13 March 2018, Arusha, Tanzania: H.H. Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, the supreme head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church speaks during the Embracing the Cross plenary. From 8-13 March 2018, the World Council of Churches organizes the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism in Arusha, Tanzania. The conference is themed "Moving in the Spirit: Called to Transforming Discipleship", and is part of a long tradition of similar conferences, organized every decade.