Speakers explored, among other topics, the connection between this theme and that of the upcoming World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany in September 2022. “This theme certainly resonates with the theme of the WCC’s 11th Assembly, ‘Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity,’ serving as an invitation to the churches across the world to share in the common wisdom of love to move us all to be reconciled and to find our true unity as children of God,” said WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca as he greeted the NCCK assembly. “We are bound together by the love of Christ, and called to be disciples of his love, loving one another, and transforming the world through love.” In a keynote speech, Peter Prove, director of the WCC Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, thanked the National Council of Churches in Korea for its ecumenical commitment. “The WCC is grateful for your steadfast commitment and focus on the love of Christ as the driving and motivating force of our Christian ministry and witness,” said Prove. Reflecting a shared focus on the global climate emergency, Prove stressed that the fellowship of churches in the WCC and NCCK “should continue seeking unity in the fight for climate action and climate justice, in the diminishing window of opportunity that still remains for the fundamental changes needed to prevent catastrophic climate change." |
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