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The LWF
Council in 2002 asked the Executive Committee to establish a small group
to carry out a strategic planning process for theology and ecumenism in
the LWF, taking into specific consideration the Department for Theology
and Studies, the Office for Ecumenical Affairs and the Institute for
Ecumenical Research, Strasbourg.
The Council also asked the Executive Committee to
consider in which way the financing of the continuous core functions in
the areas of theology and ecumenism may be supported by the Geneva
coordination budget (A-budget).
The new Council in August 2003 appointed the Treasurer
and the Chairpersons of the respective committees, i.e. OKR Mr. Stoll,
Prof. Dr. Track, Prof. Rossing and Prof. Dr. Gregersen to carry
out the strategic planning process with the help of the staff. Treasurer
Stoll was requested to convene the first meeting.
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The proposal
is to use the attached Strategic Planning Process Plan to carry out the
task. A good background document is "Theology and Ecumenism in the
LWF", Report of a Task Force in March 2001, where the shared purpose
and the different functions of the Department for Theology and Studies,
the Office for Ecumenical Affairs and the Institute for Ecumenical
Research were reflected. By utilizing this document we can probably
simplify and speed up the planning process.
We would work step by step. First you would be asked to
describe your vision for Theology and Ecumenism in LWF. After everyone has
given input we would reach a consensus. Thereafter you would be asked to
analyze your environment / context. After everyone has given input we
would again reach a consensus. And so on…
You could send your related
documents to Pauli Rantanen (pkr@lutheranworld.org)
in Geneva.
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