The World Council of Churches, in partnership with Centro Evangélico de Misiología Andino Amazónica, will host a Consultation on Evangelism in Theological Education and Missiological Formation In Latin America.
With great sadness, the World Council of Churches (WCC) received news of the demise of Prof. Vuyani Vellem on 4 December. A member of the WCC’s Commission on Ecumenical Education and Formation, Vellem was director of the Centre for Public Theology and associate professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He also served as deputy secretary of the South Africa Council of Churches.
Daily Bible studies at the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism has been gathering participants from mainline Protestant, Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Evangelical, Pentecostal, and African-instituted churches. The Bible studies prepared for the for the conference are available at the WCC website.
Under the theme ‘Moving in the Spirit called Transforming Discipleship’, the World Council of Churches is hosting a major conference on World Mission and Evangelism in Arusha, Tanzania, 8-13 March.
A document published in Swahili language titled, ‘The Church: Towards a common vision’ was launched at the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism in Arusha, Tanzania on 12 March. The document is now translated into 15 languages.
Le document intitulé «L’Église: Vers une vision commune» traduit en swahili a été présenté lors de la Conférence mondiale sur la mission et l’évangélisation à Arusha (Tanzanie) le 12 mars. Ce document est désormais traduit en 15 langues.
“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).
“The truth we are all sharing with the world is a living truth coming out of the life of people, it is not a dead dogma”, said Prof. Dr Dimitra Koukoura, from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, during a panel held at the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME).
«La vérité que nous partageons tous avec le monde est une vérité vivante qui vient de la vie des gens, ce n’est pas un dogme mort, a déclaré Dimitra Koukoura, du Patriarcat œcuménique, au cours d’une table ronde organisée dans le cadre de la Conférence mondiale sur la mission et l’évangélisation. Notre tâche est d’entretenir un dialogue avec les sociétés ouvertes pour les ré-évangéliser, et d’apporter dans leur vie, par l’Évangile, un sens véritable à l’existence.»
The long-anticipated Conference on World Mission and Evangelism opened on 8 March in Arusha, Tanzania, with African rhythms, almost thousand participants, storytelling, and a spirit of sharing that set the stage for the rest of the week.
More than 50 women from across the globe, representing diverse faith traditions, gathered on 6-7 March in Arusha, Tanzania, for a pre-conference on the theme “Women in Mission on the move of the Spirit: Mentorship for Transformation”.
Plus de 50 femmes du monde entier représentant des traditions confessionnelles variées se sont réunies les 6 et 7 mars à Arusha, en Tanzanie, pour une réunion préparatoire sur le thème «Femmes en mission sous l’impulsion de l’Esprit: un mentorat de transformation».
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is inviting proposals for workshops to be conducted at the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (WMC), which will take place from 8-13 March 2018 in Arusha, Tanzania, under the theme “Moving in the Spirit: Called to Transforming Discipleship”.