Roundup: Mission and evangelism

Roundup: Mission and evangelism

Church to renew its thinking on mission and evangelism

With more than 200 participants from around the globe, an event of the World Council of Churches Commission on World Mission and Evangelism started in Manila, the Philippines. Its aim was to seek renewed thinking on mission and evangelism, developing a draft of the WCC statement on mission and evangelism that succeeds a statement of 30 years ago.

New WCC video on world mission and evangelism

A new video from the World Council of Churches (WCC) called The Changing Face of Mission explores the history of mission since the 1910 Edinburgh conference on mission, and how during the past century mission has changed.

CWME invokes new understanding of mission and evangelism

Since 1982 there has been only one official statement of the World Council of Churches (WCC) on mission and evangelism. Now in 2012 the WCC’s Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) is preparing another statement to invoke new understanding of mission and evangelism amidst changing world and ecclesial scenarios.

Churches seek renewed commitment to evangelism

On March 24, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on World Mission and Evangelism pre-assembly event invoked renewed thinking and commitment on evangelism, disassociated from the forces of oppression, and grounded in humility and respect for all.

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