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A Reflection
on the production
video tape of "The Life
of Apostle Peter" with host Rick Steves. The issue of
Mosaic Television, the video magazine of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). |
 NEW - 100th Annual Week of
Prayer for Christian Unity – January 18-25
Theme: "Pray without
ceasing" (1Thess:5:17)
Christians around the world celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian
Unity together, with the encouragement of the World Council of Churches'
Faith and Order Commission and the Vatican's Pontifical Council for
Promoting Christian Unity.
Additional
Week of Prayer
Links:
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Official Resources, multiple years (to 2008), at World
Council of Churches Website.
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Week of Prayer
website.
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Worship
Resources 2008, Graymoor Ecumenical and Interreligious
Institute.
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Week
of Prayer for Christian Unity, resources, Ecumenism in
Canada.
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Canadian Council of Churches resources, Week of Prayer
for Christian Unity.
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Worship Resource Links,
United Church of Canada.
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Litany for the Week
of Prayer for Christian Unity, International Council of
- Community Churches.
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - BBC Religion and
Ethics.
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Wikipedia.
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2008: Pray without
Ceasing, Churches
- Together in Britain and Ireland.
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Resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity,
Pontifical Council for
- Promoting Christian Unity.
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100 Years of Prayer for Christian Unity, Reformed Church
in America.
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NEW
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National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU) – April 14-17 in Chicago
Theme: "Equipping
Church Leaders to in the Quest for Christian Unity ".
This is the 41st
year of the NWCU which celebrates the spirit of ecumenism
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 The Fourth Annual Seminary Essay Contest
on Ecumenism for the
21st Century. The National Workshop on Christian Unity is pleased to
announce a coordinated essay contest to encourage students
to engage contemporary ecumenical issues.
Learn about the
Essay Contest for theological students held in
conjunction with the NWCU. |
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 NEW -
The sixth Annual
Ecumenical Advocacy Days Conference
March 7-10, 2008 Washington DC
Theme: Claiming a vision of True Security -
with expectations of gathering 1,000 religious
advocates from a wide array of
Christian communions
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 Joint
ELCA-UMC Resource –
Confessing Our Faith Together: A Discussion and Study
Guide is designed so that the ELCA and UMC congregations
learn about Full Communion between our churches.
Please fill out the evaluation form and send it to us!
Download the ELCA study guide Confessing our Faith Together
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Read more about the ELCA's bilateral dialogues with other
churches! |
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 New- ELCA
- Introducing the Decade for a cultural of
Non-violence 2001-2010 -This brochure gives ideas
for ways that you can build a culture of peace at home,
work, and school. It introduces the "Decade" and lists
additional places to look for information and resources.
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JOIN -
The ELCA Equipping for Peace Network -You
can become part of this invaluable network! Enroll in the
Equipping for Peacemaking network today to receive a free
monthly e-newsletter and strengthen the peacemaking network
in the ELCA and your community. |
Christian Churches Together focuses on poverty,
evangelism during annual meeting
During its four-day annual
meeting,
Christian Churches Together in
the USA (CCT)
representatives of 43 participating churches and
organizations continued to discern how to work together in
confronting domestic poverty and
promoting evangelism. Christian Churches
Together seeks to bring Christians
from across the theological and denominational spectrum together for
fellowship and common witness. Read more...
 CCT
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- ELCA Bishop Mark Hanson
Featured in CBS's 'In God's Name'
 ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson is one of 12 "of the world's most
influential religious leaders" featured in a Prime time two-hour
television special event on CBS, December 23 – "In God's Name." "In
God's Name" will explore the complex questions of our time through the
intimate thoughts and beliefs of 12 of the world's most influential
spiritual leaders, together for the first time in one program
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- Take a look at
the January 2008 issue of the Lutheran – "Key to the
Scriptures" by William R. Russell
The Augsburg
Confession hold that the doctrine of justification opens the
bible. The
Bible is "hot"
these days. Best-selling books offer to give our lives
biblical purpose so Jesus won't leave
us behind when he returns.
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National Council of Churches USA
The Secretary of NCCC sends messages to church leaders
New York, January 8, 2008 – The new general secretary of the National
Council of Churches USA has sent messages to church councils
in Pakistan and Kenya to assure them American churches are
praying for them, and to identify ways the NCC can support
the churches in these violence-torn nations.
Read more...
NCC Health Task Force
endorses policy reform effort
The newly formed NCC Health Task Force has joined with AARP
and others in promoting a
campaign to urge all Americans to seek policies that will
better address the unmet needs of the poor and those who
lack adequate health care coverage. The NCC recently
completed a study in which more than 6000 congregations
reported their own health ministries.
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World Council of Churches
Pope Benedict XVI and WCC general
secretary Samuel Kobia to pray for Christian unity in Rome
Pope
Benedict XVI and Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia,
the general secretary of the World
Council of Churches (WCC), along with
high-level representatives of the Roman
Catholic Church and the WCC, will meet
in Rome on Friday, 25 January 2008, at
the centennial of the Week of Prayer for
Christian Unity
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 Ecumenical Institute of Bossey
The
Ecumenical Institute at Bossey is the international centre
for encounter and formation of the World Council of
Churches. The Institute brings together people from
diverse churches, and backgrounds for ecumenical learning,
academic and personal exchange.
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 Lutheran World Federation
– Information
LWF
Urges Youth to Join Centennial Prayer Events for Christian Unity
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Young People’s
Vision, Courage Are Crucial for Ecumenism
The LWF/DMD Youth desk is among
12 Christian youth organizations and
units of international church bodies
that have signed a joint statement calling
on young Christians to
“take action and make our voices heard for Christian unity”.
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"Understanding Inter-Religious
Relations"
Dialogue among Lutherans and people of other faiths might be
called
“a window for understanding.” A free downloadable
resource,
“Windows for Understanding: Jewish-Muslim-Lutheran
Relations”
is available through ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious
Relations Talking
together is just one part of dialogue. ELCA congregations
and leaders
are getting engaged with the Muslim and Jewish
communities in efforts for peace and justice.
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 lnter-Religious
Resource
Windows for Understanding: Jewish, Muslim, Lutheran
Relations
This resource offers
opportunities to learn more and become better informed. You
are invited to explore Windows and grow in your
faith. We encourage you to send us your comments and
suggestions by filling out the Evaluation Form on back of
Windows.
Additional
Inter-Religious
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The LERN
network is a group of ELCA clergy and laypeople
appointed by their synodical bishops throughout the ELCA.
They are the eyes and ears of ecumenism in their synods.
LERN reps meet annually at the
National Workshop on Christian Unity and with staff
members of the ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious
Relations Office. These representatives and the LERN
Executive Committee meet the challenge of the ELCA’s
strategic directions to authentically “step forward as a
public church, support congregations, assist synods, produce
wise and courageous leaders, and deepen and extend our...
ecumenical relationships.”
LERNing Newsletter
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January 2008 Issue
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 In God's
Hands Common Prayer for the World- Prayer is central to
the Christian life, and therefore to the ecumenical
movement.
This
book includes prayers and other worship materials from many
Christian traditions and communities, enabling the reader to
journey in prayer through each week of the year and through
all the regions and countries of the world.
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Lutheran World Federation
 NEW
- Lutheran World
Federation Book – Bridges Instead of Walls
Cooperation between Christians
and Muslims around common challenges is motivated by faith
in God. As the familiar ecumenical slogan says
"doctrine divide, service units." By serving together,
Christians and Muslims can come to terms with their
differences, find new approaches, develop a new openness and
be challenged
and inspired by others."
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 New - ELCA
– Showing
Christ's Love at work in the World
The
Life of Apostle Peter
New this December, The Life of Apostle Peter. Rick Steves recounts
the story of the Apostle Peter from his early days as a
fisherman, through his three-year adventure with Jesus to
the tumultuous events surrounding Jesus’ death and
resurrection. |
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Cardinal Bea
Center for Judaic Studies Launches New Newsletter –
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HERE
Ecumenical News
International
(ENI)
Journal of Lutheran Ethics
Inter-Religious Organizations, Resources,
and Links
www.lutherlink.org
is one of many religious networks joined in Ecunet, the
world's longest-running ecumenical online community. You can
sign up here or call
800/733-2863
http://www.beliefnet.com
http://www.religionwriters.com
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/current/headlines.html
http://religionclause.blogspot.com/
http://meaningoflife.tv/
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news/news.shtml
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