Monday, 8. August 2005 In 2005, for the second year running, churches representing over 560 million Christians world-wide are being invited to mark the UN International Day of Peace, 21 September, as an International Day of Prayer for Peace. Read more
Thursday, 19. May 2005 The Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) has issued a letter to the Christian world in which it calls on churches everywhere to become healing and reconciling communities of hope, open to all. Read more
Monday, 16. May 2005 Following in the footsteps of Saint Paul, WCC general secretary Samuel Kobia proclaimed Christian unity in"a fellowship that exceeds our capacity to define it". Read more
Monday, 16. May 2005 On Sunday, Christians from more than 100 nations, representing churches in every geographic region and most of the historic traditions of Christianity, closed their conference on world mission and evangelism in a"sending service" in central Athens, on the site of Saint Paul's sermon to the Athenians. Read more
Sunday, 15. May 2005 The"language of reconciliation is often unclear" and it has sometimes been"manipulated and distorted to serve other ends". But reconciliation reveals"the heart of the gospel," and thus is a paradigm for church mission. Read more
Friday, 13. May 2005 Gracia Violeta Ross only understood the meaning of her first name (grace) after discovering she was HIV-positive. Read more
Thursday, 12. May 2005 Greek church leaders have called for"coordinated efforts and a united Christian witness" to tackle global problems more effectively. Read more
Wednesday, 11. May 2005 "Avoiding the simplistic interpretations which see globalization and post-modernity only as a melting-pot or, on the contrary, only as an inevitable clash of civilizations, we are called to see the present state of affairs as an occasion for critical creativity." Read more
Tuesday, 10. May 2005 It is time for confession, repentance and a deep conversion in thinking and attitudes, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia told participants at the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism. Read more
Tuesday, 10. May 2005 The archbishop of Athens and all of Greece, His Beatitude Christodoulos, affirmed the need for ecumenical encounter and dialogue, as well as for a new articulation of Christian identity and mission in order to face contemporary challenges. Read more
Tuesday, 10. May 2005 About 700 representatives from churches and mission bodies from all over the world were advised to recognize that the presence of the Holy Spirit is not to be claimed by themselves, but acknowledged by their neighbours. Read more
Wednesday, 4. May 2005 Grace and peace to you on this Feast of Pentecost 2005, in which we celebrate the many gifts of God?s Spirit! Read more
Thursday, 28. April 2005 On 10 May, when 500 delegates from all over the world meet in Athens for the opening session of the first world mission conference in the 21st century, many more participants world-wide will be able to join them online. Read more
Thursday, 6. May 2004 The 2005 Conference on World Mission and Evangelism, which is expected to host participants from the widest range of churches in the history of mission conferences, is just one year away. Read more
Wednesday, 11. June 2003 Invitations to nominate participants to the next Conference on World Mission and Evangelism have been sent out to World Council of Churches (WCC) member churches and organizations and networks affiliated with the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME). The conference will take place in Athens, Greece, 12-19 May 2005. Read more
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