On May 11, 2023, the faculty and graduates of the Loyola Institute for Ministry met virtually with colleagues from the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) to discuss their shared work in promoting small Christian communities (SCCs) and synodality.

Presenters included LIM faculty Tom Ryan and Tracey Lamont, Maryknoll priest and SCCs advocate Fr. Joe Healey, pastoral coordinator at AMECEA Fr. Emmanuel Chimombo, member of AMECEA’s SCC training team Alphonce Omolo (who is also an adjunct faculty member at LIM), Kenyan Loreto Sister Jane Frances Mulongo (who is also a LIM graduate), and Michael Centore, editor of Today’s American Catholic.

Read an article about the meeting in Today's American Catholic here.