WCRC eNewsletter: May 2022: Executive Committee, General Council, More

eNews: May 2022 Executive Committee sets course for Communion Programmatic work, the continuance of the collegial general secretariat, and sustainability were all topics addressed at the Committee's annual meeting. “We come together as an Executive Committee not to merely respond to reports, or to take decisions, but to answer the question about what does the Lord require from us as we gather as a Communion,” said President Najla Kassab in her address to the gathering, which was again held virtually. Read more: Arabic, Chinese, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Korean Theme selected, 2025 General Council plans proceed “Persevere in your witness” was approved as the theme for the 2025 General Council by the World Communion of Reformed Churches Executive Committee during its annual meeting. “‘Persevere in your witness’ is a prophetic call to the church,” said the report of the General Council Task Group, presented to the Executive by Karen Georgia Thompson. “This theme offers encouragement to the church, even as it engenders hope for a future yet to be realized, where love and justice will prevail on behalf of all people. Yet this theme also allows us to encapsulate the pain and brokenness of where we are as a people. It further draws on Palestinian ideas of somood which speak of staying firm in the midst of trials.” Read more: Arabic, Chinese, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Korean

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