Executive Committee Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, 5-12 May 2011

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 5-12 May 2011

Minutes
Executive Committee Minutes, May 2011

Strategic Plan
WCRC Strategic Plan 2011-2017

Presentation by Swiss Cantonal Churches on Wednesday, 11 May

• Gottfried Locher, President of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches Introductory comments
• Rev. Claudia Bandixen, President of the Reformed Cantonal Church of Argovia
  Meeting the Challenge Today
• Rev. Dr. Andreas Zeller, President of the Synodal Council
  of the Reformed Churches Bern-Jura-Solothurn
  Meeting the Challenge of Making the Church Relevant Today
• Rev. Gabriel Bader, President of the Reformed Cantonal Church of Neuchâtel and Ms Barbara Borer, member of the Synodal Council The Visibility of the Church in a Secular Society

Theological Reflection on Communion and Justice
A study session on Tuesday, 10 May for members of the Executive Committee was led by staff responsible for Communion (Douwe Visser) and Justice (Patricia Sheerattan-Bisnauth). Respondents were Clayton Leal da Silva (Brazil) and Cheryl Meban (Northern Ireland)

• Douwe Visser Being Part of a Movement
• Patricia Sheerattan-Bisnauth Without justice there can be no peace
• Cheryl Meban Reconciliation amidst tears
• Clayton Leal da Silva"I am tired of being humiliated"

Sermons

• Cardinal Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Tuesday, 10 May sermon
• Gottfried Locher, WCRC General Treasurer, head of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches Monday, 9 May sermon

Addresses

• President: Connecting with people in the pews
• General Secretary: Working to implement WCRC mission