Image by Al_HikesAZ via FlickrIf you are aged between 18 and 30 and interested in the following, you need to apply now! This article is copied from the Church of England, Council for Christian Unity's European Bulletin – No 65, September 2010.Young Christians from around the world are invited to apply to the World Council of Churches (WCC) stewards programme for one of two hands-on learning experiences at major ecumenical meetings in 2011, the WCC Central Committee meeting, 8-24 February, and the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation, 12-26 May. Applicants must be between the age of 18-30 years.
During the meetings stewards will work in the areas of worship, conference room, documentation, press office, sound, and other administrative and support tasks.
The WCC Central Committee meets every 18 months in Geneva, Switzerland to monitor and set directions to the Council's work. The meeting brings together about 150 church representatives, advisers and observers from WCC member churches and associated organizations worldwide. Twenty stewards will help to make this event happen.
The International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC) will gather some 1000 participants from all over the world in Kingston, Jamaica. The IEPC will be a “Harvest festival” celebrating the achievements of the Decade To Overcome Violence which began in 2001. Participants of many different backgrounds will witness to the peace of God as both gift and responsibility of the entire human family. The IEPC stewards programme will have 45 participants, with one third of them coming from Jamaica and the Caribbean.
Before the meetings, stewards follow an ecumenical learning programme which exposes them to the key issues of the ecumenical movement worldwide. The last phase of the stewards programme, following the meeting, focuses on designing ecumenical projects which stewards will implement back home.
Being a steward means hard work, but it is also a unique ecumenical experience of togetherness with young people from different churches, countries and cultures.
Applicants are invited to send in the application form:
- by 30 September 2010 for the Central Committee
- by 30 November 2010 for the IEPC
For more information about the Decade to Overcome Violence visit: http://www.overcomingviolence.org/
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