World Council of Churches—WCC

Abstract

The Central Committee has the following commissions: the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs; the Commission on Faith and Order; the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism; the Commission on Youth in the Ecumenical Movement ('ECHOS'). Various bodies, including advisory groups, commissions and reference groups, comprising members from World Council of Churches (WCC) governing bodies and member churches, advise the General Secretariat on policy direction, implementation and evaluation. The main bodies are the Commissions on Faith and Order (plenary and standing bodies), on World Mission and Evangelism, on Education and Ecumenical Formation, of the Churches on Inter-national Affairs, and the ECHOS Commission on Youth in the Ecumenical Movement. The WCC, through the Commissions on Faith and Order and on World Mission and Evangelism, aims to promote a 'visible unity' among member churches and to encourage them to address potentially divisive issues and develop mutually acceptable positions.