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LOI 2017: Theological Formation for Mission
LOI’s 2017 consultation begins tomorrow, 5 September. For the programme, go to: https://loimission.net/loi-2017/. We eagerly anticipate a feast of good things, but we also want it to issue in practical action. We hope to make some of the papers available after the consultation, and will also post a full report. Please remember us in your prayers….
New book notice : Ethiopia – Orthodox/Evangelical relations
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Jim Stamoolis reviews Mark R. Elliott, The Arduous Path of Post-Soviet Protestant Theological Education
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Syrian Patriarch dies
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A Conversation on The Evangelical Theology of the Orthodox Church, 12th April
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