NAEIS – Ministering to the Oikoumene

The Oikoumene is the Inhabited Earth – God's Creation populated by all God's children. God's revelation has been received by many people in different places and cultures, leading to a variety of expressions of Faith and a variety of understandings of one's relationship to God.

The members of the National Association of Ecumenical and Interreligious Staff serve in increasingly diverse communities throughout the United States in a variety of ministries – councils of churches, faith-based community services ministries supported by multiple congregations, denominations and faith groups, and other ecumenical and interfaith configurations.

This Association provides the opportunity for those engaged professionally in this important work to be connected with colleagues, sharpen professional skills, and be renewed in Spirit by sharing and collaborating in service to God's people of the Oikoumene.

2012 NAEIS Gathering
Sunday, March 18 (6pm) through Wednesday, March 21 (noon)

Pendle Hill Retreat Center
Philadelphia, PA

Schedule and Program Information

Directions to Pendle Hill (Air, Car, Bus, Train)

Pendle Hill Campus Map

Pendle Hill Guest Brochure

Meeting for Worship in the Manner of Friends

Proposal from NAEIS Board on the Future of NAEIS

Suggested Reading (Not required - copies will be available on site.)

Some Thoughts About Councils of Churches - Michael Kinnamon

Principles for an Election Year - Michael Kinnamon

Reaching Beyond Ourselves: ATS Schools Respond to Multifaith Context. Colloquy Fall 2011.
(To print, right-click on the flash pages and print page by page. Printed copies will be available at Gathering.)

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