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12/05/2009Anglican Head: Be Bearers of Good News for the Whole of Creation
Christians are called by Jesus to be the bearers of good news not only for humanity, but for the whole of creation, said the Archbishop of Canterbury on a day of climate change protests in central London.
Tags Climate Change - 12/05/2009
Christians Must Present God as a Good God, Says Evangelical
The most important role for Christians today is not to rehabilitate the church, but rather to help people realize again that the God Christians serve is a good God, said the former head of the U.K. Evangelical Alliance.
- 12/02/2009
Christians Must Engage Real and Virtual Worlds, Say New Media Enthusiasts
It may be easy to dismiss the value of digital relationships but that is where many people are in the digital age and if Christians are committed to the command of Jesus to go and make disciples, then they need to be there too.
- 11/18/2009
Methodist Leader Calls for Variety in Church Planting
The general secretary of the Methodist Church of Great Britain has called for a greater variety in church planting and fresh expressions.
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11/14/2009Ministry Leader: Christians Need to Give Their Time in Love-Starved World
If Christians want to save people then they have to be prepared to spend time with them. Many people today feel unloved but Street Pastors has the potential to change that
- 11/12/2009
London Mayor Praises Work of Street Pastors
Hundreds of street pastors and supporters are in London for the ministry's inaugural conference to share their experiences and consider how they can minister more effectively to the people out and about on Britain's streets each weekend.
- 11/11/2009
Pastor Exhorts Church to Look Beyond Material to Eternal
Jonathan Oloyede has exhorted Christians not to be distracted by money or fame but to seek eternal treasures in Heaven.
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09/03/2009Interview: Newly Elected WCC Head Olav Fykse Tveit on Plans, Contentious Issues
The World Council of Churches elected the Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit as its new general secretary last week during the meeting of its main decision-making body in Geneva. The following is an edited transcript of an interview with Tveit during the Aug. 26 to Sept. 2 meeting.
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09/01/2009Interview: Samuel Kobia on the Next Phase of His Ecumenical Journey
The outgoing general secretary of the World Council of Churches spoke about his last six years in office and where he is headed next in his ecumenical ministry.
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09/01/2009WCC Seeks Broader Ecumenical Engagement at Next Assembly
Organizers of the 2013 World Council of Churches assembly stressed that the next meeting would bring together not only WCC members, but also representatives of other Christian traditions, including Pentecostals and Evangelicals still outside the WCC fold.
Tags Ecumenical WCC - 08/31/2009
Global Ecumenical Body to Hold Next General Assembly in S. Korea
The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches has voted to hold its next General Assembly in Busan, South Korea, in 2013.
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08/30/2009World Council of Churches Bids Farewell to Outgoing Leader Kobia
Around 150 members of the World Council of Churches’ main decision-making body honored the nearly six-year tenure of outgoing general secretary Dr. Samuel Kobia with a farewell service Sunday.
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08/28/2009Church Unity Remains Top Priority for WCC
The newly elected general secretary of the World Council of Churches said that fulfilling Jesus' prayer "that they may be one" remains the global ecumenical body’s primary task and can not be separated from its concern for justice, peace or creation.
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07/01/2009Christians Launch Prayer Initiative for Congo Peace
A new prayer movement has been launched in a bid to mobilize U.K. Christians in praying for lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- 06/22/2009
Luis Palau: Religion Can't Give You Eternal Life
Evangelist Luis Palau told hundreds at the Highland Festival, "Only Christ can give you eternal life. Religion cannot do it. Charitable work will not do it. Good behavior will not do it. Doing communion won't do it."


