CCA to facilitate webinar on ‘Transformational Leadership of Women in a Post-COVID-19 World’

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).

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26 February 2021

The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) is set to continue its webinar series hosted in the context of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. The upcoming webinar will focus on the theme, ‘Transformational Leadership of Women in a Post-COVID-19 World’.

Scheduled for 8 March 2021 (Monday) from 12:00 to 14:00 (12 PM to 2 PM) Bangkok (Thailand) time, the webinar will discuss the facets of the transformative leadership of women, systemic and institutional challenges posed, and best practices to empower women’s decision-making which should enable a gender-fair environment.

The webinar, which falls on International Women’s Day, will be an opportunity to recognise the remarkable contributions of women and girls around the globe for a more equal and just world. It also highlights the importance of creating conditions for the elimination of discrimination against women and for their full and equal participation in society.

The webinar will discuss the transformational leadership of women and the modalities enabling women to be agents of change. The panellists for the webinar will include representatives from UN Women, church and ecumenical organisations, as well as women’s rights organisations. They will share experiences while emphasising the urgent need for women’s leadership in public and private spheres of life.

Those who are interested in participating in the webinar may register by clicking on this link –
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kdO-rqTsoHNyQkRL6eemE_WQ57rNC8p_x

For additional details, please refer to the concept note: 'Transformational Leadership of Women in a Post-COVID-19 World – Concept Note'

The Reports of the CCA’s previous webinars on Women’s Issues:

  • The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Women in Asia: Vital Needs and Post-Crisis Recovery (21 May 2020)
    Report | Highlights Video
  • Towards Wider Partnerships for Combatting Trafficking in Women and Girls amidst COVID-19 (1 October 2020)
    Report | Highlights Video