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YOUR SONS & DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY!
WSCF General Assembly
Montreal, Quebec

August 1-10, 2008

ABOUT THE THEME

‘Your sons and daughters shall prophesy’ (from the Book of the Prophet Joel)

“I shall pour out my Spirit on all humanity. Your sons and daughters shall prophesy … and your young people shall see visions.”

The theme from the prophet Joel is quoted in the story of Pentecost found in the Acts of the Apostles chapter 2. The text emphasises the role of youth in the dreams of the early church and the sense of optimism experienced at Pentecost. By choosing this theme, we seek to connect WSCF with the prophetic tradition and to express a sense of optimism, vision, strength and purpose for this General Assembly and the coming quadrennium.


ABOUT THE GLOBAL ASSEMBLY

The General Assembly is the most representative and highest decision-making body of the World Student Christian Federation. General Assemblies or General Committees of WSCF have taken place since the federation’s foundation meeting in 1895. The four-yearly General Assembly involves every national member movement of the federation along with WSCF Executive Committee Officers, Inter-Regional and Regional staff. The General Assembly quorum must include at least half its member movements and the voting delegates should be balanced in terms of student and gender representation. Also in attendance at General Assemblies are stewards from SCMs who work to support the assembly’s programme and administration, guests from partner organisations and resource people providing input during the assembly programme.

The General Assembly opens with a review of the life and changing contexts of its member movements at national, regional and inter-regional levels. The General Assembly reviews and assesses:

  • The situation of the member movements
  • The situation of the regions
  • The work of the Executive Committee
  • The world wide situation of the Federation



WORLD STUDENT CHRISTIAN FEDERATION VISION

The WSCF is a global community of Student Christian Movements committed to dialogue, ecumenism, social justice and peace. Our mission is to empower students in critical thinking and constructive transformation of our world by being a space for, prayer and celebration, theological reflection, study and analysis of social and cultural processes and solidarity and action across boundaries of culture, gender and ethnicity. Through the work of the Holy Spirit, the WSCF is called to be a prophetic witness in church and society. This vision is nurtured by a radical hope for God’s Reign in history.