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Created in God’s Image

From Hierarchy to Partnership: a church manual on gender awareness and leadership development

12 November 2010

Ecumenical movement

Centennial Gathering and General Assembly of NCCCUSA and Church World Service

Address to the Centennial Ecumenical Gathering and General Assembly of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA and Church World Service by the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

11 November 2010

Ethiopian Lutheran leader says WCC’s future is bright

By Fredrick Nzwili (*)

29 September 2010

American Presbyterians provide study materials on ecumenism

Local leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are being encouraged to explore the nature of ecumenical engagement with a study guide on âPresbyterian Commitment to Ecumenismâ by Y. Dianna Wright.

23 September 2010

Sermon

Congratulations to Rev. Dr Jerry Pillay, World Communion of Reformed Churches

The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has congratulated the Rev. Dr Jerry Pillay on his election as president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches. In a 7 July 2010 letter, Tveit highlighted the "ecumenical commitment" of Pillay, who is also the general secretary of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in South Africa. The WCC general secretary expressed expectations for "ever deeper conversations and cooperation" with the new world church body and its member churches.

08 July 2010

WCC congratulates the president of new world church body

The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has congratulated the Rev. Dr Jerry Pillay on his election as president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC). In a 7 July letter, Tveit highlighted the ecumenical commitment of Pillay, who is also the general secretary of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in South Africa. The WCC general secretary expressed expectations for "ever deeper conversations and cooperation" with the new world church body and its member churches.

07 July 2010

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit. Photo: World Communion of Reformed Churches

New World Communion of Reformed Churches a source of inspiration, WCC says

"The formation of the World Communion of Reformed Churches is a source of inspiration for all of us who see the call to unity, to mission and to promote justice as one, undivided call", said World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit in Grand Rapids,Â United States,Â on Saturday, 19 June.

22 June 2010

Sermon

"The spring of Living Water"

Meditation
By the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC)
At the Uniting General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, Calvin College, Grand Rapids
Morning Worship Monday, 21 June, 2010

21 June 2010

Greetings to the Uniting General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches

Greetings delivered by the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) at the Uniting General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, Calvin College, Grand Rapids.

19 June 2010

WCC welcomes coming into being of new World Communion

On 18 June, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) will merge with the Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC) to form the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC). The new ecumenical body will group 227 member churches representing 80 million Christians in 108 countries.

17 June 2010

Ecumenical sharing of blessed bread at the Odeonsplatz. Photo: 2. ÖKT/Burst

German ecumenical convention sends message of hope

An ecumenical church convention which had attracted more than 130'000 participants from the whole of Germany and beyond, 12-16 May, has given a crucial impetus to the ecumenical movement in the country.

20 May 2010

Thematic Address: Called to prophesy, reconcile and heal

Thematic Address presented at the 13th Assembly of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit on 15 April 2010.

15 April 2010

US Lutherans discuss need for unity with ecumenical leaders

"The prayer of Jesus that his disciples may be one so that the world may believe (John 17:21) takes on new urgency in view of the challenges peoples and churches are facing today", said the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, in welcoming a delegation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

17 February 2010

Mel Robeck. Photo: Olivier Schopfer/WCC Click here for high resolution

A Pentecostal in the ecumenical boat What is the place of the Church Fathers in Pentecostalism ? Moral discernment and the issue of homosexuality

Interview byÂ Martin Hoegger (*)

10 November 2009

Rev. Dr Rebecca Todd Peters (right), co-chair of the working group on moral discernment, in discussion with other members of the Faith and Order Commission.

Faith and Order inaugurates moral discernment study

by Theodore Gill (*)

13 October 2009

Commission on Faith and Order

Tradition and traditions - Rev. Dr Susan Durber

"The teachers and witnesses of the early Church: a common source of authority, variously received? Introduction and report from a co-moderator" is the title of this brief presentation on Tradition and traditions by the Rev. Susan Durber.

10 October 2009

Sister Maria Ko Ha Fong brought an Asian perspective to the debate on church unity.

Faith and Order: Facets of Faithfulness

by Theodore Gill (*)

10 October 2009

Commission on Faith and Order

Called to be the One Church - Presentation by Prof. Maake Masango

Prof. Maake J. Masango addresses the main theme of the Faith and Order Plenary Commission meeting, Called to be the One Church, as a witness of the union of Presbyterian Churches in the context of apartheid.

09 October 2009