9. May 08

Relief agencies wait for visas to aid Myanmar


The crisis in Myanmar is continuing to deteriorate as thousands of people remain homeless and relief supplies are slow in coming. Member churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) are finding it difficult to respond to the...

5. May 08

Iraqi refugees cry out to Christians around the world for solidarity


"Although I had been threatened many times in Iraq, I did not want to leave," says the Armenian Orthodox hairdresser Cayran....

29. April 08

Ecumenical observers challenge Zimbabwe election process and demand respect for the will of the people


The 29 March elections in Zimbabwe were "far from being free and fair" and were "skewed in favour of the incumbent who...

Edited by Thomas F. Best and Tamara Grdzelidze

This vibrant collection of essays, from a wide range of confessions and regions, explores the continuing legacy of BEM. It raises critical questions on how churches acted upon the agreements signaled in BEM.

This is the report on the 2005 Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) which met in Greece, bringing together participants ranging from Roman Catholics to Pentecostal and evangelical churches, as well as movements not necessarily among the World Council of Churches' membership. (Book including CD-Rom)