Maria Mackay

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• Nov 18, 2009

  Methodist Leader Calls for Variety in Church Planting

  The general secretary of the Methodist Church of Great Britain has called for a greater variety in church planting and fresh expressions.

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  Nov 14, 2009

  Ministry Leader: Christians Need to Give Their Time in Love-Starved World

  If Christians want to save people then they have to be prepared to spend time with them. Many people today feel unloved but Street Pastors has the potential to change that

• Nov 12, 2009

  London Mayor Praises Work of Street Pastors

  Hundreds of street pastors and supporters are in London for the ministry's inaugural conference to share their experiences and consider how they can minister more effectively to the people out and about on Britain's streets each weekend.

• Nov 11, 2009

  Pastor Exhorts Church to Look Beyond Material to Eternal

  Jonathan Oloyede has exhorted Christians not to be distracted by money or fame but to seek eternal treasures in Heaven.

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  Sep 3, 2009

  Interview: Newly Elected WCC Head Olav Fykse Tveit on Plans, Contentious Issues

  The World Council of Churches elected the Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit as its new general secretary last week during the meeting of its main decision-making body in Geneva. The following is an edited transcript of an interview with Tveit during the Aug. 26 to Sept. 2 meeting.

• Sep 1, 2009

  Interview: Samuel Kobia on the Next Phase of His Ecumenical Journey

  The outgoing general secretary of the World Council of Churches spoke about his last six years in office and where he is headed next in his ecumenical ministry.

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  Sep 1, 2009

  WCC Seeks Broader Ecumenical Engagement at Next Assembly

  Organizers of the 2013 World Council of Churches assembly stressed that the next meeting would bring together not only WCC members, but also representatives of other Christian traditions, including Pentecostals and Evangelicals still outside the WCC fold.

• Aug 31, 2009

  Global Ecumenical Body to Hold Next General Assembly in S. Korea

  The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches has voted to hold its next General Assembly in Busan, South Korea, in 2013.

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  Aug 30, 2009

  World Council of Churches Bids Farewell to Outgoing Leader Kobia

  Around 150 members of the World Council of Churches\' main decision-making body honored the nearly six-year tenure of outgoing general secretary Dr. Samuel Kobia with a farewell service Sunday.

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  Aug 28, 2009

  Church Unity Remains Top Priority for WCC

  The newly elected general secretary of the World Council of Churches said that fulfilling Jesus' prayer "that they may be one" remains the global ecumenical body\'s primary task and can not be separated from its concern for justice, peace or creation.