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WCC Embarks on Major Shift in is Organizational Culture and Ethos |
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Written by WCC
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Friday, 11 February 2005 |
 Reaching decisions by consensus, a major shift in the culture and ethos of the World Council of Churches (WCC), will be at the centre of the upcoming meeting of its Central Committee, which will take place 15-22 February in Geneva.
At this meeting, the last one of its mandate, the Central Committee
members will try for the first time to reach decisions by consensus,
for which they will test a new set of consensus procedures. They will
also consider a number of changes in the WCC constitution and rules
that are necessary to make consensus the established method of
decision-making.
Main highlights on the Central Committee agenda are:
WCC
ninth Assembly - Committee members will take decisions that will give
its definitive shape to this major event, to be held in Porto Alegre,
Brazil, in February 2006.
Pacific region - The situation of
the peoples of the region as well as the churches and ecumenical
bodies' witness in its midst will be the subject of a plenary session.
Contemporary
ethical challenges - Committee members will debate what the WCC has
done to facilitate the churches' discussion on the issue of Human
sexuality since the Harare assembly (1998).
Taking place under
the overall thematic umbrella of "Healing and Reconciliation", the
meeting will discuss the reports of the Central Committee moderator
Catholicos Aram I and WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia.
Also
on the agenda will be: review of the current debate about the search
for a new configuration of the ecumenical movement; WCC relations with
the Roman Catholic Church; and a major evaluation of the programmatic
work of the Council to be presented to the next assembly.
In
addition, the committee will deliberate on and possibly issue
statements and minutes on the following international issues: loss of
indigenous languages, Iraq, uprooted people, and the International
Criminal Court.
The 150-member WCC central committee serves as
the Council's chief governing body between its assemblies. Meeting
every 12 to 18 months, it is responsible for carrying out policies
adopted by the assembly, reviewing and supervising WCC programmes and
adopting the Council's budget.
The agenda of the meeting is available at:
http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/press_corner/cc2005draftagenda.html
Additional information: Juan Michel,+41 22 791 6153 +41 79 507 6363
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