National Council Of Churches In Australia
Public Relations in Sydney

Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that you be united in the equivalent comply and the alike purpose. As churches together we are committed to a journey of peace and reconciliation for ourselves and our world, rediscovering our unity in the love of Christ in order that God's love and healing may be known to all. Its ecumenical endeavor is about churches occupied together in mission. To produce witness to the unity of the Church as both gift and calling and, in the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to urge a more profound communionKoinonia to be an instrument of the churches in New South Wales whereby they may grow in the accepting and fulfillment of their normal calling to unity and to mission to facilitate the quest for unity in the Church by enabling the churches. To pray together, acknowledging their common heritage in worship to encourage understanding of, and participation in, the worldwide mission of God to resource and urge the churches in that mission, so that, by joint study, consultation, reflection and action. The gifts which the continuing relationship has given to many include: Canberra Christians for an Fastidious Society: the Commission receives reports on the program offered to members of the public in Canberra covering many contemporary issues. The MSW Ecumenical Council is a means by which its member churches seek to rejoice and to manifest their unity. Produce resources designed to facilitate such theological reflection in local contexts. Bear appropriate opportunities to explore theological and ecclesiological issues relating to other faiths. This Commission provides opportunities for the Council to reflect on issues related to the theological, biblical and historical basis of ecumenism and recommend contemporary ways in which these foundations can be old for building structures through which the churches can accomplish the goal of Christian unity. God’s purpose (mission) is the wholeness, the shalom, of all creation and God has called forth the church, the communion of Christ’s disciples, to be a sign, instrument, and foretaste of this divine mission. The task of the ecumenical movement, therefore, is to address divisions of human making in order that God’s gift of reconciled community may be visible to the world, to be the setting for the churches to become what they are, the one body of Christ, in order that together they may witness to God’s will for righteousness and quiet throughout creation. Recommend and stand in solidarity for the member churches of the Middle East 2. This Commission has been established to assist our churches respond to the tragic reality of family violence and work towards its prevention. Violence that is occurring both within their church communities and also the broader community. Local or informal ecumenism can be seen as any partnership between local churches seeking to witness together to their normal faith in God, and to act together in matters of common interest in and for their communities. Shared commitments and mutual commitments grow. We journey together in and for our local communities. The MSW Ecumenical Council has consistently held among its core priorities the promotion, encourage and resourcing of local ecumenism and particularly, the deepening of mutual cooperation and commitment toward the formalization of Local Covenants. We are a council of churches, not a council for churches. A central body can’t do local ecumenism: it has to be local!’. There is quiet a need for an effective interface between the labor of ecumenism at the formal representative smooth (the labor of the Council and its Commissions) and informal local smooth (churches busy together in their communities): ensuring that information and encouragement flow from the one to the other in both directions. One proposal currently being considered by the Theological Reflections Commission (within whose mandate local ecumenism falls) is to create what Paul Kinder defines as a hospitable, shared, curated, digital space for local ecumenical groups to inform, support, equip and encourage one another. Shared’ because, while we might make available a range of skillful tools and resources (such as the Local Ecumenism Kit or sample ecumenical liturgies) we would hope that users would contribute their own stories and events, ideas, information, advice and resources.