Schneller Magazine 2/2010 The Schneller Magazine is for friends of the Schneller Schools in Lebanon and Jordan as well as for people, who are interested in the situation of Christians in the Middle East.  ››› read more and download

Peace and reconciliation on the Korean peninsula are an important life concern for the EMS Fellowship. On the Occasion of the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean war an “International Forum“ took place in Frankfurt dealing with these questions. Lutz Drescher, the EMS East Asia liaison officer gave a lecture, which you can find either in ››› German or ››› Korean.

EMS sets tokens of solidarity with Korea: Call to Prayer and Signature Campaign
On the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War the international EMS Fellowship has issued a ››› Call to Prayer for Korea, expressing solidarity with the people of Korea in their quest for peace, reconciliation and reunification. Congregations are invited to remember Korea in their intercessions at church services on or after 27 June 2010, marking the beginning of the war on 25 June 1950.
As a sign of solidarity EMS also encourages all efforts to replace the present armistice agreement with a lasting peace treaty. The EMS Mission Council supports the petition started by the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK) and encourages people to participate in the ››› Signature Campaign for peace treaty.
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EMS becomes more international: Mission Council decides on new name and approves new draft constitution
Meeting from 9-12 June 2010 in Bad Herrenalb, the EMS Mission Council came out in favour of a new name for the Association of Churches and Missions in Southwestern Germany (EMS). It proposed that the acronym EMS be changed to denote Evangelical Mission in Solidarity. This was the result of a several-year discussion process, and an outcome consistent with the internationalisation introduced in 1991
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Centenary of the World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh on June 6th - Materials for Worship Services on Mission
“Witnessing to Christ today” is the motto of the conference taking place on the occasion of the centenary of the World Missionary Conference of 1910. EMS invites congregations to celebrate a worship service on the topic around 6th June and to accompany the international meeting by intercession. For that purpose, it offers worship materials in German and in English. ›››more

Bible reading project promotes intercultural exchange
Sixty Christian groups and local churches from various parts of the world are interested in contacting one another with the help of the Association of Churches and Missions in South Western Germany (EMS). They all have the common desire to read the Bible with one another’s eyes and thus get to know new and different contexts.
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Annual Report 2009 Our annual report gives you an impression about the work of the EMS. In addition to the numbers, dates and facts about our activities, you will find several reports, meditations and portraits that give you an impression of the lifeliness of our EMS community. ››› read more and download

NEW
Gender and religious education worldwide
Biographical approaches
ed. Bärbel Fünfsinn, Northelbian Centre for Worldmission and Church Worldservice (NMZ), Gabriele Mayer, Association of Churches and Missions in South Western Germany (EMS)

The authors of this book are mainly from countries of the South and work within their churches and civil institutions to overcome the ”Monster Gender Injustice“. ››› download

EMS Focus 2009-2012
"Giving Account of our hope - Christian Witness in a Pluralistic World"
The world is moving closer together. People with different faiths, ideologies, cultures, and social and economic backgrounds are searching for ways to come to terms with these differences. How can Christians bear witness to the good news of life in fullness for all people in such a pluralistic world? ››› more

Does gender injustice favour the spread of HIV&AIDS? Important questions and answers by the participants from six countries in the International EMS Workshop on HIV&AIDS and Gender are documented in this brochure ››› pdf (1MB)