About the author :
Hubert van Beek served as executive secretary at the World Council of Churches (1978-2004), responsible for the ecumenical resource sharing programme; responsible for relations with member churches and non-member evangelical and Pentecostal churches; as such, closely associated with the initiation of the World Christian Forum. He was the first Secretary of the World Christian Forum (2004-2011); consultant of the World Christian Forum (2012-2016).