The churches in Asia witness mission in a diverse context. Asian churches and the ecumenical movement have articulated their vision of new evangelistic tasks. However, the emerging Asian contexts, especially Asia’s pluralistic religious contexts, warrant new thinking in the areas of witness and mission in a multi-religious Asian context.  Christian witness and mission in a pluralistic world should include engaging in dialogue with people of different religions and cultures. The Church in Asia needs to rediscover its mission in order to be fully involved in concentrating on the manifestation of the kingdom of God in its fullness.

It is against this background that the CCA will focus on issues related to the emerging missiological trends in Asia and identify areas of possible co-operation among Asian churches beyond ecclesial boundaries, for their united witness and mission in Asia.  CCA will be organizing an Asia Mission Conference at the regional level, bringing together theologians, church leaders and lay leaders from all CCA member churches and the wider ecumenical community, to rediscover the emerging missiological trends in Asia and identify areas of possible co-operation among Asian churches for their united witness and mission in Asia; and to articulate a new vision of ecumenical mission and vision in Asia’s pluralistic religious contexts, engaging in dialogue with people of other faiths. This program will also address the concerns of politicization of religion and religionisation of politics in Asia from theological and missiological perspectives.