Mission spirituality and authentic discipleship - Blog

Dr Malcolm I Hunter, a long-term missionary and specialist in ministry to nomadic peoples has contributed the attached paper, 'All people on earth', under this theme. 

The Instituto Latinoamericano de Misionologia, part of the Universidad Catolica Boliviana, Cochabamba, Bolivia has sent five papers (in Spanish) for the Edinburgh 2010 study process. You can see a summary in English and download papers at the following link: http://www.edinburgh2010.org/en/study-themes/main-study-themes/9-mission-spirituality-and-authentic-discipleship/bolivian-study.html.

A sub-group of the Commission for World Mission and Evangelism of the World Council of Churches has been working on Theme 9 'Mission spirituality and authentic spirituality' for the last two years. They have prepared the attached paper as their contribution to Edinburgh 2010.

Some of the papers presented at the West Africa consultation on 'African spirituality, Christian mission and discipleship' in Ghana in March 2009 are now available for viewing and downloading here.

Report of the West Africa consultation on 'Mission spirituality and authentic discipleship' held at the Akrofi-Christaller Institute, Ghana on 23-25 March 2009.  The report is attached.

Papers presented at the consultation on 'Mission spirituality and authentic discipleship at Youngnak Presbyterian Church, Seoul, 22-24 March 2009 are now available here.

West African leaders will meet at the Akrofi-Christaller Institute for Theology, Mission and Culture in Ghana on 23-25 March 2009 to discuss 'African spirituality, Christian mission and discipleship. The consultation, which will feed into the research for Edinburgh study theme 9, will be addressed by Emeritus Prof. J.H. Kwabena Nketia, Rt Rev. Dr Cyril Okorocha, Rev. Prof. Isaac Deji Ayagboyin and other distinguished people who will bring papers and case studies. Details of the programme are attached.

Seoul, South Korea, is the venue for a consultation of study theme 9 on 22-24 March 2009. Presenters at the consultation, to be held at Youngnak Presbyterian Church, include the world famous mission historian Professor Andrew Walls. Details of participants and presenters can be found in the attached file.