CCA@55

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.

28 August 2012
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22 August 2012 CCA Celebrates Ecumenical Thanksgiving service on the 55th Anniversary with Churches in Taiwan

Dr. K B Rokaya President CCA bringing greetings of CCA at the Hsinchu Presbyterian Church

CCA celebrated the 55th Anniversary with a Thanksgiving service at the Hsinchu Presbyterian Church, Hsinchu, Taiwan. Words of welcome were graciously rendered by Rev. Dr. Pusin Tali, PCT Moderator; Rev. Chang Te-chien, Preident, NCC Taiwan; and General Secretary of the Presbyterian Church of Taiwan. Dr. Rokaya, one of the 4 presidents of CCA brought greetings to the churches in Taiwan. Rt. Rev. Duleep de Chickera, from Sri Lanka, brought greetings to CCA on then occasion of the 55th century and told the Asian Church leaders to use this opportunity to look back and learn from our mistakes, and repent for what should have been but wasnt done with humility. He called for an engagement of churches in 'Selfless engagement'  that was willing even to die and bear  fruit.

Rt. Rev. Duleep de Chickera
The Church service was enriched by the beautiful singing by the Hakka Presbytery Choir and made colourful by the Ms Dongi and Yushan Seminary students, who sang and danced to indigenous tunes.
The 55th anniversary was marked with a slide show showing the history of CCA for the last 55 years and a few odd photos of an era gone by.....

Arch-Bishop Sarkisian bringing greetings to CCA

Prayers for the countries of Asia were read out as part of the liturgy.Arch-Bishop Sebouh Sarkissian of the Armenian Orthodox Church, Iran brought greetings to CCA on the occasion of   the 55th anniversary of the CCA.

Hakka Presbytery Choir
Ms Dongi and Yushan Seminary students- tribal expressions of worship in song and dance
A section of the congregation