One year later: remembering a historical moment
A year has now passed since the World Council of Churches (WCC) received Pope Francis in Geneva, to celebrate together 70 years of ecumenical work since the WCC’s founding. Yet the impact of the historic day continues to be felt.
“For Those Who Wish to Hear” publication explores new roles of mission, evangelism
A newly released World Council of Churches (WCC) publication, “For Those Who Wish to Hear,” is a collection of reflections from participants in the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute in Arusha, Tanzania, in 2018.
WCC seminar in Mozambique shows vital role of diakonia
The last of three capacity-building seminars on Human Resources and Church Leadership for Diakonia and Development took place in Maputo, Mozambique, 18-20 June. This most recent seminar was for Portuguese speakers in Africa, with participants coming mainly from Angola and Mozambique. The first two seminars - for French and English speakers respectively - were held in May in Cotonou, Bénin, and Nairobi, Kenya.
Events
10 June - 19 July 2019 Engaging for Just and Participatory Societies – Belongingness in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
23 - 28 June 2019 3rd Explorations in Evangelism meeting: "Evangelism and the legacies of colonization and enslavement"
26 June - 01 July 2019 13th Annual Conference of the European Network of Buddhist-Christian Studies
05 - 15 August 2019 Equipping each other for Christian witness in a multi-cultural and multi-faith world
19 - 30 August 2019 Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management (GEM) for an Economy of Life
08 - 12 September 2019 Continuing formation on Youth and Racism Awareness in Asia
15 - 22 September 2019 World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel