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The Rt Revd Ken Good, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe
Workshop discussion group at the Council for Mission conference
Left to right: Chris Agnew, Exodus; the Revd Andrew Quill, Chairman, Council for Mission; Emma Lynch, Tearfund Ireland; the Rt Revd Ken Good, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe; Ricky Ferguson, Wycliffe Bible Translators; the Revd Dr Mark Welsh, keynote speaker; Catherine Little, Bible Society in Northern Ireland; the Revd Adam Pullen, Treasurer, Council for Mission; Linda Abwe and Jenny Smyth, both CMS Ireland
Ricky Ferguson, Wycliffe Bible Translators, demonstrates an audio bible to Chris Agnew, Exodus
The Revd Adam Pullen with Joanne Briggs, Director of The Leprosy Mission (Northern Ireland)
Delegates at the Two-Way Mission conference
Chris Agnew, Exodus, speaking on how mission engages and motivates young people
The Rt Revd Ken Good, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe
Left to right: Elsie Stewart, Stranorlar Parish; Nola Nixon, USPG volunteer; Mabel Bustard, Stranorlar Parish
‘Two–Way Mission’ conference encourages parishes to think globally
Delegates at the Council for Mission’s ‘Two–Way Mission’ conference at St Columba’s Parish Centre, Omagh.
Forty delegates attended the Church of Ireland Council for Mission’s conference on Global Shaping Local: Two–Way Mission,
at St Columba’s Parish Centre, Omagh, on Saturday, 5th November. Following a time of worship, the conference was opened by the Rt Revd Ken Good, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, who led a discussion about countries and regions of the world in which delegates had a particular interest. The keynote speaker was Dr Mark Welsh, Mission Development Officer with the Presbyterian Church in Ireland,
who focused on how to envision, equip and engage parishes in relation to global mission.
The Council for Mission reports to the General Synod and has the following objectives:
stimulate within the Church of Ireland a sense of the priority and urgency of mission
advocate the equality and complementary nature of mission at home and throughout the world
maintain close relationships with other bodies concerned with
mission and in particular with Diocesan Boards of Mission, the
Association of Mission Societies, and mission and overseas development
agencies
promote effective models of mission and evangelism
encourage programmes of renewal
initiate and encourage enterprises which will further the mission of the Church
allocate funds from St Patrick’s Memorial Fund and other funds at its disposal
foster interest in members of the Church of Ireland serving in other parts of the world
facilitate mission interchange visits to and from Ireland
encourage reflection on the theology of mission
The Council reports annually to the Church of Ireland’s General Synod.
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