At a time when relations between the Episcopal Church Center and the rest of the church desperately need to be strengthened, we are presented with the first issue of Church in Mission, a newsletter "to bring you the good news about the work and going on of the national programmatic staff," according to senior executive for program, Diane M. Porter. The newsletter, to be published on an occasional basis, reports on activities by members of the Service, Education and Witness Group at the church center and asks for input from those reading the newsletter.

Church in Mission is a good start in communicating with the church. During a time when a shortfall in the national church budget is projected, it would have been helpful not to include an article about eight church center executives spending a week in London and Geneva participating in meetings with Anglican Communion and the World Council of Churches officials, but the positive effort of the first issue may overcome doubts.