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Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World: Recommendations for Conduct

The International Bulletin of Missionary Research presents below the full text of “Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World: Recommendations for Conduct.” Jointly issued in June 2011 by the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue (PCID) of the Roman Catholic Church, and the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the document represents a broad consensus on appropriate missionary conduct “according to gospel principles” when sharing the Christian faith. The three bodies, with a combined membership of some two billion, represent nearly 90 percent of the world's Christians. “The document is a major achievement,” said Geoff Tunnicliffe, chief executive officer and secretary general of the WEA; it represents formal agreement on “the essence of Christian mission,” while also demonstrating that Christian bodies “are able to work together and to speak together.” In this sense, the document represents “a historic moment” in the quest for Christian unity. Developed over a five-year period, the document begins, “Mission belongs to the very being of the church,” and calls for careful study of the issues of mission and interreligious dialogue, the building of trust and cooperation among people of all religions, and the promotion of religious freedom everywhere. It is available online in English, German, and Spanish at www.oikoumene.org/en/news/news-management/eng/a/article/1634/christians-reach-broad-co.html.