Youth event builds trust across nations
The Starpoint Reformed Youth Festival saw 3,000 Reformed Christian youth from all over the world gather in Tata, Hungary, the third week of July to share their love for life, music, fellowship and God. The international festival is organized by the Reformed Church in Hungary (RCH) every second year to bring together the youth of […]
Stories of Strength: The Stewards of 2015 Executive Committee
Four young stewards from Syria and Lebanon participated in hosting this year’s WCRC executive committee held in Lebanon. Thanks to these young people the executive committee and WCRC staff were able to hear first hand accounts of the troubles the people of the Middle East are facing. They came from different walks of life: pastors, […]
GIT lässt weltweite Gemeinschaft entstehen
Frage: Was kommt dabei raus, wenn man 30 Studierende, Dozenten und Mitarbeitende aus über einem Dutzend Ländern auf einem Campus in Mittelamerika drei Wochen lang zum Studium, zu gottesdienstlichen und landeskundlichen Entdeckungen zusammenbringt? Antwort: Eine internationale Gemeinschaft zukünftiger ökumenischer Führungspersönlichkeiten. Unter dem Thema “Mission, Gemeinschaft und Kirche verwandeln” hat im Juli 2014 das vierte Global Institute […]
Following God’s call: an introduction to our 2014 interns
What do an American sports journalist and a South African fashion designer have in common? They’re both examples of how God’s call can lead to unexpected destinations, such as Hannover, Germany, as they’re also both interns for the WCRC this year. Fundiswa Kobo was a fashion design student in 2001 when she first sensed God’s […]
Le GIT bâtit une communauté mondiale
Question: Qu’obtient-on en réunissant une trentaine d’étudiants, de professeurs et d’employés de plus d’une dizaine de pays sur le campus d’un séminaire d’Amérique centrale pour trois semaines de classe, de culte et d’expériences d’immersion ? Réponse: une communauté chrétienne mondiale de futurs leaders œcuméniques. Sur le thème « Transformer la mission, la communauté et l’église […]
Instituto construye comunidad global
Pregunta: ¿Qué obtienes cuando reúnes a más de 30 estudiantes, profesores y personal de más de una docena de países en el campus de un seminario en América central donde por tres semanas se llevan a cabo clases, cultos y experiencias de inmersión? Respuesta: Una comunidad Cristiana mundial de futuros líderes ecuménicos. Bajo el tema […]
Institute builds global community
Question: What do you get when you put over 30 students, faculty and staff from more than a dozen countries on a seminary campus in Central America for three weeks of classes, worship and immersion experiences? Answer: A global Christian community of future ecumenical leaders. Gathering under the theme “Transforming Mission, Community and Church” the […]
A taste of diversity: stories from GIT students
The Global Institute of Theology (GIT) purposefully accepts students from a wide range of countries and contexts, building a diverse community over the course of the institute. Douwe Visser put it this way in his opening remarks to the students: “Most important is that you are together and that you are a global community for […]
Global Institute challenges students
As week one has ended, and we are halfway through week two, students at the Global Institute of Theology (GIT) begin to reflect on what has already happened in our short amount of time. Meeting people from all around the world at the GIT gathering gives us a chance to make friends globally. This means […]
Global Institute of Theology gathers
Over 30 students, faculty and staff from around the world were welcomed today to San José, Costa Rica, for the 2014 Global Institute of Theology (GIT). In welcoming the students to the campus of Universidad Biblica Latinoamericana (Biblical University of Latin America), Edwin Mora, the university’s rector, said, “As an ecumenical institution, we feel honoured […]