Philip Potter (church leader)
- Philip Potter (church leader)
Rev Dr Philip A. Potter (b. 19 August 1921, Roseau, Dominica, West Indies) was a leader in the Methodist Church and the third General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (1972-1984).
Early life and work
Potter was born into a Christian family with a Protestant mother and a Catholic father.
He was active in church matters from an early age, and then became a lay pastor and ordained minister. He worked on the island of Nevis and with Creole-speaking people of rural Haiti, then on the staff of the Methodist Missionary Society in London. He represented the Jamaica Student Christian Movement at the 1947 world conference on Christian youth in Oslo, Norway, then was a spokesperson for youth at the first two assemblies of the World Council of Churches, at Amsterdam (1948) and Evanston (1954).
World Council of Churches
Potter moved to Geneva in 1954 to work in the WCC’s youth department, and remained with the WCC until his retirement. In his Geneva years he also chaired the board of the World Student Christian Federation. From 1972 to 1984, he served as the WCC’s General Secretary. He is considered a leader in world ecumenism.
In a speech on the occasion of his 85th birthday, at the WCC's 9th Assembly at Porto Alegre, Brazil in February 2006, Samuel Kobia (current General Secretary of the WCC) remarked, "Great strides were taken by the World Council of Churches under Philip Potter’s leadership; among the most memorable were the development of the theological consensus document "Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry", the continuation of a courageous campaign against apartheid in southern Africa and other forms of racism throughout the world, a vigorous debate on the nature of post-colonial Christian mission, a co-ordinated witness for peace amid East-West tensions and the threat of nuclear annihilation, as well as an exploration of new forms of spirituality, worship and music drawing on the diverse traditions of the churches."
Personal life
Potter is married to , Bishop of Lübeck, Germany 2001-2008.
Notes
* cite web
last = Kobia
first = Samuel
title = A tribute to Philip Potter on his 85th birthday
publisher = World Council of Churches
date = 18 August 2006
url = http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/documents/general-secretary/tributes/18-08-08-philip-potter-85th-birthday.html
accessdate = 2006-12-20
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