Links to Partners

The Amity Foundation


Christian Leadership Exchange


China Partner


Dominican University of California


Bay Area Interfaith Connect


Interfaith Center at the Presidio


Consejo Latinoamericano de Iglesias

(Latin American Council of Churches)


Marin Interfaith Council

News from Ecumenical News International

Pacific Network for Mission Education

Global Partnerships for Mission, Service and Learning

The Pacific Network for Mission Education (PNME) is beginning a process to vitalize and expand the exchange of ideas about Christian mission, north and south. This will be a special trip, focusing on the development of mission partnerships in the Americas.  There is a long and rich history of involvement and partnership between the churches of the Americas, along with serious issues of cultural, political and theological hegemony that have had a lasting impact on the churches and people of Latin America.  The situation is evolving, and PNME and its partners in Latin America seek to improve the dynamic and vital relationships that currently exist among the churches.

Service Learning Trip to Ecuador

                    June 21-30, 2008 (Note earlier dates!)

Elements of the Immersion/Exploration Trip to Ecuador


Visits/Conversations with Churches/Leaders from various traditions including:

•    Historic “Protestant/Evangelical” Churches involved in early mission work

  1. •   Catholic (academics, leaders of orders, diocesan priests and key lay leaders)            

•    Historic Pentecostal churches and new independent Pentecostal churches

•    Urban and Rural churches

  1. •   Christian based NGO’s involved in economic development, peace, environment, community development, counseling, etc.


Visits/Conversations to better understand “globalization”:

•    Foreign policy/political leaders

•    Human Rights groups

•    Colombian drug impact on Ecuador

•    Environmental groups

•    Economic development groups


Tentative itinerary includes:

•    The Amazon

•    The Cloud forest

•    Quito Historic Center

•    Catholic Retreat Center

•    SemiSud, Church of God Seminary

•    Museums

•    Otavallo and rural surroundings

SOLD OUT!  Please consider one of our other trips.

Pacific Network for Mission Education

P.O. Box 296

Ukiah, Ca. 95482

707-367-1830

pacnet4mission@gmail.com

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                                                  April 9-26, 2008

 

PNME’s next trip to China promises the joys of visiting local churches and meeting church leaders, insights into history and culture, opportunities to visit varied social service projects, plus the delights of fine food and intriguing architecture.  Options for spending additional travel time on service learning work are being investigated.

Departing soon after Easter 2008, about 20 travel partners will join the Amity Foundation's Spring Tour in Inner Mongolia. The itinerary includes Beijing, The Forbidden City, The Great Wall, and the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, as well as visits to churches and seminaries.


In addition to our travels with our Amity friends, the group will travel to Shandong Province, considered the historic seat of China.  Several days will be spent touring Confucius' birthplace, the famous Taishan mountains and Tsingtao, famous as the seat of early German missionary work, which now has considerable German architecture.  There will be time to visit Tsingtao's gorgeous beaches - where the water sports of the Olympics will be held!

Directing this journey will be Rev. James Shum, Chinese Presbyterian Church, Oakland.  Born in China, Rev. Shum has extensive knowledge of the country, and is a wonderful teacher of China's history and religion.  Co-leader May Chung is a teacher, also born in China, who has traveled extensively in China to teach English and tour.


The full itinerary can be found here. The estimated cost of this trip is $3000-3500 pp, including airfare, lodging and most meals.

Contact us with your questions! 

 
Relations between Muslims and Christians may currently be of more interest - and more importance - than at any point in a 1,000 years. All around the world it seems, there are tensions and sometimes hostilities where these two major world religions interact.
There are exceptions to this trend. The Malaysian state of Sabah, on the large island of Borneo, is a region in this predominantly Muslim nation where religious beliefs are respected, and good neighbors abound among Christians and Muslims. 

To seek better understanding the dynamics of interfaith relations, the Pacific Network for Mission Education (PNME) is sponsoring a September 2008 ecumenical and interfaith multi-generational journey to Sabah Seminary (Presbyterian-Lutheran), East Malaysia.  On our journey we'll examine the effects of Islam on the culture, politics and government, of a region where Christianity reflects Episcopalian, Lutheran, Baptist, and Catholic roots. 

With five days in Hong Kong and Macau, and five days in Malaysia, we'll study indigenous and cultural relations and examine the impact of Christianity throughout the vast region of Asia.  Join us for seminary classes, service learning opportunities, optional excursions, snorkeling, scuba diving, and visits to some of the world's oldest rain forests.

First we'll tour Hong Kong's astounding business phenomenon. In Macau, we’ll visit the tomb of missionary Robert Morrison, who wrote the first Chinese Bible. We'll also examine historic and contemporary social issues, 

including the widespread, regional impact of Catholicism on China, and the social impacts of Macau's gambling casinos.

In Malaysia we'll arrive in Kuala Lumpur and go first to Malacca, to study the impact of the missionaries of the 19th century, and of the Dutch capitalist trader who impacted the entire world, before we go on to East Malaysia's less urban region of eco-tourism, and the international community composed of Sabah Seminary students. We'll see a cultural show highlighting some of the indigenous peoples of the region.
                  

We look forward to presentations that will explore how Malaysia has prospered with:

--Headhunters who no longer dominate local culture.--The Islamic influence on Malaysian culture.

--How crocodile farms have affected the local environment.

--The economic impact of the cessation of rubber production from Malaysian trees.

--Changes in the tin mining industry.

--The economics and ecology of forestry management and furniture manufacturing.

--Current-day evangelization in Malaysia of the Hakka Chinese.

--The introduct
ion of computer technology to a predominately agrarian society.


Our leader, Rev. James Shum, Pastor at Oakland's Chinese Presbyterian Church for 29 years, is returning as a visiting professor to Sabah Seminary and has a passion for history. Rev. Shum will teach seminary students - and us travelers - about Christianity in Malaysia, Mainland China and Hong Kong.  Mrs. Teena Shum will call on her expertise and experience at San Francisco's century-old, Presbyterian settlement house, Cameron House, teaching about the effects of domestic violence on Asian society.

This journey promises to be a once in a lifetime mission learning experience!

  For more information: taffy2traveling@yahoo.com

 

Travel to Malaysia with PNME