CCA Pavilion at WCC Madang

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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03 October 2013
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CCA Pavilion to Showcase Asia and Asian Churches at the MADANG during WCC Assembly

Title: NURTURING AN ASIAN CULTURE OF JUSTICE AND PEACE

The CCA Pavilion will feature:

The efforts of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) as a regional ecumenical organization in facilitating and coordinating programs that

empower Asian churches to face the challenges of Asian realities, and
nurture an Asian culture of Justice and Peace
The CCA Pavilion will:

Reflect the Asian response to the WCC Assembly Theme "God of Life, Lead us to Justice and Peace"
Celebrate the diversity and richness of Asian Culture, Art, Music and architecture (Paintings, Tapestries, Backdrops, Posters, Music, paintings of ancient churches and historical events in Asian churches; -books, charts, ancient murals)
Showcase the natural beauty of Asia
Reflect the realities of Asia, in terms of Poverty, Inequality, Natural disasters, Justice and Peace
Child protection, Gender Justice
Life giving Agriculture
Theological Study; Religious Harmony (Posters, photos of places of worship existing side by side, Interfaith activity)
Ecumenical Formation, Youth empowerment
HIV and AIDS Building HIV Competent Churches and Communities, Asian Theological Reflections, Handbooks, stories, activities, posters, back drops, short documentary videos,
Some Practical Information

Allocated exhibition space (EX 106) is 6 x 12 m
The space comes with carpet flooring, electrical outlets and lighting, and 3 table and
The name of our organization will appear on the headboard of the exhibition.
Posters/material can be attached to the exhibition walls only with scotch tape.
There will be wi-fi access available in the Madang hall

The exhibition space is open to assembly participants from 9.00-19.30 daily (exhibitors are able to enter into the hall at 8.30 to set up their space for the day), except for the Pilgrimage weekend during which the exhibition space is closed.

Invitation to Participate

As CCA is actually all of us, you are welcome to bring material in the form of books, tapestries, weaving, arts, handicrafts, embroidery, small souvenirs that can be distributed, musical instruments, ethnic paintings, back drops and so on.

To show activities that relate to Justice and Peace, Posters, such as anti-nuclear campaigns, Flyers, literature, books, Journals, Pamphlets are welcome.

Pictures and Paintings to show the ecological and environmental issues that strike Asia region frequently, Climate Justice, Campaigns against Nuclear installations etc are most welcome.

Please bring to the Madang all that you think will make our exhibition colorful, attractive and meaningful

Thanks

The 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches will be the first WCC assembly taking place in Northeast Asia and the broader Asian context will significantly shape the gathering. Asia is the region where the churches founded by western mission societies were the first to claim their autonomy and for some of them to enter into organic unity. At the foundation of the WCC in 1948 Asia was the region of what is now called the global south that was best represented. It is also Asia where the first regional ecumenical organization was founded in 1957: the East Asia Christian Conference, forerunner of the current Christian Conference of Asia.

In 1961, the 3rd Assembly of the World Council of Churches was held in New Delhi, India. However, 2013 will be the first time that a WCC assembly is held in Northeast Asia.

The invitation for the WCC to come to Korea was the joint effort of many churches in the country, including WCC member churches, evangelical churches and Pentecostal churches.

With a population of more than 4 million people, Busan is the second largest city in South Korea. The main venue for the assembly will be the Busan Exhibition and Conference centre (BEXCO).

The Korean concept of madang will serve to root the assembly in the host context and help to give it shape and meaning.

Madang is the traditional Korean “courtyard” connecting different parts of a house; a space for discussion, deliberation, celebration and fellowship; a traditional centre of family and community life. The WCC assembly will be prepared in a spirit of madang, inviting participants into a common space of discussion and celebration.

Keep the flag flying!!!

See you at Busan!!!

CCA Communications