INSiGHT November arrives during Advent, a time of joyful anticipation to commemorate the arrival of Jesus. Like those who awaited the Messiah to deliver them from oppression, this issue’s spotlight on The Onesimus Project (TOP) [...]
CWM General Secretary Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum paid a visit to the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA) and the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) to express continuing partnership in mission and [...]
Around 20 Partners-in-Mission (PIMs), Council for World Mission (CWM) Moderator Rev. Lydia Neshangwe and staff attended a virtual gathering on 24 November, which was a platform for the PIMs to share about their work, challenges, [...]
Second Sunday of Advent Scripture: Romans 15:4-13 Reflection Paul’s letter to the Romans was a letter written not only to the church at the heart of the Roman Empire, but also to a church under [...]
Council for World Mission (CWM) welcomes two new Mission Secretaries after the Board of Directors approved the appointments during their meeting on 10 - 11 November 2022. CWM General Secretary Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum is [...]
First Sunday of Advent Scripture: Matthew 24: 36 - 44 When was the last time that you were filled with so much anticipation that you actually thought you might burst before the anticipated event arrived? [...]
The Congregational Christian Church Samoa (CCCS) is seeking a long-term Partner in Mission (PIM) to serve as a Science Teacher in the areas of Physics, Biology or Chemistry. The PIM will be responsible to teach [...]
Council for World Mission (CWM) and All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) have established an agreement for a Framework of Cooperation (FoC) to further deepen ecumenical collaboration on several programmatic areas following its recent approval [...]
Council for World Mission (CWM) General Secretary Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum honoured the late Prof. Vuyani Vellem during his greetings to the Black Theology of Liberation International Conference at The School of Humanities in the [...]
Council for World Mission (CWM) held its Board Meeting in Singapore on 10-11 November 2022, where its Board Members met in person. It was a fruitful time of discussion, where they deliberated on issues CWM [...]
Former General Secretary of Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) Rev. Changbae Byun and Rev. Hyun-shin Joo have visited the Council for World Mission (CWM) office in Singapore to present a symbolic cross following CWM’s previous [...]
24th Sunday after Pentecost Scripture: Psalm 46 We live in a world where suffering from poverty, violence of war, effects of climate change and many other issues have taken toll of our lives. These may [...]
Council for World Mission (CWM) General Secretary Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum has joined ecumenical partners in urging G20 leaders to take action towards “an economy of life for the benefit of planet earth and all [...]
Congregational Federation will join thousands of other churches in UK to take part in Safeguarding Sunday on 20 November, a national campaign to raise awareness of protecting vulnerable children and adults. It is organised by [...]
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost Malachi 4: 1 – 2 On December 31, 1999, many tourists flocked to Fiji to see the first sun rise of the new millennium. My island, Kioa, is situated to the [...]
Rev. Lydia Neshangwe, Moderator of the Council for World Mission (CWM) delivered a Goodwill Message to the All Africa Youth Congress in Pentecost Convention Centre, Ghana on 1 November 2022, where she exhorted the young [...]
Indian Christian Collective for Justice (ICCJ) has issued a statement urging churches to take concrete action against corruption and abuse of power in churches following the recent arrest of former Church of North India (CNI) [...]
22nd Sunday after Pentecost Scripture: Psalm 145, John 2: 2 – 12 I found it truly inspiring to share in the TIM worship on the 24th of September. Following a year of all kinds of [...]
Release is at the heart of the Christian mission. We are called to work for release from the powers of sin. Release from the illusions that blind us from the least among us. Release from [...]
In heeding the biblical call to love strangers and to do justice, many members of Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN) have opened their hearts and homes to those fleeing Ukraine, said PKN General Secretary [...]
The Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) leadership paid a visit to the Council for World Mission (CWM) office in Singapore on Monday, 24 October 2022. As part of strengthening their ecumenical partnership with various churches [...]
Scripture: Psalm 119:137-144 Reflection I recall Martin Luther’s speech “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution” given at the National Cathedral, March 31, 1968. Here, Luther emphasized the idea that; “We shall overcome because the arc [...]
The Gender Justice Working Group of Council for World Mission, Europe and Caribbean regions organized a Zoom webinar on the theme “Rising to Life with Jesus: Worship as Resistance” on the 20th October 2022. The [...]
From Thursday October 13th to Sunday October 16 2022, twenty-three (23) youths, young adults and resource persons gathered in Kingston, Jamaica for the Caribbean Youth Initiative. In partnership with the Caribbean and North America [...]
The recent CWM Pacific Youth Initiative that started on 3 October was a safe space for the young people to share their stories and challenges and in turn be challenged, empowered and motivated in Coral [...]
CWM General Secretary Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum delivered a speech on “Life-flourishing Witness in a Multi-faith Context” at the Global Christian Forum (GCF) held on 14-17 October in Seoul, which gathers Christian leaders from diverse [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG4RhRS1VkM 1) Dates & Timings The webinars will take place 24, 26, 28 Oct There will be three main sessions/day (West Africa + UK timing): Session 1: 12:00–13:30 Session 2: 14:30–16:00 Session 3: 17:00–18:30 2) Two meeting rooms/session [...]
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 18: 9 - 14 Reflection I will be honest with you. I am a perfectionist. I want to do things in a perfect way, for instance when writing. I once [...]
Join Alex Clare Young, Anna Perkins and Mary Zulu-Mwiche, and many more activists, artists, pastors, poets, scholars to interrogate, reimagine, and (re)embrace Liberation Theologies and Liberation Hermeneutics (LT&H) for this year's eDARE webinars on October 24, 26 [...]
The United Church of Zambia (UCZ) Trinity Congregation in Lusaka Central recently embarked on a two-year project building a two-storey church building to cater to an increasing church membership. With the wings of the old [...]
We are less than two weeks away from the upcoming eDARE Programme. In this video, CWM's General Secretary Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum, warmly invites you to register for the webinars at this link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YqZZyw7SAA Join [...]
Church of South India (CSI) recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, attended by thousands of representatives from its 24 dioceses, civic and government leaders and more. Only a few weeks after the end of colonial rule, [...]
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 31: 27 – 34 “The days are coming,” says the Lord, “when I will plant the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the offspring of people and [...]
Etaretia Porotetani Maohi (EPM) sent a delegation to the United Nations (UN) 4th Committee on Decolonisation on 6 October as part of its “Waves of Destruction: Nuclear imperialism and anti-nuclear protest in Maohi Nui” project. [...]
The WCRC-CWM Women in Leadership Roundtable Meeting held in Seoul, South Korea from 4-6 October 2022 was a time of mutual sharing, solidarity, advocacy, and reflection for women navigating patriarchal contexts. Participants from Lebanon, Zimbabwe, [...]
The Council for World Mission in the Pacific Region kickstarted its Youth Initiative on 3rd October 2022, in Coral Coast, Fiji. The week-long youth initiative aims to create a safe space for the young people [...]
Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum paid his visit to the United Reformed Church (URC)’s Church House as the Council for World Mission (CWM) General Secretary on 4 October, where he was warmly welcomed and received by [...]
Delegates from the member churches of CWM Caribbean, Guyana Congregational Union (GCU) and the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI), along with our ecumenical partner CANACOM (Caribbean and North America Council for [...]
INSiGHT September arrives during a time when vestiges of the pandemic remain in a world that is slowly reopening and adjusting to a new normal. It carries Rev. Dr Karen Georgia Thompson’s reflection on how [...]
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 66:6 A beautiful Moana (Ocean) is what I was blessed with by God. It is a symbol of life and hope in connection with humankind. It is an Moana full [...]
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ Jesus, Greetings of Peace and Joy from the Council for World Mission (CWM) in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. In this new year, we are still grappling [...]
Former Training in Mission (TIM) participants, partners, church leaders and staff joined CWM’s TIM40 celebratory service held on Zoom on 24 September, 6 PM Singapore Time. This was a culmination of a series of virtual [...]
“dare to dare mission without presumption to convert or help or proposition doctrine of christian discovery to be upended like a great commission returned to local soil and indigenous wisdom and the conviction that on [...]
Council for World Mission (CWM) Mission Secretary for Mission Programme and Partnership Rev. Julie Sim brought congratulations to Church of South India (CSI) for its 75th Anniversary during the CSI Mission Consultation on 24-26 September [...]
Council for World Mission (CWM) General Secretary Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum brought greetings to 73 delegates of the international fellowship of churches in Africa, Asia and Germany in the United Evangelical Mission (UEM) which was [...]
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Scripture: Psalm 137 Psalm 137 is a call for total faith in YHWH. It portrays the Psalmist’s complete commitment and faith in God. A God whose identity is closely associated with [...]
Since September 2021, Council for World Mission (CWM) has held a series of virtual roundtable events to commemorate the 40th anniversary of its Training in Mission (TIM) programme, which will culminate in a celebratory worship [...]
Council for World Mission (CWM) General Secretary Rev. Dr Jooseop Keum delivered the keynote address at the 41st Assembly of the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) on the theme “Hope and Healing: Frontiers [...]
Celebrating Uselessness in an Age of Toxic Productivity. Stephen Lim explores Toxic Productivity encountered in Asia - ‘lying flat movement’ in China, the booming numbers of cram schools in India, the phenomenon of karoshi in Japan [...]
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Scripture: Amos 6: 1; 4 – 7 Reflection Verse one of our texts today sets the tone for the whole chapter. It is the message that embeds all that follows. Every [...]
If you are looking for a meaningful career with a bigger sense of purpose, we invite you to be part of our global family of driven individuals to make a difference to the lives of the [...]
“Has ecumenism really participated in de-colonising our minds?” asks Rev. Dr Peter Cruchley, one of eDARE 2022’s panelists who was present at the recent WCC 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany. View this video, which also [...]
The latest issue of CONNECTED, a newsletter produced by CWM’s Partners in Mission Unit out. This newsletter is designed to keep mission partners and those in their networks connected with CWM, connected to other mission [...]
Pilgrims at start of the journey from Salisbury Park URC in Wrexham Every Saturday, pilgrims from the United Reformed Church (URC) churches along the North Wales coast meet for a time of prayer [...]
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Scripture: Luke 16:1-13 Reflection The parable is a Jesus’ gentle way to say that we have to deal with life as it is. One must not be anxious about earning and [...]
Dear brothers and sisters, Greetings from the Council for World Mission in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ! The Council for World Mission’s Training in Mission (TIM) programme has been one of [...]
“With growing inequality and injustice in today’s world, it seems that no one dares to confront the false god of mammon. To be authentic discipleships of Jesus Christ today, it is our calling to critically [...]
Over 50 participants of the 11th World Council of Churches (WCC) Assembly from all over the world attended a Brunnen Workshop conducted by Council for World Mission (CWM) on 1st September at Mühlburg Room in [...]
Council for World Mission (CWM) has launched The Onesimus Project (TOP) at Van der Kemp Memorial Church in Bethelsdorp, South Africa, on 23 August 2022, the United Nations International Day for the Remembrance of the [...]
Restore! Release! Redeem! Council for World Mission Statement in the Act of Repentance and the Onesimus Project Launch August 23, 2022 Background The Council for World Mission is a global mission organisation with its roots [...]
