Preparatory documents

To help you prepare for the WCC 10th Assembly, the following documents are available online and as part of the WCC Assembly programme and resource books.

Ecumenical Conversations

• Introduction and descriptions (pdf)

Policy documents

• Constitution and Rules of the World Council of Churches
• Constitution and Rules of the World Council of Churches with proposed amendments submitted to the WCC 10th Assembly (pdf)
• Guidelines for the Conduct of Meetings (pdf)
• When Solidarity Is Broken: A Pastoral and Educational Response to Sexual Harassment

Assembly documents

• Unity Statement

Glossary

• Glossary of terms and abbreviations (pdf)

Resources from WCC programmes

• The Church: Towards a Common Vision
• Together Towards Life: Mission and Evangelism in Changing Landscapes
• Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World: Recommendations for Conduct

• Economy of Life, Justice and Peace for All: A Call to Action
• An Ecumenical Call to Just Peace (pdf)
  Read also: Just Peace Companion (2nd edition, pdf, 600 KB)
• Theological Perspectives on Diakonia in the Twenty-First Century
• Ecumenical Covenant on Theological Education

Pre-assembly reflections

• Orthodox Pre-Assembly Report
• Indigenous Peoples' Consultation Report

Reports from commissions and working group

• Joint  Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the WCC: Summary of the Ninth Report
• Report of the Joint Consultative Group between the WCC and Pentecostals
• Report of the Joint Consultative Commission between the WCC and Christian World Communions
• Report of the ECHOS Youth Commission
• Final report of the Continuation Committee on Ecumenism in the Twenty-First Century

Other relevant documents will be available in freestanding publications:

• Assembly Handbook (annotated committee agendas, workshop schedule, room allocations – multiple language editions; pdf, 855 KB)
• God of Life: Bible Studies on Justice and Peace (pdf, 700 KB)
• Alleluia! Resources for prayer and praise (one edition, in multiple languages; pdf, 4 MB)
• Building Peace on Earth: Report of the IEPC
• Ninth Report of the Joint Working Group between the WCC and the Roman Catholic Church
• Christian Self-Understanding in the Context of Other Religious Traditions
• A Faith That Does Justice: The Journey of the WCC from Porto Alegre to Busan (pdf, 6 MB)