Launching of "Asian Politics and Ecumenical Vision"

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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04 November 2013
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Asian Politics and Ecumenical Vision: a collection of selected writings of Dr. Feliciano V. Carino, was released on 1st November 2013, at a simple and brief function at the CCA Madang, during the 10th WCC Assembly at Busan in South Korea.

The book, edited by Philip L. Wickeri and Marina True, with a foreword by D. Preman Niles, was released by Henriette Hutabarat Lebang, General Secretary, Christian Conference of Asia, in the presence of distinguished guests, friends and well wishers. First copies were given out to all present.

We congratulate Ms. Teresa Carino, wife of Dr. Carino, for her determination and perseverance in getting this book printed and also for the good intentions of sharing Dr. Fely's writings for the benefit of students of theology. We regret that she was unable to attend the function.

"Dr. Feliciano Carino was one of Asia's foremost theologians and ecumenical leaders in the late twentieth century. In a career spanning more than 30 years, he worked in the Students Christian Movement, the Presbyterian Church, USA, the World Student Christian Federation, the National Council of Churches in the Philippines, and the Christian Conference of Asia. He was closely connected to the World Council of Churches and the global ecumenical movement. Fely, as he liked to be called, also taught in seminaries, and ecumenical organizations all over the world. Through his lectures and writings, and personal interactions, he had a deep and lasting impact on men and women in the Philippines, in Asia as a whole, and around the world...... For those who did not know Fely, as they read this book, they will encounter a companion for their journey. For those of us who knew and loved him, we will be reminded how important he still is. We miss him and we cannot forget him" .. Philip L. Wickeri