People On The Move: Mission Roundtable

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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07 February 2014
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People on the Move
Mission Round Table Meeting
10 – 15 January 2014

A Mission Round Table Meeting focusing on “People on the Move in the Asia Pacific” was held in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand from 10-15 January 2014. Thirty-four participants from eleven Asian and Pacific countries gathered to reflect and discern the topic “People on the Move,” which focused on migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in the Asia-Pacific region.

Knowing that Asia is a place where many of the worlds’ 40 million displaced people can be found, the roundtable gathered to identify ways in which as churches- both from countries of origin and destination- we may effectively, sustainably, and responsibly respond to specific conditions of people on the move. Discernment was aided by listening to stories of people who have moved for various reasons, almost always looking for better opportunities, but largely frustrated when their dreams turn to exploitation, including trafficking and other forms of modern-day slavery.

The participants of the Mission Round Table considered the challenges and opportunities brought to them and voiced that adequate steps must be taken to inform people who are intending to move about the potential challenges and difficulties of their destinations. They called on churches to strive to create favorable, just, and sustainable conditions for citizens in their countries of origin so that they may opt to remain rather than to leave and migrate. It was the participants’ hope that as churches we can work together on every side to contribute to the mitigation of the suffering of people on the move and to ensure a better life for all.

Adam-Michael Royston

 Statement on Becoming the Churches for the Nations
is available at the following link.
 http://intersmartsolutions.com/dev/cca-old/home/people-on-the-move-in-asia-pacific/