Called to Transformative Action Ecumenical Diakonia
Called to Transformative Action Ecumenical Diakonia Study Guide When meeting in Geneva in June 2017, the World Council of Churches executive committee received the ecumenical diakonia document, now titled Called to Transformative Action: Ecumenical Diakonia. It asked the staff to develop a study guide to facilitate member churches and ecumenical partners working with the document, making it their own and sharing their feedback with the WCC. The WCC and ACT Alliance jointly took the initiative to produce the parent document in 2014, with the purpose of clarifying the understanding of ecumenical diakonia and providing a common platform for acting and reflecting together. The intention was to have a document “to be used for formation and training in ecumenical diakonia, to strengthen the institutional capacity of our respective constituencies,” and to “foster the dialogue and cooperation between churches, ecumenical partners and the WCC.” Chapter 1.1 presents the further background of t...