Writing in the November 2014 edition of the International Review of Mission (the WCC journal on mission) Prof. Dimitra Koukoura says, “Christ’s commandment for the evangelization of the nations, which also clearly applies to re-evangelization, reveals two aims: catechesis and baptism (Matt. 18:19). The first is the departure of the faithful from the community to […]
November 2014
Call for Papers: Ecclesiastical History Society
During our LOI consultations in Albania we have been very much aware that in order to relate positively to another Christian tradition you need to understand their, and your own, history. We are all products of history. In this connection one of our Steering Committee members, Dr. Tim Grass, writes: Dear friends, I would like to […]
WEA Secretary General meets Ecumenical Patriarch
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) reports that, “Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe, Secretary General of the WEA recently met with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, in Istanbul, Turkey. Together they discussed the current crisis and the plight of Christians in Syria, Iraq and the Middle East region. A specific emphasis of the conversation was on […]
New Resource from Dr Tim Grass
We have just uploaded onto our website, as a resource, a link to a lecture given by Dr. Tim Grass, a member of our LOI Steering Committee, delivered recently at Spurgeon’s College, UK. The lecture on Evangelicals and Eastern Christianity starts with an historical overview of contacts between the two communities and moves on to look at […]
Opportunity for academic study in Ecumenics
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute in Bossey, Switzerland is inviting applications for its academic programmes in ecumenical studies, 2015-2016. This highly regarded institute offers a Complementary Certificate in Ecumenical Studies; a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Ecumenical Studies; and a Master of Advanced Studies in Ecumenical Studies. Ecumenical learning at the Institute […]
LOI announces 2015 Consultation dates
The LOI Steering Committee is pleased to be able to announce that its 2015 Consultation will be held in Finland at the invitation of the Orthodox Church of Finland and with the warm support of the Evangelical Alliance. Finland has the rare distinction of having two ‘state Churches’, Lutheran and Orthodox, and makes an ideal […]
Orthodox Mission Network news
The Orthodox Mission Network (OMN) has just published its latest newsletter with information about Orthodox mission developments around the world. They are able to report the printing of the first Orthodox book in the local language in Vietnam as well as other books in the Philippines. In Kenya work continues with a secondary school and in India […]