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Missiological Conference
Third Plenary Assembly
Pieniężno, Poland
August 28 – September 2, 2007

SHARING THE GOOD NEWS IN THE INTERACTION OF CULTURES
“The Word of God grew and multiplied” (Act 12:24)

The choice of the theme and its formulation are the result of a brainstorming and a discussion by the members of the Executive Board at their meeting in Rome in July 2005. During this discussion, the cultural interaction as a challenge to mission emerged as the main focus. The interaction of cultures goes on very rapidly in the arena of globalization. In this context, sharing our Christian faith and living that faith are real concerns of individuals, communities and churches. Hence, an appropriate research and study will help to understand the missiological implications of sharing our faith in multicultural societies.

The theme of the Conference is broad and to narrow it down to certain contextual issues, the members of the Executive Board at their meeting in Pieniężno, Poland (September 2006) agreed on the following four sub-topics:

-            Integral Healing and Reconciliation
-            Cultural Globalization and Asserting Identity
-            Migration
-            Intercultural Communication in the Church

Christian faith is lived concretely by people affected either positively or negatively by the impact of intercultural encounter. Each sub-topic points to an area of concerns where intercultural relations challenge the experience, the understanding and the expression of the Christian faith. The sharing of experiences and reflections on these sub-topics will bring the participants to identify important areas of missiological research and discern how “the Word of God grew and multiplied” (Act 12:24) in those fields of intercultural relations.

“The Missiological Conference in Pieniezno will not be a conference for the IACM where we invite speakers to talk to us but this will be a conference of the IACM where we all talk and listen to one another. All the participants are to be presenters in one way or another either presenting a Continental Paper or a Member Paper. All are asked to personnaly contribute to missiological thinking around the theme of the conference”
(From the President, IACM Newsletter, no 7, December 2006).

The conference will consist of (1) plenary sessions where Continental Papers will be presented and discussed, (2) group sessions where all Member Papers will also be presented and discussed, (3) worshop discussions in linguistic groups and (4) a synthesis in a final plenary session.

Ten (10) Continental Papers (5,000 words; presentation and questions: 45 min.) will be given in five plenary sessions (Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia, North-America/Oceania). These continental presentations will approach the theme of the conference and explore its missiological implications from the broad perspective of a continent or subcontinent. The four sub-topics could be helpful to the continental presenters in order to give a focus to their papers. They can take all the four sub-topics or take two or three depending on the relevant context in which they base their papers. Contacts with continental presentators are being made by the Executive Board and we are grateful to those who have already accepted our invitation to make this contribution.

All the participants are invited and expected to prepare a written contribution on the theme of the conference according to one of the four sub-topics. Participants will chose only one sub-topic and keep that as a base or focal point of their reflection on how the Good News can be shared in the interaction of cultures. Hence, the participants will have the opportunity to write from diverse contexts and issues, but the focus will be on how to share the Good News in the interaction of cultures according to one of the sub-topics. The participants will be divided into groups of nine persons based on the four sub-topics and their papers (3,000 words; presentation and questions: 30 min.) will be presented in three sessions of their respective group.

Every afternoon, after the plenary sessions and the group sessions of the day, participants will be given the opportunity to share their reflection in linguistic groups (workshop discussion).

A final plenary session will offer the possibility of a synthesis of the conference. A “listening group” formed at the beginning of the conference will identify the main results of the different activities in order to facilitate this synthesis.


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Home About us Vision Executive History Statutes Membership News Events Pieniezno 2007 Previous Assemblies Publications Newsletters Books Gallery Links Contact us	Missiological Conference Third Plenary Assembly Pieniężno, Poland August 28 – September 2, 2007 SHARING THE GOOD NEWS IN THE INTERACTION OF CULTURES “The Word of God grew and multiplied” (Act 12:24) The choice of the theme The choice of the theme and its formulation are the result of a brainstorming and a discussion by the members of the Executive Board at their meeting in Rome in July 2005. During this discussion, the cultural interaction as a challenge to mission emerged as the main focus. The interaction of cultures goes on very rapidly in the arena of globalization. In this context, sharing our Christian faith and living that faith are real concerns of individuals, communities and churches. Hence, an appropriate research and study will help to understand the missiological implications of sharing our faith in multicultural societies. Sub-topics The theme of the Conference is broad and to narrow it down to certain contextual issues, the members of the Executive Board at their meeting in Pieniężno, Poland (September 2006) agreed on the following four sub-topics: - Integral Healing and Reconciliation - Cultural Globalization and Asserting Identity - Migration - Intercultural Communication in the Church Christian faith is lived concretely by people affected either positively or negatively by the impact of intercultural encounter. Each sub-topic points to an area of concerns where intercultural relations challenge the experience, the understanding and the expression of the Christian faith. The sharing of experiences and reflections on these sub-topics will bring the participants to identify important areas of missiological research and discern how “the Word of God grew and multiplied” (Act 12:24) in those fields of intercultural relations. Methodology “The Missiological Conference in Pieniezno will not be a conference for the IACM where we invite speakers to talk to us but this will be a conference of the IACM where we all talk and listen to one another. All the participants are to be presenters in one way or another either presenting a Continental Paper or a Member Paper. All are asked to personnaly contribute to missiological thinking around the theme of the conference” (From the President, IACM Newsletter, no 7, December 2006). The conference will consist of (1) plenary sessions where Continental Papers will be presented and discussed, (2) group sessions where all Member Papers will also be presented and discussed, (3) worshop discussions in linguistic groups and (4) a synthesis in a final plenary session. *Continental Papers* Ten (10) Continental Papers (5,000 words; presentation and questions: 45 min.) will be given in five plenary sessions (Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia, North-America/Oceania). These continental presentations will approach the theme of the conference and explore its missiological implications from the broad perspective of a continent or subcontinent. The four sub-topics could be helpful to the continental presenters in order to give a focus to their papers. They can take all the four sub-topics or take two or three depending on the relevant context in which they base their papers. Contacts with continental presentators are being made by the Executive Board and we are grateful to those who have already accepted our invitation to make this contribution. *Member Papers* All the participants are invited and expected to prepare a written contribution on the theme of the conference according to one of the four sub-topics. Participants will chose only one sub-topic and keep that as a base or focal point of their reflection on how the Good News can be shared in the interaction of cultures. Hence, the participants will have the opportunity to write from diverse contexts and issues, but the focus will be on how to share the Good News in the interaction of cultures according to one of the sub-topics. The participants will be divided into groups of nine persons based on the four sub-topics and their papers (3,000 words; presentation and questions: 30 min.) will be presented in three sessions of their respective group. *Workshop discussions* Every afternoon, after the plenary sessions and the group sessions of the day, participants will be given the opportunity to share their reflection in linguistic groups (workshop discussion). *Final Plenary Session* A final plenary session will offer the possibility of a synthesis of the conference. A “listening group” formed at the beginning of the conference will identify the main results of the different activities in order to facilitate this synthesis.