Christian Conference of Asia

Chiang Mai Declaration on Health, Healing, and Wholeness of Life issues clarion call for multi-pronged approaches to church health services and ministries

Posted on 14 October 2022

Rev Kyung Hee Chang sharing aspects of spirituality and healing in hospice care Chiang Mai, Thailand: On the final day of the Christian Conference of Asia’s (CCA) international Conference on ‘Faith, Health, and Healing: Christian Response on Asia Today’, the participants adopted the Chiang Mai Declaration on Health, Healing, and Wholeness of Life in Asia. […]

 

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“Annual Asian Ecumenical Institute of CCA provides unique platform for training prospective ecumenical leaders in Asia,” says CCA General Secretary

Posted on 13 October 2022

AEI–2022 students at CCA headquarters in Chiang Mai, Thailand “The ecumenical movement gives you a broader fellowship and mutual solidarity in working together for the unity of all God’s people and the entire creation. The Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI), organised annually by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), is a unique opportunity and platform for […]

 

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CCA Consultation on faith, health, and healing discerns ways for churches to serve as healing agents

Posted on 11 October 2022

Participants in Group Discussions Chiang Mai: Medical professionals, pastoral care providers, and leaders of churches, ecumenical councils, and health-related organisations shared best practices and discussed ways for Asian churches to effectively engage in the holistic healing ministry on the second day of the international consultation on faith, health, and healing organised by the Christian...

 

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Churches in Asia challenged to initiate new, innovative approaches to health and healing ministry

Posted on 10 October 2022

Participants of the CCA’s International Consultation on ‘Faith, Health, and Healing: Christian Response in Asia’  Chiang Mai, Thailand: The international consultation on ‘Faith, Health and Healing: Christian Response in Contemporary Asia’, organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), began today, 10 October 2022, on the campus of Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand....

 

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CCA to hold International Conference on Asian Christian Response to Faith, Health, and Healing

Posted on 7 October 2022

‘Faith, Health, and Healing: Christian Response in Asia’  Chiang Mai, Thailand: An International Conference on ‘Faith, Health, and Healing: Christian Response in Asia’ will be held from 10 to 12 October 2022 at the Payap University Campus in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The three-day international Conference will bring together 60 participants, including about 30 experts representing […]

 

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Asia Regional Consultation on combating human trafficking pledges to enhance advocacy

Posted on 7 October 2022

Participants of the CCA’s Asia Regional Consultation on ‘Developing Effective Responses to Combat Human Trafficking in Asia’, held from 28–30 September in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) organised an Asia Regional Consultation on ‘Developing effective responses to combat human trafficking in Asia’ from 28 to 30...

 

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Timor Leste Prime Minister applauds ecumenical accompaniment and solidarity during the country’s long years of struggle for right to self-determination

Posted on 3 October 2022

CCA General Secretary Dr. Mathews George Chunakara receives a gift from Timor Leste Prime Minister José Maria Vasconcelos Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, José Maria Vasconcelos, in an audience with CCA General Secretary Dr Mathews George Chunakara, applauded the solidarity and accompaniment of the worldwide ecumenical family, especially the Christian Conference...

 

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CCA Trains Ecumenical Enablers in Timor Leste

Posted on 3 October 2022

Participants of the CCA’s Ecumenical Enablers Training Programme in Dili, East Timor A training programme organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) for enabling the pastors and church workers in Timor Leste was held from 21 to 22 September at the headquarters of the Synod of the Igreja Protestante iha Timor Loro Sa’e (IPTL) […]

 

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High prevalence of gender-based violence a major challenge in Timor Leste, observe participants of CCA programme

Posted on 3 October 2022

Participants in session at the CCA’s Ecumenical Women’s Action Against Violence (EWAAV) Programme in Dili, East Timor Dili (Timor-Leste): The high prevalence of gender-based violence, especially domestic violence, in Timor Leste is considered to be a major challenge for the long-term conflict-ridden Southeast Asian country. This was the experience shared by the participants of a...

 

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CCA’s month-long Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI)-2022 is to begin focusing on the theme, ‘God of Hope, Sustain Your Creation in Harmony’

Posted on 17 September 2022

  AEI–2022: God of Hope, Sustain Your Creation in Harmony The Asian Ecumenical Institute (AEI), the annual ecumenical leadership development training programme of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), will be held from 19 September to 14 October 2022. The theme of AEI–2022 is ‘God of Hope, Sustain Your Creation in Harmony’. Due to the […]

 

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