On behalf of Bishop Ef Tendero Gordon Showell-Rogers, WEA Associate Secretary General

1845 Motion That the great object of the Evangelical Alliance be to aid in manifesting as far as practicable, the unity which exists among the true disciples of Christ, to promote their union by fraternal and devotional intercourse, to discourage all envyings, strifes, and divisions, to impress on Christians a deeper sense of the great duty of obeying our Lord’s command to ‘love one another’, and to seek the full accomplishment of His prayer – That they may be one, as thou Father art in me and I in Thee, that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that Thou hast sent me

1846 Realising an old idea, in the light of mission Abraham and the Family of God One People of God through Scripture Multiple NT reminders about Unity……..e.g. Paul-ine letters (NB Ephesians 4/3) This week’s theme Previous EEA General Assemblies (e.g. 2009) global context

Uniting since 1846: Now 129 national Evangelical Alliances in 6 Regions, with over 150 other members and partners ‘..so that the world might believe..’ Changed world…… John 17/23

A new book

In that changed world --  One Alliance, One Family Local National Regional Global Our strength is together (EAD and visas). Growth over the years (especially since 1951) has been organic and now needs structuring

Progress …..slow… on addressing relationships, culture and systems Operational protocols Memorandum of Understanding Association of Evangelicals in Africa New Secretary General with a new emphasis on organisational change – and on the Church

The Church, and her impact on the world

WEA speaking

Public Engagement World Bank’s Faith Community Initiatives; the World Humanitarian Summit Universal Periodic Reviews (DRC, France, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Vietnam) UN New York: elevating evangelicals from all over Africa, Asia, Middle East + with Permanent Representatives

WEA convening, for example Leadership Development Institute – relaunch: to build capacity of NEAs and REAs (ask Bishop Ef for more info) Business Initiatives (see Timo and Wilf) Bible Engagement (see Wilf)

WEA convening…. World Without Orphans: global movement whose vision is orphans becoming sons and daughters, in a safe, stable, and nurturing permanent family and knowing their Heavenly Father.

Current Refugee Crisis Long-term Middle East strategy Refugee Highway Partnership, Ambassador (-> UNHCR relationships) Christian Witness in a Multireligious World Religious Liberty Commission WEA Global Partners, and connections  Julia will lead our reflections about this area in a moment, but for now…..

Questions and Discussion