Echos - Commission on youth in the ecumenical movement
The WCC's 9th Assembly called for the formation of a youth body to enable young people to develop their visions of the ecumenical movement and strengthen their role in the decision-making mechanisms of the Council. At its first meeting in May 2007, the new consultative body adopted the name Echos - Commission on youth in the ecumenical movement. This is how the commission members explain their choice of name, which is a transcription of the Greek word Hχος meaning sound:
The Echos commission consists of 25 young people from a broad cross-section of churches and youth organizations within the ecumenical movement. It was set up as an "active think tank" to provide the WCC and ecumenical youth networks with new ideas on how young people can engage in ecumenical work. Members of the Echos commission come from:
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