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Missions Conference: Time 'to set the wheels in motion'

Corruption is one of the main reasons the world’s poor stay shackled in extreme poverty – and churches and church leaders are in a “unique position” to help change that - that was the challenge that Sir Anand Satyanand placed in front of the 400 people at the 2015 Missions Conference yesterday.

09 October 2015

The Mission Banquet - the agenda of the Missions Conference

Birth registration and the growth of the Anglican church in London are two seemingly unrelated "dishes" that help to make up the missions "banquet" at the Missions Conference in New Zealand

09 October 2015

Bermuda's first on-island training course for Christian ministry

The first permanent, ecumenical, accredited training course for Christian ministry in Bermuda is a step closer to becoming reality thanks to a partnership between the Anglican Church of Bermuda, the Bermuda College and Canada’s Atlantic School of Theology.

09 October 2015

Anglican and Oriental Orthodox churches reach historic agreements on the incarnation of Christ and procession of the Holy Spirit

Historic agreements have been signed between Anglican and Oriental Orthodox Churches helping to heal the oldest continuing division within Christianity.

09 October 2015

God has a church for his mission - Anglican mission conference hears

Almost 400 people jammed into the arena which is at the heart of King’s College Otahuhu on Tuesday for the powhiri [Māori welcoming ceremony] that launched the 2015 Common Life Missions Conference.

07 October 2015

Brazilian primate endorses UN's Sustainable Development Goals

The Primate of Brazil has welcomed the United Nations’ new programme of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and has called on churches in the Province to adopt them so that they can “help to shape our communities into agents of transformation.”

05 October 2015

USA: Oregon Diocese calls for prayers, transformation following school shooting

Faith in Christ must overthrow “voices of violence and fear that seemingly compel us to stock our lives with firearms”

02 October 2015

Anglican Church of Canada election resource highlights climate change threat

Caring for creation is urgent theological and spiritual challenge, says ACEN secretary

02 October 2015

Symposium explores ethics of evangelization and conversion

Participants look at landmark statement on Christian witness in a multi-religious world

02 October 2015

WCC event explores ways to advance SDGs to end extreme poverty

Faith-based actors revisit commitments in light of new Global Goals

01 October 2015