Centenary of the 1910 World Missionary Conference
About Edinburgh 2010
The Centenary of the World Missionary Conference, held in Edinburgh 1910, is a suggestive moment for many people seeking direction for Christian mission in the 21st century. The initial driving force behind Edinburgh 2010 was the Towards 2010 network under the leadership of Prof. Ken Ross. Since 2005 an international group has worked collaboratively to develop an intercontinental and multi-denominational project, now known as Edinburgh 2010. The project is based at New College and the Church of Scotland offices in Edinburgh, and headed by an International Director, Dr. Daryl Balia. It is governed by a 20 member General Council representative of most of the Christian family.
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Closing celebration at the Assembly Hall
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The Edinburgh 2010 General Council was established as an international body and met for the first time in September 2006. It has met twice since, once in 2008 and again in April 2009. The General Council represents all the main parts of the worldwide Church family.
Members of the Edinburgh 2010 General Council (October 2010)
- Dr. Des van der Water, Council for World Mission*
- Rev. Canon Edgar Ruddock, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
- Ms. Jet den Hollander, World Alliance of Reformed Churches
- Rev. Roger Schmidt, Lutheran World Federation
- Mrs. Rose Dowsett, World Evangelical Alliance*
- Dr. Cathy Ross, International Association for Mission Studies
- Rev. Blair Carlson, Lausanne Committee for World Evangelisation*
- Ms. Ruth Padilla-De Borst, Latin American Theological Fellowship*
- Rev. Andrew Anderson, Church of Scotland*#
- Dr. Ganoune Diop, Seventh Day Adventist Church
- Dr. Julie Ma, Asian Pentecostal Society*
- Ms. Maria Aranzazu Aguado Arrese, Roman Catholic Church
- Rev. John Kafwanka, Anglican Communion*
- Prof. Petros Vassiliadis, Orthodox Churches
- n/a, Baptist World Alliance
- Rev. Dr. Jooseop Keum, World Council of Churches*
- Prof. Joseph Otubu, African Independent Churches
- Bishop Heinrich Bolleter, World Methodist Council
- Rev. Michael Wallace, World Student Christian Federation*#
- Femi Adeleye, International Fellowship of Evangelical Students
* denotes member of the Executive Committee
# denotes Chairpersons
# denotes Chairpersons
Former members of the Edinburgh 2010 General Council
- Bill Slack, Baptist World Alliance
- Ms. Nayiri Baljian, World Council of Churches
- Ms. Anastasia Vasileiadou , World Council of Churches
27 July 10 - Adventist News Network (USA)
Adventist outreach earns church role in world mission conference
by Elizabeth Lechleitner
by Elizabeth Lechleitner
Seventh-day Adventists were among representatives from more than 100 Christian denominations who met in Edinburgh, Scotland last month to envision the future of world mission. The event marks 100 years since the first Edinburgh World Missionary Conference, considered a watershed in the collaborative shaping of mission. While several Adentists attended the 1910 conference as delegates, church leaders participated for the first time this year, a testament to the denomination's reputation for outreach, says Ganoune Diop, director of the Adventist Church's Global Mission Study Centres. [Read full story]
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