CCA Invites Applications for Youth Internship-2017

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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22 September 2016

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The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) invites applications from young people between the ages of 22-29 to serve as interns at the CCA headquarters in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Opportunities will be given to four young persons who are committed to the ideals of ecumenism. The internship at the CCA will be an opportunity to search for a renewed vocation for young Christians, as well as to share their valuable experiences during the year-long stay in a new atmosphere in Chiang Mai and work with the CCA at its headquarters in a multicultural and international setting.

The candidates will be selected from among the applicants sponsored and recommended by member churches/councils of the CCA. Interns are expected to bring positive energy, commitment and a fresh vision to a specific work assignments at the CCA during his/her internship.  The selected interns will be assigned a task within one of our program areas.  The four interns who will be selected for the 2017 internships are expected to work in the following areas:

  • International Affairs, Peace Building, Human Rights and Advocacy
  • Mission, Unity, Contextual Theology and Ecumenical Formation
  • Communications, Programme Planning
  • Church and Ecumenical Relations; General Secretariat

The selected interns will carry out their tasks in co-operation with program staff, and each intern will be supervised by a senior staff.

Interested candidates can apply by sending their short Curriculum Vitae, a copy of a letter of recommendation from their member church/ecumenical organization, and a statement about the applicant’s motivation to work as an intern with the CCA for one year.

Closing date for receiving applications is 20 October 2016.

Click here for more details on the Internship and Application procedure: CCA-youth-internships-2017-advertisement-september-22-2016-rev