8月28日至29日,世界浸信会联盟(BWA)与世界卫理公会理事会(WMC)的国际对话规划会议在英国伦敦的卫斯理教堂举行。
妇女事务局执行委员会和总理事会分别于今年3月和7月批准了一项建议,即妇女事务局开始准备与世界穆斯林大会进行神学对话的进程。
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?Participation in bilateral dialogues is an expression of BWA?s commitment to continue the mission of God whose Messiah prayed for the unity of the church so that the world might believe? BWA General Secretary Neville Callam said, extrapolating from the Gospel according to John. ?In asking how we might manifest this oneness, we are drawn to the words of the apostle Paul that ?the only thing that counts is faith working through love.??
The preparatory meeting agreed that the dialogue should aim at: a greater understanding of, and appreciation for, one another; mutual exchange of gifts for the enrichment and renewal of Baptist and Methodist churches; increased participation in a common mission and witness in the world; and deeper fellowship and cooperation by identifying and overcoming barriers. ?We believe that we can move toward the fulfillment of these aims by focusing on the agreed theme,? Callam declared.
?Now that the focus of the dialogue has been identified, the international team to represent BWA will soon be appointed,? the BWA leader announced. The teams for the dialogue will comprise six persons from each of the two communions.
参加伦敦规划会议的妇女协会团队有卡拉姆、妇女协会教义和基督教团结委员会主席蒂莫西-乔治、斯蒂芬-霍姆斯和柯蒂斯-弗里曼。
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