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Looking toward the 2022 assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) that will gather around the theme “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity,” the latest issue of the WCC journal International Review of Mission focuses on the relationship between mission and unity.

As Christians across the world prepare to celebrate Easter shuttered in their homes, they will still find the joy of the day and feel closer to each other, thanks to creative thinking by church leaders.

From including photos of church members within webcast worship services, to placing written greetings at doorways, Easter celebrations can still safely connect people who want to celebrate the resurrection of their common Lord.

Alors que les fidèles chrétiens du monde entier se préparent à célébrer Pâques calfeutrés chez eux, il leur sera tout de même possible de puiser dans la joie pascale et de se sentir proches les uns des autres grâce à la créativité déployée par les responsables d’Églises.

A special working group of the World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism met in Istanbul, Turkey this week to further explore the place and profile of transforming discipleship in the life and work of churches globally. During the meeting the group on “Transforming Discipleship” worked on a document drafting that could best depict the shape of discipleship in the light of the Arusha Call.

As the Finnish Mission Council celebrated its centenary on 12 October in Tampere, Finland, the Lutheran Archbishop of Finland, Dr Tapio Luoma, celebrated the witness in mission of the earlier missionaries and generations. Luoma also urged every generation to find answers to the question of how to live fully as a disciple of Jesus and fulfil his commission.

As the Finnish Mission Council observed its centenary, Dr Risto Jukko, director of the World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism, spoke about the relation between Finnish mission work and the international mission movement.

The Arusha Call to Discipleship is at once exhilarating, transformative and challenging to the point of discomfort for some, reflected leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) during a 20 May press conference and book launch in Helsinki, Finland.

L’Appel d’Arusha à vivre en disciples est à la fois exaltant, exigeant, et source de transformation, jusqu’à l’inconfort pour certain-e-s, selon les responsables de la Commission de mission et d’évangélisation (CME) du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à la conférence de presse et au lancement d’un ouvrage le 20 mai à Helsinki, en Finlande.

As a meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on World Mission and Evangelism convened in Helsinki, Finland on 16-22 May, leaders reflected on the way forward for the ecumenical movement after the commission’s Arusha conference in March.
In opening remarks, Dr Agnes Aboum, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, reflected on what she described on as “landmark” conference in Arusha, which drew together more than 1,000 people and resulted in an Arusha Call to Discipleship.

Alors qu’une réunion de la Commission de mission et d’évangélisation du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) se tient à Helsinki, en Finlande, du 16 au 22 mai, les responsables se sont penché-e-s sur la voie à suivre par le mouvement œcuménique à la suite de la conférence mondiale de la commission à Arusha en mars 2018.
Dans son discours liminaire, la présidente du Comité central du COE, Agnes Aboum, a fait part de ses réflexions sur la conférence à Arusha qu’elle qualifie de «décisive», ayant compté sur la présence de plus de 1 000 personnes et débouché sur l’Appel d’Arusha à vivre en disciples.

“Come and See - A Theological invitation to the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace,” a text newly published by the World Council of Churches (WCC) Faith and Order Commission, draws from different traditions in order to make the case for common witness. The document was presented and launched at the meeting with the WCC Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME). The CWME Commission gather in Helsinki, Finland 16-22 May, 2019 to evaluate and reflect on the Conference of World Mission and Evangelism that took place in Arusha (Tanzania) and its future work.

«Venez et voyez – une invitation théologique au pèlerinage de justice et de paix» est un texte récemment publié par la Commission de Foi et constitution du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) qui s’inspire de différentes traditions dans le but de défendre un témoignage commun. Le document a été présenté et lancé lors de la réunion de la Commission de mission et d’évangélisation (CME) du COE. La CME se réunit à Helsinki, en Finlande, du 16 au 22 mai 2019 afin d’évaluer et de réfléchir sur la Conférence mondiale sur la mission et l’évangélisation qui s’est tenue à Arusha (Tanzanie), et ses futurs travaux.

The Bridge Group, a working group of the World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME), was established during the WCC Conference on World Mission and Evangelism in Arusha, Tanzania in March.

A seminar following the WCC Conference on World Mission and Evangelism is being convened on 20 April in Helsinki, Finland. Participants and speakers include, among others, Rev. Dr Benjamin Simon, professor of Ecumenical Missiology at the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey, as well as delegates to the Arusha conference representing Lutheran and Orthodox churches.

The WCC Executive Committee is meeting at the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey this week from 7-12 June, focusing on unity, renewal of the WCC strategic plan and financial strategy, the building project, preparations for the 11th Assembly and observance of WCC’s 70th anniversary.

Le Comité exécutif du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) se réunit à l’Institut œcuménique de Bossey cette semaine, du 7 au 12 juin, pour une session consacrée à l’unité, au renouvellement du plan stratégique et de la stratégie financière du COE, au projet de construction, à la préparation de la Onzième Assemblée et à la célébration des 70 ans du COE.

Rev. Dr Walter Jacob Hollenweger, a long-time professor of intercultural mission theology at Birmingham University in the UK and prolific author on the nature of the Pentecostal movement, died on 10 August in Krattigen, Switzerland.