Musicaians from St. Matthew's, Snellville & St. Simon's, Conyers grace the day with their gifts
The John Sewak Ray & wife Aquila, Christ the King International Congregation, join the singing
Global Mission Committee Chair welcomes participants
Keynote Speaker, VTS professor The Rev. Dr. Richard Jones
Jim & Pat Larusso, Global Mission Committee and St. Clement's, Canton, look on
Participants from Fayetteville, Ft. Valley, Canton
Our missionaries Sandy & Martin McCann, in the Diocese of Central Tangyika, Tanzania, were there in spirit
Our Young Adult Service Corps (YASC) missionaries in Central Ecuador, El Salvador & Tanzania were much on our minds
Prof. Rich Jones, former missionary in Ecuador, addresses the crowd
Sandy & Martin McCann & Kelly Alexander -- our feet & hands across the globe
Marian Dickson & Leigh Preston -- stretching our presence around the globe
Trips to Honduras open minds & hearts at St. David's, Roswell & now across their convocation
The work of ERD, ONE Episcopalian and EGR deepen understanding and engagement with global mission
Our companions in the Diocese of Rio de Janeiro were on our hearts & minds
Christ Church, Norcross, shares its mission outreach in Haiti
Great ideas for involving children in global mission
Our brother Moses Matonya, whose presence in Columbus & around the diocese, made our partnerships incarnate
Our Volunteer for Mission, Magi Griffin, St. Peter's, Rome, also spoke at a plenary session about listening for God's call
Joan McCumber, ECW rep to Global Mission Comm. & St. Philip's Cathedral & Marsha Elixson, St. Matthew's, Snellville, helped with hospitality
St. James', Marietta share ways they reach out globally in Kenya, Tanzania & beyond
St. Francis, Macon, partners with St. Marc's, Trouin, Haiti
Resources from Dr. Jones & Virginia Seminary
MDG Task Force & Cathedral member Reid Mizell, shows Atlanta magazine article about her adopted daughter -- refugees engage our global reach right here at home
Prof. Jones talks with Archdeacon John Titus
Guest speaker Richard Jones & Volunteer for Mission Magi Griffin
The Rev. David Copley, Mission Personnel Officer for The Episcopal Church, describes the mission work of our church & how all of us can be engaged
David Copley shares segment of “Windows on Mission” -- a great resource about our missionaries around the globe, including the Hardisons in Maseno, Kenya, where Canon Carolynn Wiliams of the Cathedral recently visited
Archbp. Tutu remionds us via video, “We are all missionaries, or we are nothing.”
Mission Personnel Officer David Copley describes the process of how missionaries are called, trained & sent
The Rev. John Awan, seminarian at Sewanee & Peter _____, Sewanee undergrad, and refugees from the Sudan, bring the globe into our midst
St. James, Clayton, Epiphany, Atlanta & Emmaus House, Atlanta were all represented
Committee Chair Gini Peterson & husband Reid, listen in, before sharing their experiences in our companion diocese, Central Ecuador, in an afternoon workshop
Volunteer for Mission Magi Griffin addresses the plenary about discerning God's call to mission, sharing her own experience & encouraging others' to step out in faith
The gift of time gets some theological refection from missionary Magi Griffin (and the clock was a gift to diocesan staff!)
Magi closes with a Paul Lawrence Dunbar poem, reminding us that God's call to us is for “now”, not later
Prof. Jones wonders whether & how seminary can be seen as missionary training in itself, as preparation for being sent beyond our local borders
A question about where global mission stands in the priorities of The Episcopal Church
A great question about how MDG support by governments relates to the work of the Gospel
Lucy Perry, Global Mission Comm., shares the hospitality of her parish, The Cathedral of St. Philip
The Rev. Harold Lockett, Absalom Jones Student Center & St. Timothy's, Decatur & Tiffany King, St. Paul's, Atlanta
David Copley chats with the Rev. Derwent Suthers, of St. Martin in the Fields, Atlanta, & former missionary to Brazil
Dr. Joan Liverpool of St. Timothy's, Decatur, shares details of her group's mission work in South Africa & Lesotho with Global Mission Comm. member Judy Alling
Lunch included focused conversations on Haiti, Honduras, Sudan & the MDGs
The lunch gathering about work in Sudan allowed particpants to share experiences and ideas
Marcos Nascimento, postulant from companion diocese Rio de Janiero, with Richard Hall, All Saints', Atlanta
Karen Evans, rector at St. James', Marietta, learning more about the American Friends of the Church in Sudan
Marcos Nascimento, whose presence embodied the reality of our companionship with his diocese talks with Derwent Suthers, former missionary to Brazil
Participants discuss possibilities for a 2009 conference on the church in Sudan
“Now where is that next workshop I want to go to?”
Jean Lyon, Cathedral of St. Philip, learns details of the church's work in Rio de Janeiro & our companionship with that diocese
Paulette & Bill Eppes, St. Paul's, Atlanta, learn about ministry with the homeless in Rio
The madonna & child that was given to the people of our diocese by our companions in Central Ecuador, graces the table & serves as a tangible sign of our bonds in Christ
Photos from the trip to Central Ecuador by our representatives Gini & Reid Peterson
Bp. Ramos receives a Centennial quilt as a token of our companionship in Christ
Workshop participants hear from the Rev. Karen Evans & the Rev. Claiborne Jones about the pilgrimage to TZ by a diocesan group
Slides included information about how to help with clergy retirement in TZ -- sustaining other church leadership into the future
The Rev. Bill Evans, also a TZ pilgrim
The Rev. Gordon Okunsanya leads final reflections of the day
Canon Debbie Shew, staff liaison to Global Mission, David Copley, Mission Personnel Officer of The Episcopal Church, Gini Peterson, Global Mission Chair & Richard Jones, Virginia Theological Seminary, pointing out that Atlanta's missionaries around the globe were much on everyone's minds throughout the Third Annual Global Mission Event of the Diocese of Atlanta, Sat. Oct. 6, 2007
Prof. Jones talks with Kay Meyer, St. John's, Ft. Valley, national ECW president & Global Mission Comm. member
