This was one of the questions posed by the Policy Reference Committee III in its report presented on February 5 to the WCC Central Committee, meeting in Potsdam, Germany, from January 29 to February 6.

In presenting the report, Bishop Eberhardt Renz (Evangelical Church in Germany), moderator of the Policy Reference Committee, referred to the question of how the Central Committee members might be chosen. Several options are being discussed.

The Central Committee welcomed the steps taken for a process of reflection on these questions within the framework of the WCC governing structures. It also asked that these reflections be developed in a coordinated manner for presentation at the next Central Committee meeting.

The Central Committee welcomed the intiatives for a Forum of Christian and Ecumenical Organizations and stressed the need for the WCC to engage in dialogue with non-member churches "where previously there had been a degree of distrust."

It also welcomed the establishment of the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance and accepted HIV/AIDS, and Globalization and World Trade as its focus for the coming years.

The reports of the WCC moderator and the general secretary were accepted with appreciation and commended to member churches for further reflection and study.

The Central Committee meets every 15 to 18 months between the assemblies, which are normally held every seven years.

Photos from the Central Committee