PRAYER

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:
Mission in Unity and Contextual Theology (MU) and Ecumenical Leadership Formation and Spirituality (EF)
Second Preference:
General Secretariat (GS)
03 May 2011
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(by Rev. Claudia Genung Yamamoto)

God of rainbows and resurrection, you are our strength and our salvation. We have entered your gates today ready to sing songs of praise and joy, proclaiming your victory over death on this On this Easter tide, we bring our usual mixture of relief and joy, of doubt and wonder, but most of all, we bring our hope -- that the Risen Christ will also meet us in the garden, breaking through our own confusion, and speaking our own name with tenderness and love. As with Mary, startle us out of the old ways, into the light and new life of Resurrection.

We are grateful for how you sustain and nurture us, from birth to our present lives now, from the rain of the other day to the glory of a perfect spring day.....

Open our eyes to your Resurrection light shining out in the world all around us, giving meaning to what is routine, and burning away what is no longer necessary.

We know there are those here today, and many around the world, who cannot yet look up and see Christ...

If their vision is too blurred with discouragement, it is we who lift them into your presence now.

We pray for those who are ill in body, mind or spirit, especially .....

and for those seeking your special intercession, especially......

We pray for the lonely and the dispirited, for any caught in webs of addiction or abuse.

We weep with the those who grieve this time of year.....

We pray for those affected by the earthquake, tsunami, and radiation. Guide us in ways we can continue to do relief work. Let us also oppose the nuclear power plants so that we can bring healing to our earth.

We pray for the people here and in all parts of the world where there is suffering that they may regain their health and lives.

O Risen Christ, may your Resurrection light shine through all the tears and darkness, surprising us with your goodness and presence.

Even at Easter, especially at Easter, we despair for our needy world; we see how far we are from thy will being done on earth.

Remind us, Holy God, that through your Son's work on the cross, Resurrection light is already here among us.

Remind us that when Mary reached out to Christ in the garden, he re-directed her energies into the world, towards spreading the Good News, so that we are here today, celebrating the Resurrection, praying, loving, and hoping.

Teach us not so much to look for your light from above, or beyond, or from others, but to let it shine forth from our own transformed selves.

Allelulia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!

And it is through him that we pray together, Our Creater who art in heaven....