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ÖRK lädt junge Erwachsene zum Stewards-Programm für die 11. Vollversammlung 2022 ein.

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) lädt der Ökumene verbundene junge Erwachsene ein, 2022 als Stewards an der 11. Vollversammlung in Karlsruhe teilzunehmen. Das Stewards-Programm hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, eine dynamische und diverse Gruppe vom 160 jungen Menschen aus allen Teilen der Welt vom 21. August bis zum 10. September 2022 in die Versammlung einzubinden. Diese Einladung richtet sich an junge Erwachsene aus einer Vielzahl von Hintergründen, Kirchen und Regionen. 

WCC invites youth to Stewards Programme for 11th Assembly in 2022

The World Council of Churches (WCC) invites ecumenical youth to be stewards at the 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2022. The Stewards Programme aims to bring together a dynamic and diverse group of 160 young people from all over the world, from 21 August to 10 September 2022. The invitation is open to young people from a variety of backgrounds, churches and regions. 

WCC Eco-School 2020 for Pacific region is further postponed

The fourth edition of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School on Water, Food and Climate Justice is postponed to  22-28 February 2021. The Eco School will be held in the Pacific region in five countries (Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Tuvalu & Solomon Islands), hosted by the Pacific Conference of Churches.

WCC stands behind youth call for action on climate justice

The World Council of Churches is standing behind a call for action on climate justice issued by global youth religious organizations. The appeal—initiated by the World Student Christian Federation in Europe, Ecumenical Youth Council in Europe Network, the Lutheran World Federation, the European Christian Environmental Network, and Junge Buddhisthe Union—is drawing other organizations in solidarity to come together for climate justice.

On World Mental Health Day, “expect your colorful life”

In honor of World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October, Hanbeet Rhee, a member of the Ecumenical Youth Council in Korea and a member of the World Council of Churches ECHOS Commission on Youth, shared her personal encouragement and testimony about the importance of caring for one’s mental health

Welttag für psychische Gesundheit: „Gebt die Hoffnung auf ein buntes Leben nicht auf“

Anlässlich des Welttags für psychische Gesundheit am 10. Oktober ermutigt Hanbeet Rhee, Mitglied im Ökumenischen Jugendrat in Korea und in der ECHOS-Kommission für die Jugend in der ökumenischen Bewegung des Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen, dazu, sich um die eigene psychische Gesundheit zu kümmern, und berichtet über ihre persönlichen Erfahrungen damit, wie wichtig die psychische Gesundheit ist.

On World Mental Health Day, “expect your colorful life”

In honor of World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October, Hanbeet Rhee, a member of the Ecumenical Youth Council in Korea and a member of the World Council of Churches ECHOS Commission on Youth, shared her personal encouragement and testimony about the importance of caring for one’s mental health.

Podcast shares how faith communities can boost mental health among youth

Anxiety, stress and unexpected changes in lifestyles are making it increasingly difficult for many youngsters to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Alcohol and substance abuse are on the rise as young people desperately search for answers to what is hap-pening around them. Mental health issues are rapidly following In the wake of the phys-ical health and socio-economic issues caused by COVID-19.

“Train the Trainers” offers joyful re-encounter for alumni of Young Adults Training for Religious Amity

More than 30 alumni of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Young Adults Training for Religious Amity programme gathered online over the last two weeks for a unique “Train the Trainers” event to equip former participants with the skills to organise interreligious dialogue and training in their own communities. The training, which brought together former participants from 2014-2019, included four webinars focussed on deepening interreligious awareness as well as developing leadership competencies in facilitation.

At Bossey, ’I could feel the belongingness’

During a graduation webcast, students from the World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Institute Bossey described what it was like to live for ten months or more in an environment like no other. As they receive their post-graduate degrees in ecumenical studies, they look back fondly on their sense of community, professors—and even the food.

Internationaler Tag der Jugend am 12. August – Termin vormerken und Toolkit für psychische Gesundheit anschauen

Am 12. August wird der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) den Ökumenischen Internationalen Tag der Jugend feiern, der in diesem Jahr unter dem Motto „Junge Menschen und psychische Gesundheit“ stehen wird. Derzeit wird eifrig ein Gottesdienst mit Redebeiträgen von Expertinnen und Experten, Musik, Gebet und Bibelarbeiten erarbeitet und in Vorbereitung auf den Internationalen Tag der Jugend ist ein Toolkit veröffentlicht worden, das die ÖRK-Mitgliedskirchen dabei unterstützen soll, sichere Räume für die Jugend zu schaffen, um ihre psychische Gesundheit zu fördern.