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“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.

“What are some of the future directions that we can derive from reflections that we’ve had in Arusha so that the energy and the enthusiasm that we created in Arusha cannot be lost?” This key question was posed by Metropolitan Dr. Geevarghese Mor Coorilos, moderator of the World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME), during a recent working group meeting on discipleship at the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey, Switzerland.

The latest issue of the International Review of Mission, the biannual journal of the WCC contains a selection of articles which were on the one hand given as key lectures at the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism in Arusha from 8-13 March 2018 and on the other hand articles from Missiologists from all over the world, including Catholic, Pentecostal, Protestant and Orthodox voices, asking about “Mission quo vadis after Arusha?”.

Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum received an honorary doctorate on 8 September from the Debrecen Reformed Theological University (DRTU) in Hungary. Keum, a pastor with the Presbyterian Church in Korea, is a former World Council of Churches executive and long-time friend of the Reformed Church in Hungary.

The thirst for material things blinds human beings to their companions and that indifference abounds in the world’s streets today, Pope Francis said in a homily at the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva today.

La soif de biens matériels rend les humains aveugles à leurs prochains, et cette indifférence prolifère dans les rues du monde d’aujourd’hui, a déclaré le pape François dans son homélie au Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Genève aujourd’hui.

La brama di cose materiali rende ciechi gli esseri umani nei confronti dei loro compagni e quell’indifferenza abbonda nelle strade del mondo di oggi, ha detto oggi Sua Santità Papa Francesco in un’omelia al Consiglio ecumenico delle chiese (CEC) a Ginevra.

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.

Environmentally-conscious presiding bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania says it was a special honour to host the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism in his country that is often called the “cradle of humanity”. “It has been a moment of reflection for the church as one body of disciples of Christ and on how we witness about Christ in the global context,” said Shoo, known for his tree-planting activities, in an interview.

When Kenneth Ben grew up in the sixties and seventies each day started and ended with a prayer. His father, who was a pastor, had a pulpit in the home and his parents built a lifestyle around Christian values. Ben also learned early on the value of an extended family, where grandparents and relatives are included.

Pendant l’enfance de Kenneth Ben, dans les années 1960 et 1970, chaque jour commençait et s’achevait par une prière. Son père, qui était pasteur, avait une chaire dans la maison, et ses parents avaient construit leur mode de vie autour de valeurs chrétiennes. Kenneth a également appris très tôt la valeur d’une famille élargie qui intègre les grands-parents et les autres membres de la famille.

The Conference on World Mission and Evangelism officially closed with a “sending service” during which participants reflected on their call to discipleship and the significance of such a call in transforming mission in a world of pain, dislocation and turmoil.

La Conférence mondiale sur la mission et l’évangélisation, en Tanzanie, s’est achevée par un «service d’envoi» au cours duquel les participant-e-s ont réfléchi à leur appel à vivre en disciple et à la signification d’un tel appel dans le cadre d’une mission transformatrice, dans un monde de douleur, de bouleversements et de troubles.

Participants from the World Council of Churches Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) issued a “Call to Discipleship” on 13 March, the closing day of the conference. More than 1,000 people gathered in Tanzania for the CWME, and all are engaged in mission and evangelism, coming from different Christian traditions across the world.

Le 13 mars, jour de clôture de la Conférence mondiale sur la mission et l’évangélisation du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, les participant-e-s à la Conférence ont publié un «Appel à vivre en disciples». Plus de 1 000 personnes se sont réunies en Tanzanie pour la Conférence. Toutes sont engagées dans la mission et l’évangélisation et sont issues de différentes traditions chrétiennes du monde entier.