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World Communion of Reformed Churches Executive Committee 10-17 May 2012 Berastagi, North Sumatra TABLE OF CONTENTS Participants iii Members of Core Groups vi Members of Committees vii Timetable ix Actions of the Executive Committee 1 Narrative record Executive Committee of WCRC 11 Executive Committee of the WCRC Michigan Foundation 52 Documents 1. Address of the President 54 2. Report of the General Secretary 70 Office of Theology, Mission and Communion 3. Report of the Executive Secretary 97 Office of Justice and Partnership 4. Report of the Executive Secretary 102 Office of Communications 5. Report of the Executive Secretary 106 Finance 6. Report of the Finance Coordinator 110 6.1 Audited Accounts 115 Partnership Fund 7. Report of the Partnership Fund 131 i Regions and others 8.1 Report of ACRC 142 8.2 Report of AIPRAL 144 8.3 Report of NEAAC 149 8.4 Report of WCRC Europe 156 9. Report of the United Nations Ministry 159 10. Report of the John Knox International Reformed Centre 165 11. Location of the WCRC Secretariat 167 12. WCRC Sustainability Fund and Initial Goals 182 Reports 13. Officers 185 14. General Secretary Search Process 2012-2013 193 15. Constitution and Membership Committee 203 16. Finance Committee 204 17. Relocation 211 18. Theology, Communion and Mission Core Group 214 19. Justice and Partnership Core Group 220 20. Communications Core Group 224 21. Partnership Fund Committee 229 22. Personnel Committee 233 23. Officers, No 2 236 EDITOR’S NOTE Thanks go to Páraic Réamonn, recording secretary, and all the recorders of the various group meetings, as well as to Penny Blachut and Christopher Dorn for their able assistance. Kristine Greenaway, Executive Secretary for Communications ii PARTICIPANTS President Jerry Pillay (Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa; South Africa) Vice-Presidents Yvette Noble Bloomfield (United Church in Jamaica & the Cayman Islands; Jamaica) Yueh-Wen Lu (Presbyterian Church in Taiwan; Taiwan) Bas Plaisier (Protestant Church in the Netherlands; Hong Kong, China) Treasurer Elected during the meeting Johann Weusmann (Evangelical Reformed Church; Germany) Members of the Executive Committee Lydia Adajawah (Evangelical Presbyterian Church; Ghana) Peter Borgdorff (Christian Reformed Church in North America; USA) Allan Buckingham (United Church of Canada; Canada) Peter Bukowski (Reformed Alliance; Germany) Mary Fontaine (Presbyterian Church in Canada; Canada) Yoshimitsu Fujimori (Church of Christ in Japan; Japan) Yael Eka Hadiputeri (Indonesian Christian Church; Indonesia) Jan-Gerd Heetderks (Protestant Church in the Netherlands; The Netherlands) Najla Kassab (National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon; Lebanon) Clifton Kirkpatrick (Presbyterian Church (USA); USA) Clayton Leal da Silva (Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil; Brazil) Subha Singh Majaw (Presbyterian Church of India; India) Cheryl Meban (Presbyterian Church in Ireland; United Kingdom) Cheh Liang Mok (Presbyterian Church in Malaysia; Malaysia) Veronica Njoki Muchiri (Presbyterian Church of East Africa; Kenya) Gabriela Lucía Mulder (Reformed Churches in Argentina; Argentina) Elisée Musemakweli (Presbyterian Church in Rwanda; Rwanda) Gradye Parsons (Presbyterian Church (USA); USA) Carola Tron Urban (Waldensian Evangelical Church of the River Plate; Uruguay) Salome Twum Ofori Danquah (Presbyterian Church of Ghana; Ghana) iii Advisors Robyn Ellen Goodwin (Australia) Yong-Kyu Kang (Korea (Republic)) William T. Koopmans (Canada) Stephen Kendall (Canada) Stephens Lytch (USA) Representatives of sister organizations Collin Cowan (CWM; Jamaica) Mangisi Simorangkir (LWF; Indonesia) Speakers Septemmy Lakawa Andreas Yewangoe WCRC Staff Setri Nyomi, General Secretary Dora Arce-Valentín Penny Blachut Yueh Cho Kristine Greenaway Páraic Réamonn Aiko Widhidana Sumichan Douwe Visser Interpreters Laura Gattinoni Patricia Groeting Recorder Páraic Réamonn Absent Helis Hernán Barraza Díaz (Presbyterian Church of Colombia; Colombia) Brenda Bullock (Presbyterian Church in Trinidad and Tobago; Trinidad) Kobus Gerber (Dutch Reformed Church; South Africa) Allen Nafuki (Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu; Vanuatu) Mark Koenig (UN Representative; USA) Local Committee Rosmalia Barus Khristiani Ginting iv Stewards Samuel Julius Tarigan Dikky Kristian Sitepu Dian Malem Bangun Badia Tarigan Empu Satrianta Sitepu Fransiska Adelina br Sinuraya Novita br Surbakti Yusni Ruth br Sembiring Martinelly br Sembiring Wahyuni Hana br Purba Visitors Denver Bloomfield (Jamaica) Ali and Devon Buckingham (Canada) Sylvia Bukowski (Germany) Esther Kang (Korea (Republic)) Henny Plaisier-Wendt (Hong Kong, China) v CORE GROUPS THEOLOGY AND COMMUNION Moderator: Bas Plaisier Peter Bukowski Brenda Bullock (absent) Yael Eka Hadiputeri Kobus Gerber (absent) Najla Kassab William T. Koopmans Elisée Musemakweli Gradye Parsons Carola Tron Urban Staff: Douwe Visser JUSTICE AND PARTNERSHIP Co-moderators: Helis Hernán Barraza Díaz (absent) and Yueh- Wen Lu Lydia Adajawah Robyn Ellen Goodwin Jan-Gerd Heetderks Clifton Kirkpatrick Clayton Leal da Silva Veronica Njoki Muchiri Subha Singh Majaw Gabriela Lucía Mulder Johann Weusmann Staff: Dora Arce-Valentín COMMUNICATION Moderator: Yvette Noble Bloomfield Peter Borgdorff Allan Buckingham Mary Fontaine Yoshimitsu Fujimori Yong-Kyu Kang Stephens Lytch Cheryl Meban Cheh Liang Mok Allen Nafuki (absent) Salome Twum Ofori Danquah Staff: Kristine Greenaway vi COMMITTEES FINANCE COMMITTEE Moderator: Johann Weusmann Stephen Kendall Clifton Kirkpatrick Yueh-Wen Lu Stephens Lytch Cheh Liang Mok Veronica Njoki Muchiri Staff: Yueh Cho CONSTITUTION AND MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Moderator: Cheryl Meban Lydia Adajawah Peter Borgdorff Gradye Parsons Allen Nafuki (absent) Carola Tron Urban Staff: Setri Nyomi PARTNERSHIP FUND COMMITTEE Moderator: Kobus Gerber (absent) Acting Moderator: Najla Kassab Clayton Leal da Silva Subha Singh Majaw Bas Plaisier Salome Twum Ofori Danquah Staff: Douwe Visser and Páraic Réamonn PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Moderator: Jerry Pillay Helis Hernán Barraza Díaz (absent) Yvette Noble Bloomfield Yueh-Wen Lu Bas Plaisier Johann Weusmann Staff: Setri Nyomi vii WCRC ENDOWMENT FUND TRUSTEES Co-Moderators: Peter Borgdorff and Clifton Kirkpatrick Allan Buckingham Brenda Bullock (absent) Jane Douglass (by phone) Mary Fontaine Stephen Kendall William T. Koopmans Stephens Lytch (president) Gradye Parsons Staff: Kristine Greenaway The President and General Secretary are ex-officio parts of each committee and can also attend any core group. viii TIMETABLE Theme: God of Life, our Communion prays for Justice and Peace Thursday, May 10, 2012 10.30 – 13.00 Officer’s meeting, session 1 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break 14.00 – 16.00 Officers meeting, session 2 16.00 – 18.00 Break 18.00 – 19.00 Dinner break 19.00 – 21.00 Plenary: Extended introductions and sharing of joys and concerns and prayers Friday, May 11, 2012 08.30 – 09.30 Opening Worship 10:00 – 10.30 Snack break 10.30 – 12.30 Plenary: Opening actions, President’s address and discussion, fraternal greetings 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break 14.00 – 16.00 Plenary: General Secretary’s report (including programme and finance updates) 16:00 – 16.30 Snack break 16.30 – 18.00 Plenary: Report on Officers meetings and discussion 18.00 – 19.00 Dinner break 19.00 – 21.00 Plenary: Regional Council reports, UN Office Report, John Knox Centre Report Saturday, May 12, 2012 08.30 – 09.00 Morning Worship 09.00 – 10.30 Core Groups 10.30 – 11.00 Snack break 11.00 – 12.30 Core Groups 12.30 – 14.30 Lunch break 14.30 – 16.00 Committee meetings 16.00 – 16.30 Snack break 16.30 – 18.00 Committee meetings 18.00 – 19.00 Dinner break 19.00 – 21.00 Regional meetings in the evening, prayers in the regions ix Sunday, May 13, 2012 Morning Worship in various congregations Lunch and visits with the congregations 15.00 – 18.00 Officers meeting 16.00 – 16.30 Snack break (for Personnel Committee and North America Trustees) 16.30 – 18.00 North America Trustees’ meeting 18.00 – 19.00 Dinner break 19.45 – 21.00 Officers and staff meeting Monday, May 14, 2012 08.30 – 09.00 Morning Worship 09.00 – 10.30 Core Groups 10.30 – 11.00 Snack break 11.00 – 12.30 Committee meetings 12.30 – 14.30 Lunch break 14.30 – 16.00 Plenary meeting: Finance and Relocation 16.00 – 16.30 Snack break 16.30 – 18.15 The Mission and Challenges of the Batak Karo Church in Indonesia 18.15 – 21.00 Indonesia evening – Meal and entertainment Tuesday, May 15, 2012 08.30 – 09.00 Morning Worship 09.00 – 10.30 Theme plenary 10.30 – 11.00 Snack break 11.00 – 12.30 Plenary: Relocation 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break Over lunch: Officers meeting or Personnel Committee meeting Meeting of North American Trustees 13.15 – Afternoon free 18.00 – 19.00 Dinner break 19:30 – 21.00 Plenary: Fundraising x Wednesday, May 16, 2012 08.30 – 09.00 Morning Worship 09.00 – 10.30 Plenary: Reports from Regions/Core Groups/Committees 10.30 – 11.00 Snack break 11.00 – 12.30 Plenary: Meeting of the WCRC (Michigan Corporation) 12.30 – 14.30 Lunch break 16.00 – 16.30 Snack break 18.00 – 19.00 Dinner 19:35 – 20:50 Closing Worship (with communion) Thursday, May 17, 2012 All day Departures xi Actions of the Executive Committee 2012 The Executive Committee 1. approved the minutes of the Executive Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, 5-12 May 2011. 2. received the address of the President (Document 1). 3. received the report of the General Secretary (Document 2). Officers 4. received the first Officers’ report (Document 13), the separate report on the search process for a new General Secretary (Document 14), and the