West Coast Book Launches

PARTNERSHIP AS MISSION
Essays in Memory of Ellie Johnson

Following successful launches in Ontario and Quebec it is time to share this  inspiring volume in person with BC readers. With thanks to those hosting us in both Vancouver and Victoria please share the posters included below with those interested in Christian mission today. We draw attention at this time to the essays found in Section Four: IV. MISSION AND ECOJUSTICE: Reflections and Analysis:

The Promise of Place: Shaping a Local Anglican Response to Global Realities / JESSE ZINK

 The Climate Crisis and the Church: A Landscape for Theological Education / SYLVIA KEESMAAT

A Field Sketch on the Future of Anglicanism in Quebec: What the Woodland Caribou Might Teach Us about Going Extinct / JEFFREY METCALFE

From Homelessness to Homefulness: Faith and Housing / MICHAEL SHAPCOTT

Ecojustice and Mission: Thoughts on a Relevant Missional Terminology / KENNETH GRAY

The Mission and Hope of Ecojustice: A Franciscan Perspective / JEFF GOLLIHER

Please join us in VANCOUVER or VICTORIA

Additional copies are available both online and physically: in Kamloops, Nelson, and from both editors.

Rest in Peace Bishop Terry Brown — 1944-2024

Maylanne and I are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Bishop Terry Brown. While details remains imprecise at this time we know that he had not been responding to emails or texts. He had not been responding to emails or texts and was found on Easter morning by Sister Heather, CSC.

He was a theologian, teacher and passionate advocate for the Pacific islands amidst environmental and social justice concerns. Recently he had been organizing the upcoming MRI (Mutual Responsibility and Interdependence) at 60 conference and promoting the book Partnership as Mission, a project he personally inspired, honouring Ellie Johnson as a former partner in mission himself. His chapter in the collection

From Partnership to Friendship: How a Canadian Anglican Priest became a Bishop in the South Pacific deserves careful study. Other similar projects were in development which now await the attention of other scholars and teachers.

+Terry never slowed down in retirement – and will be remembered for his hard work, passion in mission, and keen intellect. He was a friend and mentor to so many. He will be greatly missed.

Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.

This picture of Ellie Johnson was taken by Bishop Terry following his consecration as Bishop of Malaita in 1996. This image inspired the Partnership as Mission book project.

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