Just peace, prayer and a common witness keep church relevant

The dramatic events of 2011 brought an increased focus on the relevance of the church in pursuing just peace, said Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) this week in Geneva.

The freedom movements of the Arab Spring, the continued financial crisis; heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula and a rash of natural disasters have all made for a tumultuous start and finish to the year.