7 September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: Assembly participants raise orange consensus cards in affirmation of what is being said during a business plenary session at the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 31 August to 8 September, under the theme "Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."

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Albin Hillert/WCC

Consensus decision-making

Consensus decision-making: a process of seeking the common mind of the meeting, discerning God’s will.

Consensus is a process of seeking the common mind of the meeting without resort to a formal vote, engaging in genuine dialogue that is respectful, mutually supportive and empowering whilst prayerfully seeking to discern God’s will.

Consensus decision-making in the World Council of Churches and the procedures for implementing it in the conduct of meetings are to be used in meetings of all WCC governing and consultative bodies.