The Art of Networking

The relatively new but noteworthy Global Christian Forum continues its efforts to create an open, respect-filled platform so that representatives from a broad range of Christian churches and interchurch organizations–Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Protestant, Evangelical, Pentecostal and the African Instituted Churches–can gather to explore, discuss, and address together common challenges and interests.

At its historic November 2007 global gathering in Kenya (the culmination of a nine-year process), over 230 leaders of all the main Christian traditions from all parts of the world participated–an unprecedented representation.

In subsequent meetings in 2008, the GCF assessed its strengths and weaknesses and used these findings and the recommendations of the global gathering to develop a new programme, a three-year plan (2009-2011), to further define and shape its nature, role, and objectives. GCF is currently in the process of scheduling meetings and activities to implement this plan.

Filed under: Large churches, churches, collaboration on March 15th, 2010