On International Women’s Day, World Council of Churches moderator of the central committee Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm shared a special video message on his Facebook page about an important woman in the Bible.
A new recording of a book talk from the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly is available for those who want to learn more about the publication “Journey in Servanthood: The DNA of a Confident Church.”
“Dawn will never come if the heralds of dawn keep silence,” said an anonymous 19th century woman on the relationship between women and the church. That quotation has greatly inspired the International Association of Women Ministers, which is celebrating 103 years of existence this year.
Une vidéo du lancement du livre de l’évêque Olav Fykse Tveit, «Visions of Christian Unity», vient d’être publiée par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE).
A video session of the launch of Bishop Olav Fykse Tveit’s book, “Visions of Christian Unity,” has been newly released by the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Karlsruhe, une ville bâtie il y a plus de 300 ans, sans murs d’enceinte, ouverte aux ami-e-s et aux invité-e-s, à une époque où d’autres villes se cachaient encore derrière leurs fortifications, a accueilli des personnes venues du monde entier pour prendre part à quatre pré-assemblées qui ont envoyé des messages forts à la 11e Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE).
Karlsruhe, a city built over 300 hundred years ago without walls, open to friends and guests —at a time where other cities still hid behind their fortifications —welcomed people from all over the world to four pre-assemblies that are bringing forward powerful calls to the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Diverses perspectives géographiques et ecclésiales ont été utilisées pour aborder la vision chrétienne d’une Communauté juste pour les femmes et les hommes lors d’une session plénière de pré-assemblée qui s’est déroulée lundi 29 août au matin . La pré-assemblée a lieu les 29 et 30 août, en amont de la 11ᵉ Assemblée du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Karlsruhe, en Allemagne.
A Christian vision of a Just Community of Women and Men was approached from many geographical and church perspectives at a pre-assembly plenary session on the morning of Monday 29 August. The pre-assembly is being held 29-30 August in advance of the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Quatre pré-assemblées du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) sont sur le point de se réunir, attirant des centaines de personnes désireuses de partager leurs réflexions sincères et les difficultés de leur vie, dans un espace de confiance. Les pré-assemblées comptent les Peuples autochtones, le Rassemblement œcuménique des jeunes, le Réseau œcuménique de défense des personnes handicapées et la Communauté juste de femmes et d'hommes.
Four World Council of Churches (WCC) pre-assemblies are about to convene, drawing hundreds of people eager to, in a safe space, share their honest reflections and life challenges. The pre-assemblies include Indigenous Peoples, Ecumenical Youth Gathering, Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network, and Just Community of Women and Men.
A “Go for Gender Justice” initiative was launched by the Protestant Church in Germany in Berlin on 1 February with calls for overcoming gender clichés and traditional role models. Germany’s "First Lady,” the judge Elke Büdenbender called on women and men to fight together for social change. Under the motto "Go for Gender Justice,” nine regional churches invited people to move together toward gender equality.
Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee, shared a message with the Conference of the World Council of Religious Leaders on Faith and Diplomacy: Generations in Dialogue, being held 4-7 October in Lindau, Germany.
Un webinaire s’est tenu le 23 septembre pour commémorer le 90ᵉ anniversaire de l’arrivée dans le mouvement œcuménique de Dietrich Bonhoeffer et son témoignage en faveur de la paix. Ce webinaire a permis de mener une réflexion sur la manière dont la sagesse de ce théologien luthérien allemand a résisté à l’épreuve du temps, continuant d’éclairer le mouvement œcuménique aujourd’hui.
At a 23 September webinar commemorating 90 years since the entry of Dietrich Bonhoeffer into the ecumenical movement and its witness for peace, speakers reflected on how Bonhoeffer’s wisdom has withstood the test of time and still illuminates the ecumenical movement today.
The life and insights of the German Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer can shed light on the theme of the forthcoming assembly of the World Council of Churches, “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity,” writes Keith Clements in the article that opens the latest issue of the WCC quarterly, The Ecumenical Review.
As Prof. Dr Jürgen Moltmann, one of the most widely read theologians of our time, turned 95 on 8 April, the World Council of Churches (WCC) ecumenical fellowship shared its deep gratitude not only for his complex body of work but for his theology of hope.
A new report and resource kit to address hateful content online has been published by WACC Europe, the European region of the World Association for Christian Communication.
Beate Fagerli, World Council of Churches (WCC) assembly coordinator, answers the most frequently asked questions about the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly in 2021.
Students sat entranced as the theologian recounted that after serving in the Hitler Youth and the German Army as a “patriot” in World War II, he turned his back on nationalism and the horrors of that conflict.