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ARMENIAN CHURCH REPRESENTED IN WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES' COMMISSION
Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 | Posted by Contributor
Vanna Kitsinian participates in the first meeting of the WCC's
Commission on World Mission and Evangelism in Switzerland
GENEVA--During the week of March 16-22, 2015 Commissioners from various
Christian denominations and churches around the globe gathered at the
World Council of Churches' (WCC) Bossey Ecumenical Institute located
outside of Geneva for a weeklong meeting to set forth the agenda
for the work of the newly-assembled Commission on World Mission and
Evangelism. Following the WCC's General Assembly in South Korea in
2013, Vanna Kitsinian, Esq. was appointed to serve as a Commissioner
for the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) on behalf
of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Holy See of Cilicia. This was the
first meeting of the CWME which will convene and work together during
the next seven year period.
The Commission on World Mission and Evangelism is the recognized and
widely supported multilateral table of the churches and their mission
agencies for ecumenical co-operation and reflection on mission. The
contemporary missionary movement has been one of the major streams
fostering ecumenism since the world mission conference in Edinburgh
in 1910. When the International Missionary Council (IMC), one of the
outcomes of Edinburgh, merged with the WCC in 1961, the programmatic
work and responsibility of the IMC became entrusted to the WCC. One
of the structures that was created as a result of the merger was the
CWME. This Commission enjoys the full participation of delegates from
the Roman Catholic Church, Evangelical, and Pentecostal churches or
mission movements.
The commission will be a key player to implement the new mission
statement of the CWME and will begin to prepare the next world
mission conference with the inclusion of the implementation of the new
mission ethos. One main objective of the work of CWME is to launch
the missionary movement which will ecumenically put into practice
the new understanding of mission and evangelism as expressed in
"Together Towards Life," the new WCC mission statement.
Kitsinian's participation as a Commissioner will bring forth the
Armenian Apostolic Church's position and contribution to this important
work on an international platform. The Commission is comprised of
35 commissioners and 7 advisors from all parts of the world who come
together to strategize and implement global agenda on mission. This
commission will have special working groups that focus on pilgrimage
of justice and peace and transformative spirituality.
Kitsinian is part of a special working group on evangelism and
authentic discipleship, which has under its purview issues dealing
with changing power structures that keep people marginalized, various
issues dealing with of peace and issues of justice.
The activities of the CWME will assist the churches and mission bodies
to put justice and peace at the heart of Christian mission. By
strengthening the fellowship of the Churches, the CWME will
contribute to WCC's strategic objectives. The fellowship of churches
is strengthened by the different traditions that are brought within
a common forum, which helps Commissioners understand and practice
within in their own contexts.
Previously, Kitsinian served as a Commissioner on the Commission of
the Churches for International Affairs on behalf of the Catholicosate
of Cilicia.
http://asbarez.com/133684/armenian-church-represented-in-world-council-of-churches-commission/
Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 | Posted by Contributor
Vanna Kitsinian participates in the first meeting of the WCC's
Commission on World Mission and Evangelism in Switzerland
GENEVA--During the week of March 16-22, 2015 Commissioners from various
Christian denominations and churches around the globe gathered at the
World Council of Churches' (WCC) Bossey Ecumenical Institute located
outside of Geneva for a weeklong meeting to set forth the agenda
for the work of the newly-assembled Commission on World Mission and
Evangelism. Following the WCC's General Assembly in South Korea in
2013, Vanna Kitsinian, Esq. was appointed to serve as a Commissioner
for the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) on behalf
of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Holy See of Cilicia. This was the
first meeting of the CWME which will convene and work together during
the next seven year period.
The Commission on World Mission and Evangelism is the recognized and
widely supported multilateral table of the churches and their mission
agencies for ecumenical co-operation and reflection on mission. The
contemporary missionary movement has been one of the major streams
fostering ecumenism since the world mission conference in Edinburgh
in 1910. When the International Missionary Council (IMC), one of the
outcomes of Edinburgh, merged with the WCC in 1961, the programmatic
work and responsibility of the IMC became entrusted to the WCC. One
of the structures that was created as a result of the merger was the
CWME. This Commission enjoys the full participation of delegates from
the Roman Catholic Church, Evangelical, and Pentecostal churches or
mission movements.
The commission will be a key player to implement the new mission
statement of the CWME and will begin to prepare the next world
mission conference with the inclusion of the implementation of the new
mission ethos. One main objective of the work of CWME is to launch
the missionary movement which will ecumenically put into practice
the new understanding of mission and evangelism as expressed in
"Together Towards Life," the new WCC mission statement.
Kitsinian's participation as a Commissioner will bring forth the
Armenian Apostolic Church's position and contribution to this important
work on an international platform. The Commission is comprised of
35 commissioners and 7 advisors from all parts of the world who come
together to strategize and implement global agenda on mission. This
commission will have special working groups that focus on pilgrimage
of justice and peace and transformative spirituality.
Kitsinian is part of a special working group on evangelism and
authentic discipleship, which has under its purview issues dealing
with changing power structures that keep people marginalized, various
issues dealing with of peace and issues of justice.
The activities of the CWME will assist the churches and mission bodies
to put justice and peace at the heart of Christian mission. By
strengthening the fellowship of the Churches, the CWME will
contribute to WCC's strategic objectives. The fellowship of churches
is strengthened by the different traditions that are brought within
a common forum, which helps Commissioners understand and practice
within in their own contexts.
Previously, Kitsinian served as a Commissioner on the Commission of
the Churches for International Affairs on behalf of the Catholicosate
of Cilicia.
http://asbarez.com/133684/armenian-church-represented-in-world-council-of-churches-commission/