"Sending Service" on the Areopagus Embraces Unity amid Diversity
Following in the footsteps of Saint Paul, WCC general secretary Samuel Kobia proclaimed Christian unity in "a fellowship that exceeds our capacity to define it".
The three dimensions of reconciliation: truth, justice, forgiveness
The "language of reconciliation is often unclear" and it has sometimes been "manipulated and distorted to serve other ends". But reconciliation reveals "the heart of the gospel," and thus is a paradigm for church mission.
Pentecostals participate in expanded World Mission Conference
Dialogue between Pentecostals and others active in the ecumenical movement is still in an early stage of development as the constellation of participants expands.
Living in community amidst diversity
Women in brightly coloured saris eat breakfast with bearded men in flowing black robes. Lutherans compare ideas with Catholics. Orthodox exchange greetings of peace with Evangelicals. Participants in the Athens World Mission Conference have experienced the formation of a peaceful and accepting community.
"God healed me completely, although I am still living with HIV"
Gracia Violeta Ross only understood the meaning of her first name (grace) after discovering she was HIV-positive.
Women challenge churches to redefine mission
The mission of women is often very ordinary. It happens every day, sometimes in very quiet ways.
Receiving the Holy Spirit from one another
A leading Vatican official affirms that Catholics are "in the ecumenical movement" to find answers to questions of Christian unity, recognizing the World Council of Churches as "an essential partner".
Greek church leaders call for strengthening of united Christian witness
Greek church leaders have called for "coordinated efforts and a united Christian witness" to tackle global problems more effectively.
Mission and violence: an ambivalent relationship
Moving away from 'cool' images of violence conveyed by culture, participants at the world mission conference in Athens took a hard look at the ambivalent relationship between mission and violence. No easy answers though.
Healing not the same as curing says disabled person
For disabled persons, healing does not first and foremost mean being cured. Rather, it has to do with restoration to and inclusion in the community. Churches willing to heal disabled people must fully assume their mission to include them.
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