This Easter message is intended to greet us with hope and to assure us of life amid the relentless onslaught of challenging circumstances. It is an affirmation that the God of life beckons us to [...]
We salute you on this International Women’s Day (IWD), which is celebrated each year on March 8 since the early 1900s, to shine the spotlight on women and their rights. The theme of 2021 is [...]
The Church Property Trustees of Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ) have reminded parishes of their responsibilities as landlords, as they shared about regular issues of property maintenance, the Presbyterian Investment Fund and residential [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cast a dark cloud over several countries battling the second wave of COVID-19 infections – a threat lurking around the corner for others. Compounding this problem are issues of inequality [...]
Maarten Atsma of the Protestant Church of the Netherlands (PKN) recently spearheaded a research project “Pioneering: State of Affairs”, focusing on the impact of pioneering on social cohesion and religious development. Shortly after PKN was [...]
Over 100 youths attended the first United Church Young Adults Action Movement (UCYAAM) e-conference, which was themed “Mobilized to Act: For Such a Time as This” based on the biblical story of Esther and the [...]
The Welsh government and Cytun (Churches Together in Wales) jointly chaired an online Question and Answer session for faith communities in mid-July, to provide them with the opportunity to raise questions about the process of [...]
Individuals and Church families are often shaped by their inherited theology, location and local distribution, and the responsibility to carry the baton to continue their forefathers’ work, and holding it in trust for future generations. [...]
Presbyterian Church in Singapore (PCS) conducted a survey among 940 church members in July to better understand and address their concerns and needs during this stay-at-home period. A separate survey was administered for pastors about [...]
Anti-extradition conflicts since June 2019, coupled with the COVID-19 epidemic, have beset most sectors of the Hong Kong community, bringing about challenges ranging from health, livelihood, unemployment, the slowing economy to political controversies. In a [...]
Church of Bangladesh (COB) and the Anglican Diocese of Singapore have collaborated on “My Dorm Our Home”, a media project to build social cohesion among migrant workers in Singapore, and to strengthen their communal and [...]
Council for World Mission has received news that Rev Bernard Thorogood has died. The 92-year-old patriarch, who served faithfully and with distinction, as a missionary of the former London Missionary Society and the first General [...]
On Monday, 10th February 2020, the General Secretary of Council for World Mission (CWM), Rev Dr Collin Cowan led a delegation, comprising Rev Wayne Hawkins, Deputy General Secretary, Mrs Rose Wedderburn, Board Director, and Mr [...]
In the spirit of Christmas and in the name of the one whose birthday we celebrate, Jesus of Nazareth, Council for World Mission salutes you. We pray that yours will be a peace-filled season, marked [...]
Introduction and History The date of 1840 is the year generally given for the beginning of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ). It was in that year that the first systematic provision of [...]
Who we are The Protestant Church in the Netherlands is the largest protestant church in the Netherlands in terms of membership. It is the continuation of three former churches, the Netherlands Reformed Church, the Reformed [...]
Dear friends, It is Eastertide once again, that time of the year when the Christian community pause to affirm a central tenet of our faith - the resurrection story of Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus was [...]
As a way to further explore Mission in the context of Empire, CWM Mission Development has produced a series of reflections on ‘stations of the resurrection’ as we explore what the appearances of the risen [...]
“As someone who lives in a place of privilege, a Pākeha (colonizer) New Zealander in postgraduate education, it is natural for me to be holistically critical of the societies we compose and the practices we [...]
Introduction We are the United Reformed Church. We are based in Britain, with over a thousand congregations across Scotland, England and Wales, and a few in the outlying islands of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle [...]
Our History PCS was set up by missionaries sent by the London Missionary Society to Singapore some time in the 18th century to spread the Gospel to immigrants from China. In 1966, the Synod joined [...]
A group of 25 evangelism practitioners, scholars and church leaders from Orthodox, Pentecostal and Protestant perspectives gathered in Bangkok, Thailand from 26 November to 1 December to reflect on evangelism at a time when religious [...]
Grassroots practitioners, academics and evangelism project managers gathered from 6-12 May in Johannesburg, South Africa, where they renewed their understanding and practice of evangelism from the margins. Co-organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) [...]
“We need prophets who are restless for justice and peace. Prophets who will not compromise the truth for personal security; prophets who will not turn a blind eye to the reality of evil in our [...]
On behalf of Council for World Mission I greet you and wish you a holy and peace-filled Easter. As the Christian community around the world celebrate this Easter season, we cannot help but observe the [...]
Today the Mission in Secularised Contexts programme came to a close with a lively debate about what the mission documents Together Towards Life (WCC 2013), The Cape Town Commitment (WCRC 2010) and Evangelii Gaudium (Pope [...]
On Tuesday 23rd February we began our ambitious programme to consider the nature of mission in secularised contexts. This programme has been put together with cooperation between the WCC, WCRC, EMW and CWM. Participants are [...]
The message and the miracle of Christmas is that God’s love greeted a perishing world wrapped in the simplicity of a child, born of ordinary parents in a lowly stable. Some two thousand years ago [...]
Image Caption: TIM students with the mural they painted for the children's room at Presbyterian Support Family Works in Manurewa. The mural incorporates the flags and images of the student’s cultures intertwined with NZ imagery. Anne [...]
Aiwo Congregational Church, Nauru 29th November Nauru made history on the 29th November 2015 by ordaining their first women ministers: Pastor Wanda Joleen Hiram and Pastor Ruth Omodien Garabwan. Our Pacific Regional Secretary Rev. Fei [...]
This is an extract from the November 2015 edition of Reform Magazine. There can be no denying that evangelism, or the proclamation of the good news of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is central to [...]
26-30 September 2015, Bangkok, Thailand The CWM Mission Enabling Team and World Council of Churches – Commission on World Mission and Evangelism in partnership with the Church of Christ in Thailand are currently organizing a [...]
5-13 September 2015, Sydney, Australia The CWM Mission Enabling Team, World Council of Churches Commission for World Mission & Evangelism, together with the Uniting Church in Australia are currently holding the first of a series [...]
Understanding mission in theological education in the changing landscape of the 21st century
20-25 April 2015 Representatives of CWM member bodies and ecumenical partners are gathered in Manila, Philippines from 20-25 April for a theological consultation re-visiting the 1999 CWM/CCA statement The People of God among All God’s [...]
