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Sanctuary in the Middle East
In this episode of Mission Matters, Chris Thompson (Director of Tearfund NI) sits down with Safa Hijazeen, Tearfund’s Regional Director for the Middle East.
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Lessons from Tunisia with Rev Frank Bernardi
In the latest episode of Mission Matters, we hear from Rev. Frank Bernardi, rector of St George’s Anglican Church in Tunis, who has witnessed extraordinary growth in the Church in Tunisia over the past 25 years.
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CMS Ireland appoints new Mission Director
With a warm welcome from the Church of Ireland Council for Mission
“The Council for Mission are delighted to welcome Linda Abwa to her new role as Mission Director for CMS Ireland.”
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A Church for the Nations: Learning from North Africa
Online event on Tuesday (17th February) to share this story of blessing
“God wants to bless us so we can be a blessing to every nation on Earth,” the Revd Frank Bernardi remarked as he addressed the Council for Mission’s conference on being a Church for the nations, in Lisburn on Thursday (12th February 2026).
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Exploring ‘The Quiet Revival’
In the latest Mission Matters podcast from the Church of Ireland’s Council for Mission podcast, we welcome Dr Julie McKinley (from the Bible Society Ireland) and Dr Rhiannon McAleer (from the British and Foreign Bible Society, covering England and Wales) to unpack the ground–breaking findings of The Quiet Revival report.
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Proclaiming the Gospel through suffering
Take 12 minutes to hear first–hand from Sudan
“What happens when people have to move home in a hurry?” Bishop Hassan Osman, who is Assistant Bishop of Kadugli and Nuba Mountains in the Episcopal Church of Sudan, answers this and many other questions about the often–forgotten conflict in his region of the country in this Mission Matters podcast.
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Living Faith, Thriving Church: views from Tunisia
Council for Mission announces mission visit due in early 2026
The Church of Ireland’s Council for Mission is pleased to announce a visit from the Revd Frank Bernardi, Rector of St George’s Anglican Church in Tunis, between Saturday, 7th February, and Monday, 23rd February.
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Bishop from South Sudan on peace mission
Bishop Wilson Kamani from Ibba Diocese in South Sudan has a real vision for peace–building, which he shares in the latest Mission Matters podcast from the Church of Ireland Council for Mission.
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CMSI Mission Director Jenny Smyth to retire
Delegates at the annual Ignite Conference for Church Mission Society Ireland (CMSI)supporters, which took place in Dromantine Retreat and Conference centre near Newry on Saturday 13th September, were among the first to hear the news that the Society’s Mission Director Jenny Smyth plans to retire from the role in the coming months.
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Summer Madness Special
Luke Hawkins – our Youth Ministry Development Officer for the Southern Region – chats to some of the young people that attended Summer Madness in July and asks them some questions about their experience, and what it is that makes them want to go back each year.
