for whom Christianity is part of their history.' [Read the full article and listen to the voice of the Pope]

 

Pope Praises Pioneers of Edinburgh Conference

At his general Audience this week and again at his Sunday Angelus, Pope Benedict spoke of the one hundredth anniversary of the Missionary Conference of Edinburgh in Scotland, which is seen by many as a defining event for the birth of the modern ecumenical movement. An interview with Mitchell Bunting is available here.

 

Week of Prayer Focuses on Missionary Calling
by Dennis May

Believers in the northern hemisphere will be spending eight days of prayer and reflection starting on Monday to meditate on the missionary calling Jesus has for his disciples as a part of the 2010 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. [...] The 2010 theme, chosen in Scotland during preparations for the anniversary of the 1910 World Mission Conference, is taken from Luke's account of Christ's final words before his ascension: 'You are witnesses of these things'. [Read the full article]

 

The World Missionary Conference at Edinburgh, 1910
by Christie R. House and Helen Sheperd

This year, the Protestant Christian church marks the 100th anniversary of an extraordinary conference that took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from June 14 to 23, 1910. 'The World Missionary Conference to Consider Missionary Problems in Relation to the Non-Christian World,' its full title, was quickly and thankfully shortened to 'The World Missionary Conference.' It was held in the Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland (the 1900 union of the United Free Church and the United Presbyterian Church). [Read the full article]

 

Fra Edinburgh 1910 til Edinburgh 2010
by Knud Jørgensen

'One of the most creative events in the history of the Christian church.' Det ble i 1910 holdt en misjonskonferanse i Edinburgh, som satte dype spor i misjon og kirkeliv i det 20. århundre. Konferansen som samlet 1200 misjonsledere, løftet fram temaet 'Verdens evangelisering i dette slektsledd'. [Read the full article]

 

Gebundelde inspanning van christen in Afrika
by Louis Peeters

In juni 2010 is het honderd jaar geleden dat in Edinburgh The World Missionary Conference (WMC) werd gehouden. Thans worden er plannen uitgewerkt om dat feit met de missionaire bewegingen van alle christelijke kerken groots te gedenken en nieuwe impulsen te geven.... [Read the full article]

World church leaders head for the Capital

Hundreds of senior religious leaders from across the world are to meet in Edinburgh next year to commemorate the 1910 World Missionary Conference. The five-day, multi-denominational summit will take place between 2 and 6 June at the Church of Scotland Assembly Hall on the Mound and Pollock Halls on Holyrood Park Road.... [Read the full article]

Edinburgh 2010 can achieve 'lasting good', says organiser
by Jenna Lyle

The chief organiser of a historic mission conference in Edinburgh next year is optimistic the gathering will achieve 'lasting good' for world Christianity. Edinburgh 2010 will bring together 250 mission leaders from across the globe when it takes place in the Scottish capital next June. Another 900 local and international visitors will join in a time of worship on the last day.... [Read the full article]

Ecumenical youth meet in Kolkatta to commemorate Edinburgh 1910

Hundreds of youth from different Christian denominations and religious traditions will converge next year in Kolkatta for a 'National Ecumenical Assembly (NEYA)'.... [Read the full article]

WARC pilot mission project gets Results

Pastors and lay leaders from three continents meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina last week shared stories of how they interpret mission in their context today.... [Read more]

Van telegraafkabel naar internetverbinding
by Reina Wiskerke

Westerse kerken maken de dienst niet meer uit in de wereldzending. Daar moeten ze nog mee leren omgaan, zegt missioloog Kenneth Ross. Hij is betrokken bij de voorbereidingen van een zendingscongres in 2010 in het Schotse Edinburgh, honderd jaar na de grote wereldzendingsconferentie in dezelfde stad... [Read more]

[July 10, 2009] - Presbyterian News Service (USA)

‘Dialogue between theology and literature is urgent,’ says Puerto Rican theologian Luis Rivera Pagán
by José Aurelio Paz and Jerry L. Van Marter 

Matanzas, Cuba, and Louisville - “The modern Latin American literary production has such evident tangencies and religious resonances, that my perplexity is awakened by the lack of attention on the part of the theological community,” Puerto Rican theologian Luis Rivera Pagán told a recent gathering here of church leaders from throughout Latin America... [Read the full story]

 

Tokyo 2010 to Model After First Global Missions Conference
by Michelle A. Vu

... Because of the global significance of Edinburgh 2010 to the overall Christian community, a total of four key conferences is planned next year to commemorate the meeting’s 100th anniversary. They include the Global Mission Consultation and Celebration in Tokyo on May 11-15; the Edinburgh 2010 on June 2-6; the Lausanne 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa; and a conference for divinity schools and universities in Boston on Nov. 4-7... [Read the full article]

 

[May 14, 2009] - WCC news (Switzerland)

World churches to mark 100 years of landmark mission event
by Juan Michel

As the centennial of a landmark mission event approaches in 2010, a global study process is mobilizing churches, theological institutions and mission bodies around the world. The World Mission Conference that took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1910 brought together some 1,200 representatives mainly linked to the Western missionary movement. In addition to its focus on evangelism, the historic gathering emphasized cooperation and unity... [Read the full story]

 

[May 4, 2009] - Christian Today (UK)

Theologians prepare for Edinburgh 2010
by Jenna Lyle

Bible scholars, mission theologians and mission leaders from around the world gathered in Bossey, Switzerland, over the weekend to draft a paper on mission ahead of Edinburgh 2010... [Read the full story] 

 

Edinburgh 2010 - Witnessing to Christ Today. Centenary of the Edinburgh 1910 World Missionary Conference
by Paul Stadler

From June 2^nd to 6^th in 2010 over 1,000 delegates will gather in Edinburgh, Scotland, to mark the centenary of the World Mission Conference that took place here from June 14-23, 1910, and later was praised as “one of the great landmarks in the history of the Church” (Kenneth Scott Latourette)...  [Find out more about Forum Mission]

 

[March 27, 2009] - Union of Catholic Asian News (Thailand)

ASIA Christian leaders look forward to centenary of ecumenical conference

SEOUL (UCAN) -- Church leaders are preparing for an international ecumenical conference in Edinburgh, Great Britain, 100 years after a pioneering inter-Church gathering there. Sister Clemens Mendonca says she hopes the representatives of all Christian Churches attending "Edinburgh 2010" will discuss doing mission work from the point of view of marginalized people and the socially weak... [Read the full story]

 

[January 28, 2009] - Evening News (UK)

Churches on a mission to celebrate centenary of historic conference
by Mark McLaughlin

It saw queues stretching round the block at St Giles' Cathedral and is widely viewed as one of the most important gatherings in the history of modern Christianity. Now the preparations for next year's centenary of the World Missionary Conference, which was held in Edinburgh in 1910, are entering the final stages. [Read the full story]

 

[September 16, 2008] - LWF Youth Blog (Switzerland)

Edinburgh 2010: Witnessing to Christ today (I)
by Roger Schmidt

Is it possible to recreate great impulses? The World Missionary Conference in 1910, the first of its kind, had a major influence on church history in the 20th century. Many see it as an important milestone in the ecumenical movement, it certainly had greatly facilitated the coordination of the work of mission organizations... [Read the full story]

 

[June 8, 2006] - adventist news network (USA)

World Church: Adventist Missiologist Joins Edinburgh 2010 Planning Group

The year was 1910. The place was Edinburgh, Scotland. The subject was missions."Edinburgh 1910," as the event is now known, was the first worldwide missionary conference representing most denominations... [Read the full story]