Ecumenical Opportunities

Interested in ecumenical work? Check out these opportunities from the Office of the World Student Christian Federation-North America!

2013 Class of Young Adult Mission Interns for the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church 

http://www.umcmission.org/Get-Involved/Young-People/Serve/Long-Term-Programs/Preparing-to-Apply

Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD)--AT GOD'S TABLE: Food Justice for a Healthy World
April 5-8, 2013 
Washington, D.C.  

The WSCF-NA participates annually in Ecumenical Advocacy Days.  Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) is a movement of the ecumenical Christian community and its recognized partners and allies, grounded in biblical witness and shared traditions of justice, peace and the integrity of creation. EAD’s goal, through worship, theological reflection and opportunities for learning and witness, is to strengthen our Christian voice and to mobilize for advocacy on a wide variety of U.S. domestic and international policy issues. For more information and to apply for young adult scholarships: http://globalministries.org/calendar/ecumenical-advocacy-days-2013.html 

World Council of Churches General Assembly's Stewards Program
October 30-November 8 (Deadline application: February 7th)
Busan, South Korea

More information: http://www.oikoumene.org/en/programmes/the-wcc-and-the-ecumenical-movement-in-the-21st-century/youth-in-the-ecumenical-movement/stewards-programme.html

Sabeel's Global Young Adult Festival: Moving Mountains – Reshaping the World
July 1-6, 2013

Sabeel is the ecumenical liberation theology center in Jerusalem.
http://www.sabeel.org/events.php?eventid=262

Retreats for LGBTQ Youth & Allies
July 10-13, 2013
Naramta Center, Canada 

Naramata Centre is offering Imagine LGBTQ Retreat and S.A.F.E. retreat for LGBTQ youth & allies, from JULY 10-13, 2013. More information can be found at:  http://www.naramatacentre.net/programs-summerweeks.asp?sw_id=51#more.