Upcoming Consultations in 2008 Othordox Trail October 20-30, 2008 Following similar events in Italy in 2006 (The Focolare Movement) and in the U.K. in 2007 (Celtic spirituality). This year the main event of P.L.A.C.E. will be the Orthodox Trail between Turkey and Romania. This event will offer urban ministry practitioners the opportunity to engage with Byzantine Spirituality in Asia Minor and the Balkans.  Some of the church leaders and institutions that we expect to see on this trail include: Dr. Ray Bakke will be coming as a consultant and to teach on global urban ministry and the Orthodox tradition. His Eminence Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew (Istanbul).  World Vision Romania Office - a model for church partnerships in mission and community development...  <read more>

IAMS 12th Quadrennial International Conference August 16-23, 2008 - Hungary Human Identity and the Gospel of Reconciliation Agenda for Mission Studies and Praxis in the 21th Century The theme will be highlighted by four key plenary lectures: 1.    Ethnic Identity and the Gospel of Reconciliation Bishop Duleep de Chichera, Sri Lanka Response: Dr. Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orabator, Kenya 2.    Religious Identity and the Gospel of Reconciliation Dr. Miklos Tomka, Hungary Response: Dr. Ricardo Esquivia, Colombia 3.    National Identity and the Gospel of Reconciliation Dr. Vasile Mihoc, Roumania Response: Dr. Norberto Saracco, Argentina 4.    Mission and Human Identity in the light of Edinburgh 2010 Dr. Brian Stanley, England Response: Dr.Bob Schreiter, USA <read more>