Gedanken – Thoughts | Berichte – Reports | Erfahrungen – Experiences
Today, Reverend Habib Badr retired after many years of service as senior pastor of the National Evangelical Church of Beirut (NECB). During my time as ecumenical liaison officer for the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN) and in various international bodies, he was an important advisor, companion, and friend to me. „Celebrating Rev. Habib and Wadi Badr in gratitude for years of faithful service“ weiterlesen
Wir haben sein Leben gefeiert, so wie Jens Christian Balondo es sich gewünscht hätte: in der überfüllten Alten Nikolaikirche und in den Räumen und auf den Fluren der Evangelischen Akademie in Frankfurt auf dem Römer …
We celebrated his life just as Jens Christian Balondo would have wanted: in the packed Old Nikolai Church and in the rooms and corridors of the Protestant Academy in Frankfurt am Main … „Wir haben das Leben von Jens noch einmal gefeiert – We celebrated Jens‘ life once again“ weiterlesen
Schockiert und in tiefer Trauer nach dem überraschenden Tod von Jens Christian Balondo. Über viele Jahre waren wir freundschaftlich verbunden. Die Zusammenarbeit mit ihm und unsere Begegnungen in der JKI – der Evangelischen Indonesischen Kristusgemeinde Rhein-Main – waren von tiefem Respekt und Vertrauen geprägt. „In tiefer Trauer um Jens Christian Balondo“ weiterlesen
Yesterday we bid farewell in Hannover to Petra Bosse-Huber, Bishop for International Affairs of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), as she retired, and welcomed Frank Kopania as her successor. „Closely linked to Ecumenism“ weiterlesen
The Protestant Indonesian Kristusgemeinde Rhein-Main (Jemaat Kristus Indonesia -JKI) has been part of the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN) for 20 years. We celebrated this in a special church service and with a concert by the Indonesian Children & Youth Choir Cordana – ICYC Cordana. „20 years on a journey together – 20 years of living diversity“ weiterlesen
The Mission Council of the Evangelical Mission in Solidarity (ems) is meeting on the Indonesian island of Bali. I’m still representing my church EKHN in this body till my successor is elected. „Meeting as Sisters and Brothers on Bali“ weiterlesen
This week I vacated my office in the Ecumenical Centre and took another step towards retirement. „Looking forward to a new part of my life“ weiterlesen
On our last day of the consultation, we finalized the joint statement and celebrated holy communion together with the members of the church board of EKHN. „Seeking Unity – celebrating Holy Communion together“ weiterlesen
On the third day we discussed about our responsibility for the entire creation and about future perspectives on ecumenical partnerships in global contexts. „Seeking Unity – Day 3 of EKHN Partnership Consultation“ weiterlesen
On the evening of 28 January, we welcomed the new Church President Christiane Tietze with an international reception. „Seeking Unity – Day 2 with an International Reception for Church President Christiane Tietz“ weiterlesen