GOVERNANCE
The General Assembly – the highest decision-making body of the WSCF – is the most representative expression of the WSCF’s life where the different members and representatives from all corners of the world have the chance to come together to talk about issues important to their activities and to direct the work of the Federation for the next four years. The mandate of the General Assembly will be fulfilled by the elected Executive Committee. The Federation is governed by its Constitution and Bye-Laws ratified and amended as needed by the General Assembly.
Affirms the role of Indonesia SCM in peace building and dialogue, plans for 37th GA in 2020 Germany
2018 June 12-18, Jakarta, Indonesia
WSCF ExCo members with GMKI local host during the Solidarity Night
The WSCF Executive Committee held its in-face meeting at the Samadi Pastoral Centre in Jakarta, Indonesia from June 12 to 18, 2018. Hosted by the Indonesia Student Christian Movement or the Gerakan Mahasiswa Kristen Indonesia (GMKI), the meeting was attended by 28 participants composed of the WSCF global officers, executive staff members, regional representatives, and members of the WSCF Centennial Fund Board.
ASSEMBLY DOCUMENTS:
| • | GA ConCom announcement | ► |  ENG |
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| • | GA Basic Information and Instructions | ► | ENG |
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| • | GA Proposed Agenda | ► | ENG |
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| • | GA Opening Prayer | ► | ENG |
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| • | GA Closing Prayer | ► | ENG |
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| • | YMCA & YWCA Denmark affiliation request | ► | ENG |
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| • | YMCA & YWCA Denmark presentation | ► | ENG |
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| • | Proposed Amendments to the Constitution | ► | ENG |
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| • | Proposed Amendments to the Constitution: SCM-HK comments | ► | ENG |
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| • | WSCF Constitution and Bye-Laws (amended 2004, 2008) |
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| • | WSCF Constitution and Bye-Laws (amended May 2017) |
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“We are Many, We are One - Sent Out to Build God’s Peace”
This was the theme of the 35th WSCF General Assembly gathering from February 27 to March 5, 2015 at the YMCA, Bogotá, Colombia. It was the most important event in the life of the Federation in the past seven years with 163 participants and 78 official delegates representing 64 member movements, partners, senior friends and churches. The GA was a turning point in the life of the Federation because its mandates were to:
- implement plans for strategic changes for the future of the Federation;
- engage in a continuing dialogue on issues of Identity, Diversity and Dialogue;
- work for Peace and Justice in Colombia, Palestine and the Middle East; and
- celebrate and share the life together in Christ and welcome the birth of new movements.
Participants at the 35th WSCF General Assembly
The WSCF Executive Committee is tasked, among others, to fulfil the mandate of the General Assembly, to ensure inter-regional contacts and to initiate specific inter-regional programmes that are in keeping with the needs and priorities of the Federation.
ExCo Meeting in Palermo, Sicily, December 2015
The ExCo meets immediately after and before each General Assembly, and further meets at least twice during the interval between successive Assemblies. Download here the minutes of these meetings.
CALL FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH WSCF IN TIMES OF TRANSITION
Dear SCMers, dear Senior Friends, dear Partners, dear Friends,
As I finish my last official day as General Secretary of the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF), a colleague informed me that this was the exact day of the year that Rev Dr Philip Potter finished his term as chairperson of the WSCF, and I just now received the news that Philip Potter died today at the age of 93.
Philip Potter, one of the great ecumenical leaders of our time, is widely lauded for his leadership in the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism and as General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. How many know of his earlier formation in the Jamaica Student Christian Movement (SCM) and his leadership of the WSCF as its Chairperson.
