As members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee and stewards visited the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, they came away newly inspired about the next generation of the ecumenical movement.
Rev. Matthew Ross, who served as WCC programme executive for Diakonia and Capacity Building from 2018-2023, reflects on how the document “Called to Transformation – Ecumenical Diakonia,” which he edited, is being received in ways that affirm the importance of diaconal service and mission.
At a WCC central committee meeting, members spend hours in plenary dealing with dozens of reports, developing documents, deliberating, discussing, and sometimes differing from each other. But there are also moments during breaks and on their way through the foyer where they enter another part of the life of the WCC.
Lasting friendships and gleaning a wealth of knowledge are the abiding memory of students every year who graduate from the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey outside Geneva.
Accepting others in their otherness is at the heart of ecumenism and interreligious dialogue. This was the message at a tray lunch event titled “Christian Witness in a pluralistic world: Building on the Legacy of Asian Ecumenism,” held on 16 June at the Ecumenical Centre and organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC).
H.E. Judge Mohammed Abdel-Salam, senior adviser of H.E. Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Elders and co-president of Religions for Peace, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva on 5 June.
Fourteen students have completed the Formation en Théologie Interculturelle course at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey. The course began in October 2022 and ended on 27 May 2023. The students, all from French-speaking parts of Europe, reflected on the rewards of their studies.
The Konfessionskundliches Institut from Germany visited the World Council of Churches (WCC), focusing on strengthening relations with the WCC and following up on the work since the WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Permanent Committee on Consensus and Collaboration (PCCC) convened at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey from 27-30 April. This was the final meeting of the PCCC for this term. A new PCCC will be appointed at the next meeting of the Central Committee in June.
The annual meeting of the staff members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue (DID), Vatican, took place at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 26-27 April 2023.
An annual "Working Together” meeting, to be held 3-4 May at the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, will draw together WCC staff with representatives from specialized ministries. Below, Rev. Nathan Day Wilson, WCC liaison to specialized ministries, reflects on why the meeting is important, particularly in the post-WCC 11th Assembly period.
Strengthening the link between Christian perspectives and practical action for human rights, a symposium on human dignity and rights took place in the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey on 25-26 April.
Les responsables des organisations œcuméniques régionales se sont réuni-e-s les 19 et 20 avril à l’Institut Œcuménique de Bossey pour se concerter, travailler ensemble et collaborer avec le Conseil Œcuménique des Églises (COE).
The leaders of regional ecumenical organizations met on 19-20 April at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey to consult and collaborate with each other and with the World Council of Churches (WCC).
“It was with sadness that we received the news of the passing of Prof. Dr Julio Hector de Santa Ana, a reference of ecumenical theology in a liberating perspective,” said Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC). De Santa Ana passed away in Geneva, Switzerland, on 17 April.
Visiting from 18-20 April, 13 international secretaries from dioceses of the Church of Sweden visited the World Council of Churches (WCC), Lutheran World Federation, and ACT Alliance.
