Theology of Companionship - Method: Companionship as a Pilgrimage Practice
Theology of Companionship - Method: Companionship as a Pilgrimage Practice
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Wed, 08/19/2026 - 19:26
The second session of the webinar series explores companionship not only as a theological idea, but as a practical method for shaping Pilgrimage encounters.
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10 November 2026, 15:00 (CET) Register here This webinar will ask how companionship can influence the way churches prepare for visits, listen to communities, receive difficult stories, reflect together, and follow up after an encounter.
Within the Pilgrimage for Justice, Reconciliation and Unity, encounters are not simply programme activities or exposure visits. They are moments of mutual learning, spiritual attentiveness, and shared discernment. Companionship helps participants enter such encounters with humility, openness, and accountability. It also reminds churches that pilgrimage is not only about going somewhere, but about being changed through relationship.
The session, lead by Rev. Prof. Dr. Stephanie Dietrich, moderator of the WCC Commission on Faith and Order, will consider how companionship can be embodied in…
