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As the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute 2017 (GETI’17) drew to a close in Berlin on 31 May, participants rejoiced in a sense of renewed ecumenical energy, and of fellowship across traditions, as they prepare to return to their home contexts.

“We’ve seen in the case of refugees, how the church takes a strong standpoint in welcoming those who have fled. But it isn’t always so easy in the congregations. There are many who feel fear, as we receive not only refugees but sometimes also people of other faiths. In this case, we can see a gap between what the church says, and what is actually lived.”

An upcoming Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI) in Berlin, Germany, has participants like Shahriar Ashrafkhorasani, from the Church of England, looking forward to an experience that will go beyond informative into transforming.

Greta Nania-Montoya Ortega hat eine enthusiastische Botschaft für junge Erwachsene, die am Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI) 2018 interessiert sind: „Verpasst nicht diese einmalige Gelegenheit. Sie wird euer Leben verändern!“

Greta Nania-Montoya Ortega has an enthusiastic message for young people considering signing up for the 2018 Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI): “Do not miss this unique opportunity. It will change your life!”

Greta Nania-Montoya Ortega tiene un mensaje entusiasta para los jóvenes que estén pensando en inscribirse en el Instituto Teológico Ecuménico Mundial (GETI, por sus siglas en inglés) de 2018: “No pierdan esta oportunidad única, ¡les cambiará la vida!”

Greta Nania-Montoya Ortega a un message enthousiaste à faire passer aux jeunes qui envisagent de s’inscrire pour l’édition 2018 du GETI (Institut mondial de théologie œcuménique): «C’est une occasion à ne pas manquer. Elle va changer votre vie!»

Starting preparations for a Global Ecumenical Theological Institute in the context of the 2018 World Mission Conference in Africa was a tangible result of a meeting of 20 ecumenical educators from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Pacific. They met from 22-24 May in Halle (Germany) at the invitation of the World Council of Churches project on Ecumenical Theological Education.

A new generation of ecumenical Christians has engaged preeminent issues of contemporary global Christianity in a new publication from Globethics.

A volume entitled Prospects and Challenges for the Ecumenical Movement in the 21st Century has recently been published by Globethics Publications. The publication consists of a collection of final papers which have been delivered by GETI students after their return from the World Council of Churches' Assembly, and has been edited by David Field and Jutta Koslowski.

WCC 제10차 총회 1주년을 맞아 WCC 부산 총회 백서 발간이 완료되었다. 백서는 한글판(512쪽), 영문판(310쪽), 화보(81쪽) 등 모두 세 종류로 구성되어 있다. 올해 2월 김삼환, 박종화, 이영훈, 손인웅, 장상 등 5명의 공동위원장과 김종훈 편찬위원장을 비롯한 40명의 편찬위원, 장상 집필위원장을 비롯한 38명의 집필위원 등 모두 83명으로 구성된 'WCC 제10차 총회 백서발간위원회'가 조직된 후 약 9개월 동안의 활동이 마무리 되었다.

New forms of ecumenical formation, as well as ways of enhancing ecumenical contributions from young people in churches and societies, were discussed by fifteen young theologians in a meeting convened by the WCC.

Sponsored by the WCC, young theologians will engage in dialogue on the coming shape of ecumenical formation and how it can ensure a viable future for the ecumenical movement.