Mission plenary - Monday Nov 4

A delight to see Prof Kirsteen Kim introducing this mission plenary. She is from the UK, and is Professor of Theology and World Christianity at Leeds Trinity University. She was a guest at the UCA Assembly in 2012 in Adelaide. She also serves as Vice-Moderator of the Commission for World Mission and Evangelism.

More greetings from officials and leaders from around the world -  all very insightful and hopeful. World Evangelical Alliance, Lutheran World Federation and a wonderful Jewish man who spoke about the desire that a separate state for Palestinians be set up alongside the Jewish state. He received a generous and loud applause from the WCC delegates.

This plenary aspires to highlight the common challenges and opportunities for mission, in light if new developments globally. It hopes to offer an action-oriented reflection based in the new WCC mission statement, Together Towards Life: Mission and Evangelism in Changing Landscapes (a fantastic statement).

Teatro Ekyumenikal (the liturgical and cultural theatre group of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines) were featured at the conclusion of the plenary. They aim to educate the Filipino people on the glaring issues of our time through effective use of the arts in creative and various liturgical forms. They promote ecumenism and peace based on justice through the use of drama, songs, dances and liturgical art forms. 

Here's a link to the Mission plenary.