61st General Assembly of The National Council of Churches in Korea

Programme Review and Programme Direction

Two key deliberative sessions during the 15th CCA General Assembly are the Programme Review and Programme Direction sessions.

The Programme Review and Programme Direction sessions will both be conducted in three groups relating to the CCA’s programme areas, namely, (i) General Secretariat (GS), (ii) Mission in Unity and Contextual Theology (MU) and Ecumenical Leadership Formation and Spirituality (EF); and (iii) Building Peace and Moving Beyond Conflicts (BP) and Prophetic Diakonia (PD).

Assembly participants will have the option to join one of three groups for both the Programme Review and Programme Direction sessions. For the sake of coherence, the assigned group will remain the same for both sessions.

General Secretariat

The General Secretariat oversees the coordination of programmatic, administrative, and financial activities of the organization. The GS comprises various departments such as church and ecumenical relations, relations with ecumenical partners, finance, administration, and communications, which provide crucial support and services for the implementation of programs and contribute to the overall functioning of the CCA.

Programmes: Relations with member churches and councils, ecumenical partners; advocacy at the United Nations; ecumenical responses to emerging issues in solidarity; income development and finance; and communications.

Mission in Unity and Contextual Theology (MU) and Ecumenical Leadership Formation and Spirituality (EF)

Under the MU programme area, the CCA accompanies Asian churches to strengthen their mission and witness in multi-religious contexts, revitalise and nurture church unity and the Asian ecumenical movement, and develop contextual theological foundations.

Programmes: Asian Movement for Christian Unity (AMCU); Congress of Asian Theologians (CATS); Asian women doing theology in the context of wider ecumenism; contextualisation of theology in Asia and ecumenical theological education.

The EF programme area focuses on nurturing and developing ecumenical leaders in Asia. The programme aims to enhance spiritual formation and theological understanding, enabling people to actively engage in ecumenical dialogue and collaboration.

Programmes: Ecumenical Enablers’ Training in Asia (EETA); Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI); Youth and Women Leadership Development; Ecumenical Spirituality and Nurturing of Contextual Liturgical Traditions; Asia Sunday

Building Peace and Moving Beyond Conflicts (BP) and Prophetic Diakonia and Advocacy (PD)

The BP programme area is dedicated to promoting peace, justice, and reconciliation in Asia’s diverse contexts. Through training, advocacy, and dialogue, the programme addresses the root causes of conflicts, empowers communities, and fosters sustainable peacebuilding initiatives.

Programmes: Pastoral Solidarity Visits; Churches in Action for Moving Beyond Conflict and Resolution; Young Ambassadors of Peace in Asia (YAPA); Ecumenical Women’s Action Against Violence (EWAAV); Eco-Justice for Sustainable Peace in the Oikos.

The PD programme area focuses on promoting justice, human rights, and social transformation in Asia. Through advocacy, capacity-building, and raising awareness, the programme addresses systemic injustice, empowers marginalised communities, and advocates for prophetic actions and meaningful change.

Programmes: Human Rights advocacy; Migration, Statelessness, and Trafficking in Persons; Asian Ecumenical Disability Advocacy Network; Asian Advocacy Network on the Dignity and Rights of Children (AANDRoC); Ecumenical Solidarity Accompaniment and Diakonia in Asia (ESADA); Health and Healing; Good Governance; Action Together to Combat HIV and AIDS in Asia (ATCHAA).

No preference updated.

17 November 2012
christian conference of Asia, Asia christianity
15 November 2012
 The National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) will be holding the 61st General Assembly from 18 - 20 November 2012, in Seoul. The theme for the General Assembly will be "God of Life, lead us to justice and peace - for the recovery of the Korean Church’s public image."
In a letter to Rev. Kim Young Ju, General Secretary of NCCK, Rev. Dr. Henrietta Hutabarat Lebang felicitated the NCCK, wishing them 'peace and joy on the occasion.
Congratulating the NCCK on its ecumenical commitment and tradition of being a strong presence within the community at all times, she wrote "At this juncture, in your 89th year of existence, you can look back with pride at all that  NCCK has symbolized and achieved, in terms of being a movement of solidarity and unity among member churches; of being a strong presence in the midst of struggles of the Korean people for democracy and human rights; in being a united voice in the realization of social justice within society, especially in promoting peace and unification."
The theme for this General Assembly ‘God of Life, lead us to justice and peace - for the recovery of the Korean Church’s public image,' she said, "is indeed a call for introspection and self-assessment. It is a humble affirmation that, in the midst of human frailty and limitations, turning to God’s redeeming grace in hope and prayer will transform and lead us to peace and justice in all its dimensions".
Referring to the assembly, she said, "We are with you in spirit and prayers as you journey through the proposed ‘Ecumenical pilgrimage; your encounters in the present within the fellowship of churches and with sisters and brothers of other faiths; and in the discussions and planning of your visions and aspirations for the future,’ during the General Assembly."
Conveying greetings of the CCA family, she said that the CCA deeply valued the friendship and support of the NCCK to the ministry of CCA, and hoped to learn more from their vision, spirit, courage and steadfast faith."

posted by communications on Saturday, November 17, 2012