Events
2022 Mondays in September:
A DOTAC Study Serieson the World Council of Churches document
“Called to Transformation: Ecumenical Diakonia”
On August 31-September 8, the World Council of Churches will met/met in Karlsruhe, Germany. The important document “Called to Transformation: Ecumenical Diakonia” was presented for discussion. DOTAC has decided to offer an on-line Zoom study group of the report. We have asked three presenters to begin each of our three sessions. All of them will attend/attended the Assembly: Matthew Ross as WCC Staff and editor of the report, Marianne Uri Øverland as representative of DIAKONIA World Federation, and Hyuk Cho as a delegate of the United Church of Canada.
September 12: Reverend Dr. Matthew Ross September 19: Reverend Marianne Uri Øverland
September 26: Reverend Dr. Hyuk Cho
They are asked to share in their brief presentations, from their perspective
- What does the report mean to you?
- What are the most important elements of the document for you?
- What aspects of the Assembly’s discussion and debate on the report stood out for you?
Breakout rooms will follow the presentations. Each small group will be assigned chapters (with synopsis and/ or quotes of the chapter with open-ended questions). Then groups will be asked to report back to the plenary. The document can be found at:
https://www.oikoumene.org/resources/publications/ecumenical-diakoniaYou are encouraged to read the whole document but there will be synopsis and/or quotes to summary the various chapters.To register, send an email to teddodd@live.com
You will be sent a Zoom link closer to the time of the event. All sessions will last just slightly over an hour and begin at 1 pm Central Daylight Time.
(Check an on-line time zone converter for local times.)