Life, Justice and Peace at the CCA 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).

First Preference:
General Secretariat (GS)
Second Preference:
Mission in Unity and Contextual Theology (MU) and Ecumenical Leadership Formation and Spirituality (EF)
02 November 2013
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The CCA Madang at Busan Assembly

Greetings from the most happening place in Asia… Busan, South Korea!

The much awaited Tenth Assembly of the World Council of Churches was inaugurated in style with a picturesque and well-choreographed display of a dance drama on the History of Korea, on the afternoon of the 30th of October 2013. The Auditorium of the BEXCO Hall was packed with distinguished guests, leaders from the Churches around the world, delegates, visitors and observers.

Pre-Assemblies on Women and Men Partnership, Indigenous people, Youth and the Disabled were held on the 28th and 29th October 2013.

A spectacular and colorful event with dancing and singing from our indigenous brothers and sisters of Asia announced the opening of the WCC Madang on 30th October 2013.

The CCA Pavilion is quite colorful with banners, pictures, artifacts and posters that portray the diversity and richness of Asia, and the vision, mission of the CCA. Books published over the years ranging from theology, gender, justice, international affairs, youth, economics, environment, HIV&AIDS, to music, liturgy and art, not only reflect the wide range of social, religious and political issues that have been addressed by the CCA, but also indicate the activities, interests and mission of the CCA for the last 55 years.

The co-operation of CCA member churches is acknowledged with deep appreciation and gratitude. While a 2x1 meter poster of the Map of Asia with an invitation to post a prayer for country or countries, attracted a lot of interest and attention among visitors to the Madang, a huge banner on political rights, self-determination and solidarity that forcefully brought to light the struggles of the people of the Philippines, equally intrigued and fascinated many who dropped in at the CCA Madang.

The CCA Madang space has literally reflected the essence of the word Madang which means ‘courtyard’ as it receives a stream of visitors, friends and colleagues, young and old, who feel free to take a break, spend time and share the good times.

The collage brings some preliminary glimpses of the CCA Madang as soon as it was set up. Watch this space for more updates!