Fostering the next generation of Canadian ecumenical leaders Are you a student at a theological school, seminary, or doctoral program? Are you passionate about Christian unity and peace? Would you like to win a cash prize and meet leaders and scholars in the Canadian ecumenical movement? This year, The Canadian Council of Churches is launching
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The Commission on Faith and Witness of The Canadian Council of Churches invites you to explore Towards Wellbeing: Mental Wholeness in Church, Person, and Community — a new ecumenical study guide designed for faith communities. Developed through rich dialogue among 14 Christian traditions in Canada, this resource offers deep scriptural and theological grounding in the
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The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated annually during the week of January 18-25. For this year, 2025, the prayers and reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity were prepared by the brothers and sisters of the monastic community of Bose in northern Italy, with a focus on the theme “Do
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Due to significant interest and to ensure we can consider a broad pool of qualified candidates, the Commission on Faith and Witness and Forum for Intercultural Leadership and Learning are extending the application deadline for the two Research Assistant positions to February 21. The O’Gara CFW Program and Research Assistant provides program and research support
Last week, Salt and Light Media featured a thoughtful article about this summer’s Forum on Dialogues by the Rev. Dr. Scott Sharman, who serves on the Council’s Commission on Faith and Witness. The great damage inflicted among Indigenous Peoples by the colonizing projects in North America/Turtle Island, including the far too frequent complicity of the
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ᐯᐦᐅᓇᐣ / Pêhonân – A Gathering-Waiting Place: Voices of Indigenous Followers of Jesus in the Ecumenical Movement The Council’s Commission on Faith and Witness and its ecumenical partners, The Prairie Centre for Ecumenism and The Canadian Centre for Ecumenism, invite you to an important triennial ecumenical event: the 8th Canadian Forum on Inter-Church Dialogues (CFICD),
Today is the first day of the 2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity! The theme is “Do good; seek justice” (Is 1:17), chosen by the Minnesota Council of Churches. Check out the Canada-specific resources the Council has prepared in partnership with the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism and the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism! “Give us
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With heartfelt gratitude, The Canadian Council of Churches wishes to announce that it has recently been awarded two generous grants from the Anglican Foundation of Canada and the United Church of Canada Foundation. Both grants will be used throughout 2023-25 to support projects and positions that further the Council’s commitment to youth and young
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We are pleased to announce that the Commission on Faith and Witness (CFW) of The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) has an opening for a Research and Program Assistant. The position provides research and program support to the CFW Associate Secretary and Program Coordinator. >>See official position description here Background in theological or pastoral studies
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What a gift it has been to celebrate the 2022 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity! We are inspired daily by the diverse efforts toward prayer for Christian unity across Canada. The Week of Prayer Writing and Animation Team would love to hear how your WPCU went, and how they can improve the WPCU website
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