As Rev. Marc Gallopin welcomes the new Bossey students to the Reformed congregation in Céligny, Switzerland, this sunny Sunday, 13 October, the name of another Céligny pastor comes to my mind: Arnold Mobbs.

As the Finnish Mission Council observed its centenary, a culmination of the event was when young people publicly and vibrantly committed to mission. Held in Tampere, Finland on 11-13 October, the event featured young people taking off their shoes in a visible gesture to the “Great Commission.”

A consultation held on the campus of Saint Vlash in Durres, Albania on 3-7 October brought together Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox women involved in the work of the World Council of Churches (WCC) since the 10th WCC Assembly in Busan, Korea in 2013.