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	wfn.org \| AACC - WCC's Samuel Kobia Calls for Church Confession Rwanda
		Rev. Kobia who arrived in Nairobi yesterday with a WCC delegation on an ecumenical visit to Kenya and Rwanda stated "we must confess that we failed to address genocide when it took place.
		Kobia underlined that the abuse and molestation of children "is a grave crime whose impact will have deep consequences in the soul and psyche of generations to come." He pointed out that in Africa "we have always had a sacred regard for children as a gift from God.
		Kobia travels 200 kilometres from Nairobi to his home district, Meru tomorrow where he will mark the 100th day since he took over his new posting at WCC.
	www.wfn.org /2004/04/msg00072.html (319 words)

	HDS - News - Samuel Kobia Named WCC Head (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Samuel Kobia, who spent 1999-2000 as a fellow at the Center for the Study of Values in Public Life at Harvard Divinity School, was elected the new general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) on August 28, 2003.
		Kobia, an ordained minister in the Methodist Church in Kenya, is the first African general secretary of the worldwide ecumenical body, a fellowship of 341 churches and denominations in more than 120 countries representing some 400 million Christians.
		Kobia, 56, has a long history of ecumenical experience, most recently as the director and special representative for Africa for the WCC, and previously as the WCC executive secretary for Urban Rural Mission; executive director of the WCC’s Justice, Peace and Creation Unit; and general secretary of the National Council of Churches of Kenya.
	www.hds.harvard.edu /news/article_archive/kobia.html (527 words)

	Church News from Denmark
		At the beginning of March the General Secretary of The World Council of Churches, Samuel Kobia, paid a visit to Scandinavia and spent four days in Denmark where he was engaged in a comprehensive programme.
		Samuel Kobia met with the member churches as well as the National Council of Churches in Denmark, the Council on International Relations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and DanChurchAid.
		On the Sunday during his visit Samuel Kobia preached in the Cathedral of Copenhagen and afterwards he participated in the yearly house to house parish collection of DanChurchAid.
	www.interchurch.dk /cn/cn.php?key=1156 (139 words)

	People's Daily Online -- World Christian leader promises more cooperation with Chinese church, government
		Samuel Kobia, who was elected general secretary of the WCC in 2003, on Tuesday while commenting on his findings about the situation of Christianity in China.
		Heading a seven-member delegation, Kobia said he would gain a better understanding of the church and society, the changing landscape of Christianity, emerging trends in China, and seek new ways to collaborate in strengthening ecumenical theological education and leadership development.
		Kobia, who spoke to more than 1,000 believers at a Beijing church on Sunday, said he had traveled freely in China and had the chance to see ordinary people.
	english.people.com.cn /200611/21/eng20061121_323781.html (523 words)

	AM - World Council of Churches condemns refugee detention
		SAMUEL KOBIA: I think the policy that the Government of Australia is following today as far as the treatment of asylum seekers and having these detention camps is un-Christian.
		SAMUEL KOBIA: My very first impression as I entered that gate was to see the level of maximum security at the centre, and it just reminded me of what I have seen in Guantanamo Bay.
		SAMUEL KOBIA: I would say to the Australian Government that the time has come to abolish these policies altogether and go back to what the country was in terms of being open and receiving asylum seekers, and knowing full well that these people are not criminals.
	www.abc.net.au /am/content/2004/s1150110.htm (403 words)

	WELCOME - Caribbean Conference of Churches
		That is the opinion of Kenya-born Rev Dr Samuel Kobia, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), who was in Trinidad July 28 for a one day visit to meet with the leadership of the Caribbean Conference of Churches (CCC).
		Rev Kobia outlined some of the key issues facing the world today, among them: the sense of insecurity and fear; senseless violence, especially to women and children; finding a national identity; inter-religious dialogue; and inter-generational issues.
		Rev Kobia was presented with artwork depicting the steel band culture, as well as a book on the history of the steel pan.
	www.ccc-caribe.org /eng/releases/wcckobiavisit_0705.htm (682 words)

	Teologinet
		Kirkernes Verdensråds generalsekretær Samuel Kobia besøgte den økumeniske patriark Bartholomæus I 1-4 maj. Patriarken forsikrede hans fortsatte støtte til Kirkernes Verdensråd.
		Kobia was beginning his first visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople since taking up his new post in January; the Patriarchate enjoys a "primacy of honour" among the Orthodox churches, related to the ancient status of Constantinople as capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
		Kobia highlighted "the pioneering role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the areas of ecology and interreligious relations," and said that it is "an important source of inspiration for all of us".
	teologinet.dk /content/view/63/49 (527 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Council leader seeks end to rift with Vatican \| Deseret Morning News Web edition
		The Rev. Samuel Kobia, a Methodist pastor and general secretary of the Geneva-based council, said he was encouraged by pledges from the new pope to make improving relations with other Christians and healing the 1,000-year-old rift with the Orthodox Church a "primary" task of his papacy.
		During a meeting with Kobia at the Vatican, Benedict repeated his pledge that "concrete gestures" were necessary to forge unity.
		Kobia told a news conference after his meeting with the pope that he wanted to make Benedict's statements since he became pontiff, not those he made before, "the point of departure" for ecumenical discussions.
	deseretnews.com /dn/print/1,1442,600142131,00.html (759 words)

	Pressemitteilung: WCC and UN general secretaries discuss Iraq, Israel/Palestine, role of religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		While appreciating that the sanctions are over, Kobia stressed that "an exit strategy would begin with the withdrawal of the US from all civilian affairs," including management, financial responsibility and oil.
		Kobia also took advantage of the meeting to invite the UN secretary-general to participate in and address the WCC assembly to be held in Porto Alegre in February 2006.
		Kobia was accompanied at the meeting by the vice moderator of the WCC/CCIA Ms Lois Dauway, the WCC/CCIA director Mr Peter Weiderud, and the WCC permanent representative to the UN Rev. Dr Laurence Bropleh.
	www.gewaltueberwinden.org /pressreleasesge.nsf/index/pr-04-06.html (846 words)

	United Church News: October 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Rev. Samuel Kobia, an ordained minister in the Methodist Church in Kenya, has been elected general secretary of World Council of Churches (WCC).
		General secretary-elect the Rev. Samuel Kobia, pictured during the WCC's Central Committee meeting in August.
		From 1978 to 1984, Kobia was WCC's executive secretary for urban rural mission, before returning to Kenya to serve as general secretary of its National Council of Churches.
	www.ucc.org /ucnews/oct03/general.htm (352 words)

	Books and Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Courage to Hope by Samuel Kobia, the new WCC general secretary, promises to continue this tradition.
		Samuel Kobia raises important questions: "How are we to live authentic lives in the face of untold suffering within the continent of Africa?
		Samuel Kobia was elected in August 2003 to be the sixth general secretary of the World Council of Churches (see p.
	www.eclof.org /english/newhorizon/nheng30/books.htm (310 words)

	EIR
		Kobia made his comments during a visit to Hong Kong from 5 to 7 July which was hosted by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), the regional ecumenical organization which has its headquarters in the Special Administrative Region of China.
		Kobia took office as WCC general secretary in January and this is his first visit in his current post to the Asia Pacific region.
		Kobia met with Tung Chee Hwa, the chief executive and head of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
	www.er-d.org /6947_42474_ENG_HTM.htm (394 words)

	Untitled Document
		On August 28, 2003, the central committee of the World Council of Churches chose Samuel Kobia, a Methodist minister from Kenya, to be the Council's sixth general secretary.
		Samuel Kobia, a former general secretary of the National Council of Churches in Kenya who has served since 1993 on the WCC senior staff in Geneva, and the Rev. Canon Dr. Trond Bakkevig of the Church of Norway (Lutheran).
		Samuel Kobia, The Courage to Hope: The Roots for a New Vision and the Calling of the Church in Africa, WCC Publications, 2003.
	www.kycouncilofchurches.org /KobiaNews.html (1368 words)

	Press release: Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia elected as new WCC general secretary
		Speaking to Dr Kobia, he said: "I am sure that you will accept this call, which we believe is from God, to serve the ecumenical cause".
		Born in 1947, Kobia is from Kenya, and is an ordained minister in the Methodist Church in Kenya.
		The WCC general secretary is Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, from the Methodist Church in Kenya.
	www.eappi.org /pressreleasesen.nsf/index/pr-cc2003-07e.html (526 words)

	NCC accepts WCC challenge
		Kobia, left, said his challenge to the U.S. was first issued 40 years ago by a prominent American: Eugene Carson Blake, then WCC general secretary.
		Kobia noted that the world is afraid of U.S. policies like the doctrine of pre-emptive war and the Bush administration's reluctance to support international initiatives against global warming, or the Millennium Development Goals.
		Kobia also expressed concern about the spread of "para-church" organizations in the U.S. that proclaim a "so-called 'prosperity gospel,' based on assumptions of free market economics." Kobia warned against "the confusing of preaching Christ with the proclamation of American cultural values."
	www.ncccusa.org /news/050723Kobiachallenge.html (469 words)

	WCC-UN Joint Meeting Proves Fruitful (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The two heads - the Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia and Kofi Annan respectively — met at the UN headquarters in New York on May 17th, and agreed to mark the International Day of Peace with prayer service.
		Both Kobia and Annan expressed hopes that by marking the day for peace with prayers, people of different contexts could united in reflection on what they could do to promote peace.
		Kobia said the situation in Iraq is “critical, with an escalation of violence, because of the wrong policies of the occupation forces,” and an exit strategy would begin with the withdrawal of the US from all civilian affairs," including management, financial responsibility and oil.
	news.crossmap.com /story/wcc-un-joint-meeting-proves-fruitful/1143.htm (377 words)

	LankaWeb News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		That was the experience of Reverend Samuel Kobia, General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), who after spending almost one week on the island in August 2005, described his pastoral visit as excellent and very useful.
		Kobia, the first African to hold such a high position, which he formally assumed in January 2004, became the leader of an organization that groups over 400 million Christians the world over.
		Speaking with Cuban and foreign press, Samuel Kobia revealed that he and his delegation met one night with President Fidel Castro and had a long and "very good" conversation.
	www.lankaweb.com /news/items05/220905-2.html (3160 words)

	titusonenine » Blog Archive » Samuel Kobia meets Benedict XVI, invites him to Geneva
		Kobia also invited the pope to visit the WCC headquarters “as yet one more concrete step in our long journey towards visible unity”.
		In his remarks, Benedict XVI assured Kobia that the church he heads is “eager to continue cooperation” with the WCC, and expressed hope that the visit had been “fruitful, strengthening the bonds of understanding and friendship between us”.
		As to ecumenical formation, Kobia affirmed that at a time when the “classical ways” of doing it are “progressively diminishing,” it becomes an “imperative” to work in order that “important steps towards visible unity” are “communicated, fully received, and put into practice in the lives of the churches”.
	titusonenine.classicalanglican.net /?p=7239 (439 words)

	Episcopal News Service
		Kobia, a Methodist from Kenya, urged churches to discover the "Asianness" of their Christianity, and to enrich the worldwide church with it.
		The WCC delegation arrived in Korea on August 18 and was welcomed by the National Council of Churches in Korea president, the Rev. Kim Soon-Kwon and its general secretary, the Rev. Paik Do-Woong.
		During the visit, Kobia met leaders of WCC member churches: the Presbyterian Church of Korea, the Orthodox Church of Korea (Ecumenical Patriarchate), the Anglican Church, the Presbyterian Church of the Republic of Korea, and the Korean Methodist Church.
	www.er-d.org /3577_49145_ENG_HTM.htm (360 words)

	LWB - Nachrichten - LWB-Generalsekretär Noko gratuliert Samuel Kobia zur Wahl zum neuen ÖRK-Generalsekretär
		Kobia werde in seinem neuen Amt auf seine langjährige Erfahrung sowohl in seiner Kirche, der Methodistischen Kirche von Kenia, als auch im internationalen Bereich, insbesondere im Rahmen des ÖRK, zurückgreifen können, betonte LWB-Generalsekretär Noko nach Bekanntwerden des Wahlergebnisses am Donnerstag.
		In seiner Stellungnahme unterstrich Noko Kobias herausragende Kompetenz in den Bereichen Frieden und Versöhnung“ als auch dessen ausgeprägtes Bewusstsein für die Dimensionen des kirchlichen Lebens in der südlichen Hemisphäre inmitten der grossen Vielfalt der weltweiten Kirche“.
		Kobia, ordinierter Pfarrer der Methodistischen Kirche von Kenia, ist gegenwärtig Direktor und Sonderbeauftragter des ÖRK für Afrika.
	www.lutheranworld.org /News/LWI/DE/1317.DE.html (467 words)

	United Press International - Religion & Spirituality Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Kobia affirmed that the ability "to read the signs of the times, often ahead of member churches and society in general" had been at the root of the ecumenical movement's "stirring achievements" in the past.
		Kobia advocated an active search for "new meaning and new ways of being the ecumenical movement," highlighting Asia's contribution to ecumenism.
		Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia is general secretary of the World Council of Churches.
	religion.upi.com /view.php?StoryID=20050409-123421-9667r (424 words)

	Catholic News :: weekly newspaper of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
		That is the opinion of Kenya-born Rev Dr Samuel Kobia, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, who was in Trinidad July 28 for a one day visit to meet with the leadership of the Caribbean Conference of Churches (CCC).
		Rev Kobia outlined some of the key issues facing the world today, among them: the sense of insecurity and fear; senseless violence, especially towards women and children; finding a national identity; inter-religious dialogue; and inter-generational issues.
		Rev Kobia was presented with a piece of artwork depicting the steel band culture, as well as a book on the history of the steel pan.
	www.catholicnews-tt.net /v2005/archives/aug/sun07/front.htm (787 words)

	Pope Meets World Council of Churches Chief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Rev. Samuel Kobia, a Methodist pastor and the general secretary of the Geneva-based World Council of Churches, was in Rome for a four-day visit that included talks with Benedict's top ecumenical official, Cardinal Walter Kasper.
		Kobia referred indirectly to the issue in his prepared remarks to Benedict, who was a member of a joint Catholic-World Council commission on faith from 1968-1975.
		Kobia said Orthodox members of the World Council of Churches are asked to reflect on whether there was "space" for other churches in Orthodox doctrine.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1424022/posts (2271 words)

	EKD: Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland - Samuel Kobia wird neuer Generalsekretär des ÖRK
		Samuel Kobia wird neuer Generalsekretär des ÖRK Koppe: Generalsekretär wird mit aktiver Unterstützung der EKD rechnen können
		Samuel Kobia arbeitete von 1974-76 als Berater für den Nationalen Rat der Kirchen in Kenia (NCCK).
		Samuel Kobia wurde 1947 geboren, ist verheiratet und Vater von zwei Töchtern und zwei Söhnen.
	www.ekd.de /ausland_oekumene/pm157_2003_gewaehlter_oerk_generalsekretaer.html (331 words)

	Communicado de prensa: "Sending Service" on the Areopagus Embraces Unity amid Diversity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Following in the footsteps of Saint Paul, WCC general secretary Samuel Kobia proclaimed Christian unity in "a fellowship that exceeds our capacity to define it".
		In his sermon, WCC general secretary Samuel Kobia recalled that "Paul was right here at the Areopagus, to confront the clever and the wise with the truth of the gospel of Christ.
		Kobia elaborated on how the universality of the gospel is given expression in particular contexts.
	onlineservices.wcc-coe.org /pressreleasessp.nsf/index/pr-05-27.html (559 words)

	GBGM Feature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The general secretary of the World Council of Churches, the Rev. Samuel Kobia, on Tuesday urged churches to rethink their ideas about mission in the face of a global shift in Christianity from the northern to the southern hemisphere.
		Kobia noted the rapid growth throughout the world in Pentecostal and charismatic spirituality.
		It is the first such conference in a country where most Christians belong to the Eastern Orthodox church, and Kobia urged " a new sense of unity" between Christians from Eastern and Western traditions.
	gbgm-umc.org /global_news/full_article.cfm?articleid=3193 (358 words)

	Council for World Mission \| CWM \| Christian Charity Organization
		Kobia argues that the African sense of identity growing from ancient traditions provides a rich spiritual resource for shaping a new Africa.
		And as an expression of the courage to hope, concludes Kobia, the world's churches are called to become sanctuaries of life in the face of death.
		Kobia predicts Africa to be a major focus of Christianity in the 21st century.
	www.cwmission.org.uk /features/default.cfm?FeatureID=2266&review=1 (258 words)

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