Arab Christian leader Botrus Mansour has been named secretary general of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), pledging to serve as a bridge-builder for a global evangelical movement that spans continents, cultures, and a wide spectrum of traditions.

During a special Ecumenical Celebration in Filadelfiakyrka, Sweden, on 22 August, religious leaders from across the world drew together to commemorate the history of the ecumenical movement and to chart a future with even deeper unity and determined action.

At Stockholm’s “Called to Transformation” event, Rev. Dr. Kenneth Mtata reflected on a century of ecumenical diakonia, from the 1925 Life and Work conference to today. He highlighted key milestones and called for authentic partnerships, local agency, and renewed theological grounding to address contemporary humanitarian, social, and environmental challenges.

Peter Prove, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, reflects below on outcomes from the Life and Work Centenary Consultation in Athens in May 2025, and how those form a message for the ongoing Ecumenical Week in Stockholm.

The Stockholm Conference of 1925, initiated by Archbishop Nathan Söderblom, served as a significant beginning for the modern ecumenical movement. Bishop Dr Jonas Jonson, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Strängnäs in the Church of Sweden, who has been actively involved in the life and work of the World Council of Churches (WCC) for more than 60 years, traced the history of how the WCC began decades before its official founding in 1948.

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Advocate Botrus Mansour as its new Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer, following the conclusion of a rigorous and prayerful six-month search process.

From October 2025, the Cambridge Centre for Chinese Theology will start visiting scholarship programs every academic year.

One hundred and five years ago, world leaders met in Italy for a discussion that would determine the future and fate of the Middle East. It also established the legal foundation for the modern State of Israel.

Early in July, the WEA Geneva Office had the pleasure to welcome Nadia Hamberg, representing Verre Naasten, a Dutch organization partnering with the WEA Geneva office, during the UN Human Rights Council 59th regular session.

In response to recent theological and organizational critiques against Executive Chair Dr. Goodwill Shana, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) provides the following clarifications.