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Seven Weeks for Water 2014, week 4: "Water – A Gift of God and a Human Right: A Critique of Anthropocentrism", by Geoff Davies

The fourth Biblical reflection of the Seven Weeks for Water 2014 is by the “Green Bishop” Geoff Davies, executive director of the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environmental Institute. Citing several examples from the Bible, he brings a strong critique of the anthropocentric understanding of our theology and encourages us to become “earthkeepers”. He also strongly advocates that water is a gift of God and no one should be denied of this life giving resource.

04 March 2014

WCC Programmes

Participants in a follow-up session to the 10th WCC Assembly by German member churches.

After Busan: A pilgrimage of justice and peace

Nearly one hundred representatives of the German member churches of the WCC met from 16 to 18 January at the Evangelical Academy of Loccum in order to share their experiences from the WCC 10th Assembly and to discuss how they would continue their way together on their pilgrimage of justice and peace.

29 January 2014

Stewards at the WCC Central Committee meeting in Switzerland, 2011.

Apply now: Stewards Programme 2014

Young Christians from around the world are invited to apply to the WCC Stewards Programme for the WCC Central Committee meeting which will be held from 26 June to 10 July 2014. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 30 years old.

27 January 2014

Statement: public statement

Statement on the Way of Just Peace

The Statement on the Way of Just Peace was adopted by the WCC 10th Assembly as part of the Report of the Public Issues Committee.

08 November 2013

Assembly

WCC assembly opens with prayers, reflections and great hopes

The 10th Assembly of the WCC opened on Wednesday, 30 October in Busan, Republic of Korea under the theme “God of life, lead us to justice and peace.”

30 October 2013

Speech of the general secretary of the WCC

Speech of the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, to the WCC 10th Assembly

30 October 2013

Sermon

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also

Sermon at the Neighbourhood Church of the Brethren in Montgomery, Illinois, United States.

11 August 2013

Address to 14th Assembly of the Conference of European Churches

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) address at the Conference of European Churches 14th Assembly in Budapest, Hungary, addressing the theme “And now what are you waiting for: CEC and its Mission in a Changing Europe”.

05 July 2013

Pastor Christina Biere, co-founder of MEET and a youth delegate at the WCC Central Committee © Daniela Kayßer

Youth in Germany feel the rhythm of Busan

While the WCC 10th Assembly is several months away, a foretaste of what young people will bring to the assembly and experience is already developing a rhythm.

24 June 2013

Churches in Africa hope for good governance and stable democracy

With Zimbabwe and other African nations heading for elections in the coming months, churches in the region recently reflected on their role in strengthening democratic governance and electoral process.

16 May 2013

A vision for a pilgrimage: working and walking together into the future

Speech by the WCC general secretary to the Pre-Assembly for Specialized Ministries at Ecumenical Institute, Bossey 18-19 April 2013

18 April 2013

Report

Orthodox Pre-Assembly Report

of the Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation which brought together representatives of Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches to prepare for the WCC 10th Assembly.

08 March 2013

Member church

Tribute

Senator George S. McGovern

Tribute by WCC general secretary Olav Fykse Tveit

22 October 2012

The Unity We Seek: Reflections on Ecumenism Today, 13 October 2012

The Unity We Seek: Reflections on Ecumenism Today. by Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC general secretary, Aberystwyth, Wales, U.K. – Saturday 13 October 2012

14 October 2012

A group of young adults participated as stewards in the WCC Central Committee meeting in Crete, Greece.

Youth learn “different ways of living Christian faith”

It might seem like a trivial task to help with the logistical arrangements of a major meeting. However, for the “stewards” of the WCC, this task means more than merely helping out.

03 September 2012

Dr Konstantinos S. Kenanidis, director general of the Orthodox Academy of Crete.

Orthodox Academy of Crete hosts major WCC meeting

With a long history of Christian heritage and ecumenical encounter, the Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC) is now hosting the World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee meeting. The academy was offered as a venue under the sponsorship of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, a founding member of the WCC.

28 August 2012

Speech at St Andrews, Presbyterian Church, Toronto

In a series of visits to the Toronto offices of WCC member churches in Canada, and in a lecture and panel discussion on the evening of Wednesday 14 March, the WCC general secretary, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, explored contemporary hopes and challenges in the pursuit of Christian unity.

14 March 2012

Working together for social justice and decent work

The dignity of work and workers is a common value among the faith traditions. It is also the focus of a policy handbook titled Convergences: Decent Work and Social Justice in Religious Traditions , for which the World Council of Churches (WCC) has collaborated with the International Labour Organization (ILO) .

23 January 2012