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This document has been written to accompany World Council of Churches, Partnerships between Churches and People Living with HIV/AIDS Organizations: Guidelines, (2005). Whereas the partnership document explores the question of why churches should work with People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) organizations and networks, this document has a focus on how churches may work with PLWHA organizations and networks. For example: What issues do you need to think about? What are the needs of PLWHA? How should you interact PLWHA? It is hoped that this document of practical suggestions will assist in helping make partnerships functional and effective.

This text, resulting from the Faith and Order study on Theological Anthropology, explores contemporary challenges to the traditional understanding of humanity as "made in the image of God". It concludes with 10 Common Affirmations as a basis for the churches common reflection - and action - wherever human value and dignity is challenged.

This paper was prepared in response to the US DOV Committee's invitation to members of US churches to select one of the four themes of the Decade and to reflect on it.

Guidelines (working document) 2005

Dr Rogate R. Mshana, WCC programme executive for JPC/Economic Justice, presents an ecumenical perspective

The Climate Change Programme of the World Council of Churches
is coordinated by Dr. David Hallman (Canada). This booklet is a
collection of some of his recent contributions and other key texts that
were developed by the WCC Working Group on Climate Change under
his leadership. We want to express our sincere gratitude to David for
his extraordinary skills, the energy and time he has dedicated to this
programme. We also add a statement on Climte Change by HAH the
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I.

Lidingo Conference Center, Stockholm, Sweden

Statement by 106 representatives from churches, agencies/specialised ministries, regional and national councils of churches, Christian World Communions and international ecumenical organisations to a consultation on "Ecumenism in the 21st Century," held at Chavannes-de-Bogis, Switzerland from 30 November to 3 December 2004.