The International Association of Catholic Missiologists (IACM) hold its 2007 missiological conference from August 28 to September 2 at the SVD Seminary in Pieniężno, Poland. The theme of the conference was : Sharing the Good News in the Interaction of Cultures : « The Word of God grew and multiplied » (Act 12 : 24).

The 66 participants, from 20 nations of all continents, shared the fruits of their research on how intercultural relations challenge the experience, understanding and expression of the Christian faith in their particular context. The missiological implications of the actual  interaction of cultures were identified in four main areas of concern : integral healing and reconciliation, cultural globalization and asserting identity, migration, intercultural communication in the Church.

Following the conference, the Third IACM Plenary Assembly discussed how to promote its activities at the regional level and a new Executive Board was elected for 2007-2010 :

President : Lazar Stanislaus Thanuzraj SVD (India)
Vice-President : Nicanor Sarmiento Tupayupanqui OMI (USA)
Executive Secretary : François Jacques (Canada)
Treasurer : Andrzej Pietrzak SVD (Poland)

Continental Representatives :
Africa : Joseph Ndi-Okalla (Cameroun)
Asia : Andrew Gimenez Recepcion (Philippines)
Europe : Wojciech Kluj OMI (Poland)
Latin America : Roberto Tomichá Charupá (Bolivia)
North America : Kevin J. Hanlon MM (USA)

From left to right: Kevin Hanlon, Andrew Recepcion, Nicanor Sarmiento (Vice-President), Lazar Stanislaus (President), François Jacques (Executive  Secretary), Joseph Ndi-Okalla, Andrzej Pietrzak (Treasurer), Roberto Tomichá and Wojciech Kluj form the IACM Executive Board 2007-2010.

Click here to view the report of the Assembly