Wesley Granberg-Michaelson

Wesley Granberg-Michaelson retired in June after 17 years as general secretary of the Reformed Church in America. He recently wrote Unexpected Destinations: An Evan­gelical Pilgrimage to World Christianity.

Articles by Wesley Granberg-Michaelson

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The peaceable senator

Mark O. Hatfield, 1922–2011

Aug 24, 2011 by Wesley Granberg-Michaelson

In the midst of today's rancorous politics and the trivialization of religion in the public square, the death of Mark O. Hatfield calls to mind a different kind of political style and a different kind of Christian witness.

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Truly global

Financing the ecumenical future
Oct 06, 2009 by Wesley Granberg-Michaelson
As the church’s growth in the global South rapidly and radically reshapes the profile of world Chris tianity, separation between the major streams and families of faith is growing deeper every day. Living Chris tian traditions remain isolated from one another at a time when the demonstrated unity of Christian fellowship is necessary for a credible witness.
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Time for new wineskins?

The NCC and the ecumenical future
Nov 10, 1999 by Wesley Granberg-Michaelson

Often I hear it said, "If the National Council of Churches came to an end, church leaders would gather and decide to create something like it again." I agree. And that might be the best thing that could happen. The NCC's immediate financial crisis is but the symptom of a deeper crisis. Trust in the NCC by the leaders and constituency of many of its member communions has been severely eroded.