Professor Dr. Peter D. Latuihamallo passes away

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:
Building Peace and Moving Beyond Conflicts (BP) and Prophetic Diakonia and Advocacy (PD)
09 May 2014
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The Christian Conference of Asia regrets to announce the passing away of Professor Dr. Peter D. Latuihamallo around 06.00 am on 9 May 2014, at PGI Cikini Hospital – Jakarta, Indonesia.

In a condolence letter to his family, Rev. Dr. Henriette Hutabarat Lebang, General Secretary of the CCA wrote, “Prof. Dr. Latuihamallo is very close to the heart of many ecumenical friends in Asia. At this moment, on behalf of the member churches and councils of the Christian Conference of Asia, I would like to convey our deep sorrow to family members, relatives and friends.

We are grateful to God for the life and leadership of Prof. Dr. P.D. Latuihamallo. We remember with gratitude his contributions in the ecumenical field in Indonesia, in Asia and globally.  He is one of the theologians who pioneered the development of contextual theological thinking in Asia, and contributed significantly to the work of the Association of the Theological Schools in South East Asia (ATESEA). He has touched the lives of many people through theological education, thus contributing considerably to the leadership of churches in Indonesia, in Asia and beyond.  He will be remembered and admired for his simple life style, deep sense of humour, openness to students and his special gift as a teacher.

He has held several distinguished positions in the ecumenical field, notably that of Chairperson of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) and Chairperson of the Advisory Committee of the Indonesia Bible Society; Member of the World Council of Churches Commission of the Churches in International Affairs, Member of  Inter-religious dialogue and Commission on Faith and Order.

His vision and leadership have been the source of inspiration for many in the ecumenical work in Indonesia and Asia.

We, the CCA family, convey our heartfelt condolences at the loss of a great ecumenical leader and a dear friend. We hold you in our thoughts and prayers, especially in this time of bereavement.”

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