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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.

Los cristianos del mundo entero que se preparan para celebrar la Pascua encerrados en sus hogares seguirán encontrando la alegría de este día y se sentirán más cerca de los demás gracias al pensamiento creativo de los dirigentes de las iglesias.

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.

El llamado de Arusha al discipulado es al mismo tiempo estimulante, transformador y provocador hasta el punto de ser incómodo para algunos, reflexionaron los líderes de la Comisión de Misión Mundial y Evangelización (CMME) del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) durante una conferencia de prensa y la presentación de un libro en Helsinki (Finlandia).

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.

En una reunión de la Comisión de Misión Mundial y Evangelización del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), celebrada en Helsinki (Finlandia), del 16 al 22 de mayo, los dirigentes reflexionaron sobre el camino que debe seguir el movimiento ecuménico tras la conferencia de la Comisión que tuvo lugar en Arusha, en marzo de 2018.
En su intervención inicial, la Dra. Agnes Aboum, moderadora del Comité Central del CMI, meditó sobre lo que describió como una conferencia “histórica” en Arusha, donde se dieron cita más de mil personas y tuvo como resultado el Llamado de Arusha al discipulado.

“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.

“Vengan y vean: una invitación teológica a la peregrinación de justicia y paz”, un texto recientemente publicado por la Comisión de Fe y Constitución del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), se basa en las diferentes tradiciones para abogar por el testimonio común. Este documento fue presentado por primera vez en la reunión de la Comisión de Misión Mundial y Evangelización (CMME) del CMI. La CMME se reunió en Helsinki (Finlandia) del 16 al 22 de mayo de 2019 para llevar a cabo una evaluación y reflexionar sobre la Conferencia sobre Misión Mundial y Evangelización que tuvo lugar en Arusha (Tanzania) y su futura labor.

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.

El Comité Ejecutivo del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) se reúne esta semana en el Instituto Ecuménico de Bossey del 7 al 12 de junio, centrándose en la unidad, la renovación del plan estratégico y la estrategia financiera del CMI, el proyecto inmobiliario, los preparativos de la XI Asamblea y la celebración del 70º aniversario del CMI.

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.