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Thursdays in Black grew out of women’s movements of resilience and resistance to injustice, abuse and violence. In the Pacific region, which has some of the highest recorded rates of violence against women, churches are leading conversations to change attitudes and actions. Domestic violence is prevalent throughout Fiji. According to UN Women’s Global Database on Violence against Women, almost 2 out of 3 women aged 18-64 in Fiji have experienced physical or sexual violence from their intimate partner – almost twice the global average.

Taking into consideration the growing global concerns and implications of the current spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), the World Council of Churches (WCC) will postpone its annual Ecumenical Continuing Formation on Youth seminar in the Pacific to the end of the year 2020, with a date to be announced. The event was scheduled for June 2020 in Tonga.
The WCC is taking steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including cancelling or postponing certain meetings and limiting travels.

Junge Erwachsene können sich jetzt zur Teilnahme an einem vom Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) veranstalteten Seminar zur ökumenischen Fortbildung anmelden, das im Juni 2020 stattfindet. Das in Tonga durchgeführte Seminar befasst sich mit transformativer Männlichkeit und Weiblichkeit

Die Frist für die Anmeldung zum Seminar läuft bis zum 20. März.

Applications are open to young people for participation in a June 2020 World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Continuing Formation seminar. To be held in Tonga, the seminar will focus on transformative masculinity and femininity.

The deadline for applications is 20 March.

Se ha abierto el plazo de solicitud para participar en un seminario de formación ecuménica continua del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) dirigido a los jóvenes que se celebrará en junio de 2020. El seminario, que se celebrará en Tonga, se centrará en la masculinidad y la feminidad transformadoras.

La fecha límite para las solicitudes es el 20 de marzo.

Les jeunes peuvent désormais déposer leur candidature pour participer à un séminaire de formation œcuménique continue organisé par le Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) en juin 2020. Il aura lieu à Tonga et portera sur la masculinité et la féminité transformatrices.

La date limite d'envoi des candidatures est fixée au 20 mars.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) continues to amplify the voice of the indigenous Papuans in Indonesia, who are oppressed by racism and discrimination.

Concerned about the escalating crisis of violence, racism and discrimination against indigenous Papuans in Indonesia, a side event co-sponsored by the WCC was convened during a fall session of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss patterns that are oppressing and displacing Papuans.

Eine junge Methodistin aus Samoa, die aktiv an der Gestaltung des Gebetsgottesdienstes mit Papst Franziskus im Rahmen von dessen Besuch beim Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) in Genf mitgewirkt hat, sagt, es sei sehr wichtig, dass gerade junge Menschen ausgewählt wurden, um die Gebete und Botschaften in dem Gottesdienst zu lesen.

A young Samoan Methodist who had a role in the prayer service with Pope Francis during the pontiff’s visit to the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva says it is significant that young people were chosen to read prayers and messages.

La joven metodista samoana que participó en el servicio de oración con el papa Francisco durante la visita del pontífice al Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI) en Ginebra dice que es importante que se eligiera a gente joven para leer las oraciones y los mensajes.

Une jeune samoane méthodiste qui a joué un rôle lors du service avec le pape François, à l’occasion de la visite du souverain pontife au Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE) à Genève, déclare qu’il est important que des jeunes soient désignés pour lire les prières et les messages.

Una giovane metodista samoana, che ha partecipato all’incontro di preghiera con Papa Francesco durante la visita del pontefice al Consiglio ecumenico delle chiese (CEC) a Ginevra, ritiene che sia significativo che siano stati scelti i giovani per leggere le preghiere e i messaggi.

Als Kenneth Ben in den sechziger und siebziger Jahren aufwuchs, wurde am Anfang und am Ende jedes Tages ein Gebet gesprochen. Sein Vater war Pastor und hatte eine Kanzel zu Hause. Seine Eltern richteten ihr gesamtes Leben an christlichen Werten aus. Ben lernte ebenfalls früh die Bedeutung einer großen Familie kennen, zu der auch die Großeltern und andere Verwandte gehörten.

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.

Cada día de la infancia de Kenneth Ben durante los años sesenta y setenta empezaba y terminaba con una oración. Su padre, que era pastor, tenía un púlpito en la casa. Tanto él como su madre construyeron un estilo de vida en torno a los valores cristianos. Ben también aprendió pronto el valor de la familia extensa, que incluye a los abuelos y otros familiares.

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.

“Is our notion of discipleship inclusive of those who exist in the marginal spaces of our world?”, asked Adi Mariana Waqa, the keynote speaker of a plenary on the theme of mission from the margins at the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME).

At a Welcome Service on 13 August for the 2017 Annual Conference at the Centenary Methodist Church in Suva, Fiji, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit offered a sermon that reflected on what it means, spiritually and ecologically, to exist in deep water.

The first of a series of 12 monthly Bible studies inspired by themes related to the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace is now available online on the website of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

Two major crises have marked the months since the WCC called Katalina Tahaafe-Williams to work in Geneva on its migration, indigenous, and multicultural ministry programmes. When she took up the job in October, the European refugee crisis was in full flow. Then in November, terrorists attacked Paris.