64thINAMS conference got inaugurated at Nagpur Seminary

 

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The 64th International Association for Mission Studies (INAMS) conference got inaugurated at Nagpur Seminary on 20th Oct. 2015 by the President of the Mission Board of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, H. G. Dr. Yuhanon Mar Chrysostomos. The theme of this year’s conference is Joy of the Gospel Beyond the Boundaries (Acts 1:8). the conference is hosted by St. Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary Nagpur (STOTS). The presence of Corepiscopos, Rambans, Priests, Nuns and a batch of Seminary Students from OTS Kottayam, along with 250 delegates from different parts of the country is making the conference more colourful. After the inauguration by His Grace, Prof. D. Mathews led the gathering in Bible Study session. Rev. Fr. Dr. Bijesh Philip, Principal STOTS led the theme on the second day morning. A session on ‘Mission to the Marginalized’ by Rev. Fr. Yohannan K. (Faculty STOTS) followed it. Rev. Fr. Dr. Geevarghese K. (Faculty, OTS Kottayam) took a class on the ‘Insights from Evangelical Mode of Other Churches’. The forenoon session of the second day was thus concluded.