Posted on April 26, 2024 by Phil Tanis
Setri Nyomi, interim general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), addressed the Assembly of the Reformed Alliance (Reformierter Bund) in Berlin on 25 April, presenting a speech entitled “Reformed Identities – A Global Perspective.”
Based on the theme of the Assembly, Nyomi addressed two of its dimensions:
“We have no hesitation about the claim that as Reformed, we are always reforming – impacted by the different ages and eras as well as the cultural contexts and existential challenges we find ourselves in; we are one family of churches and yet we will not always do things in the same way as our 16th century forbears,” Nyomi said. “Or the Reformed Church in Hannover may not always see themselves in the way the Reformed churches carry themselves in Vanuatu or in Anloga, Ghana, or in Buenos Aires, Argentina. So, we talk about identities.”
“We also value our ecumenical leanings. We say, ‘To be Reformed is to be ecumenical,’” he said. “Therefore, holding on to our distinctives as a badge that separates us from others is not part of our values.”
Nyomi then noted eight items as important for “understanding who we are as Reformed.”
Nyomi concluded with a list of Reformed commonalities which included affirming our unity in Christ even as we acknowledge our diversity, not staying silent in the face of evil and suffering, and living lives of gratitude to God.
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