CCA’s Worship and Liturgical Traditions Workshop develops liturgical resources for Asia Mission Conference

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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31 January 2017

Yangon-2Participants of the Worship and Liturgical Traditions in Asia Workshop in Yangon, Myanmar. 

A group of specialized Asian liturgists and musicians together with selected participants for a workshop, organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), reflected on developing ecumenical spirituality, and nurturing the contextual liturgical traditions in Asia.

Focused on the theme ‘Worship and Liturgical Traditions in Asia’, the workshop initiated the process of developing worship resources for the forthcoming Asia Mission Conference (AMC).

Held from 26-31 January 2017 in Yangon, Myanmar, the workshop was hosted by the Myanmar Council of Churches (MCC), and developed the theme song of the Asian Mission Conference, as well as worship resources, including hymns in accordance with the theme and four sub-themes of the AMC 2017.

The workshop helped the participants to draw experiences from various Asian church traditions to develop liturgical resources for the AMC 2017.

Program Coordinator of the CCA, Rev. Jung Eun Moon said, “During the workshop, the process of developing worship resources helped the participants to understand the rich Asian liturgical and musical traditions deeply rooted in Asian spirituality.”

“As the  programs of the AMC 2017 will focus on emerging Asian issues and concerns especially, climate justice, refugee crisis, human trafficking, the struggle of the margalinized communities, gender discrimination and violence, economic injustices, religious intolerance, and other socio-political issues, the worship resources will incorporate these concerns as part of the liturgy and hymns for each day’s morning and evening spirituality sessions,” said, Rev. Dr. I-to Loh, veteran Asian specialist on Music and Liturgy, who will lead the worship team of the AMC 2017.

Read More: CCA decides Asia Mission Conference theme, “Journeying Together: Prophetic Witness to the Truth and Light, in Asia”