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CCA mourns the passing of His Beatitude Catholicos Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas I of the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church in India
01 November 2024Asian theologians express the need to read the Nicene Creed in an evolving context and make it more liveable
30 October 2024Asian ecumenical response to enduring faith and embracing unity affirmed by Asian theologians on final day of CATS-X
29 October 2024Cybergenic synergy of envisioning humanity and digital wellness bridges the divine and the digital in pursuit of a harmonious future
29 October 2024‘Biocentric Solidarity: Covenantal Bond for Cosmic Wholeness’ renews humanity’s covenant to preserve creation and achieve Oneness
27 October 2024CATS-X sub-theme ‘Ecclesial Synchrony: Oneness in Faith, Witness and Withness’ calls to affirm a shared journey of faith in Christ
27 October 2024Prominent Asian theologian J. Jayakiran Sebastian calls for reinvigoration of the Nicene Creed to “revisit, re-energise, and revitalise” the Creed as a vision of enduring faith and a path towards unity
26 October 2024The Church can remain one in faith despite the vast diversity, affirm Asian church and ecumenical leaders
26 October 20241700th Anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea commemorated in conjunction with the Tenth Congress of Asian Theologians (CATS-X)
25 October 2024CATS-X and Nicaea-1700th Anniversary Commemoration set to commence in Kuala Lumpur
18 October 2024Myanmar Baptist Church Delegation Visits CCA in Chiang Mai
14 October 2024CCA urges church-led action for mental health care on World Mental Health Day-2024
10 October 2024CCA extends greetings at NCC Korea Centennial Celebration
23 September 2024Emerging strategic defense realignment and reconfiguration pose a serious threat to peace and security in Northeast Asia, says CCA General Secretary at the International Conference for the 100th Anniversary of the NCC Korea
21 September 2024CCA reaffirms commitment to cultivating a culture of peace on International Day of Peace
21 September 2024
The Christian Conference of Asia is a regional ecumenical organisation and a forum of continuing cooperation among the churches and national Christian bodies in Asia, believing that the purpose of God for the church in Asia is life together in common obedience of witness to the mission of God in the world.
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As the General Secretary, Dr Mathews George Chunakara leads the CCA as its chief executive officer and is responsible for the overall coordination and supervision of the implementation and monitoring of all programme areas. The General Secretary is also tasked with the responsibility of strengthening relationships with member churches and councils, liaising with the governing board and advisory bodies, and building relationships with governments and intergovernmental organisations.
…Mission and witness belong to the very being of the Church. Mission of God cares and loves all God’s creation. God’s invitation is to all in the community to become God’s co-workers (1 Cor. 3:9) and participate in God’s continuing act of recreating and uniting the whole of creation. The churches and their members are called to be engaged in God’s mission and witness in unity according to the gospel’s principles. The unity of the church is an essential factor in carrying out God’s mission in all contexts. Unity brings to the world the power…
Ecumenical formation is an essential component for responsiveness to God’s call for unity. It is a gift of God’s grace, calling all Christians to have faith in the mystery of God and the Church, according to the design of God who wishes to bring humanity to salvation and unity in Christ, through the Holy Spirit. The unity we seek in the ecumenical movement and its vehicle of ecumenical formation is to receive the fruit of hope and realization of Jesus’ prayer, “that they all may be one”. Often the opportunities and requirements of…
Peace prevails where everyone has fair and equal access to justice and an atmosphere to live in security. Peace sustains only in a situation where everyone is able to participate in shaping their destiny and decision makers are accountable to the people. Peace is, therefore, a state of order, of freedom from fear and want, of being secure. In such a society as Prophet Micah says, “Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid” (Micah 4:4).
On the contrary, it is a matter of…
Diakonia is central to what it means to be the church and fulfilling the church’s mission and witness as servants. Diakonia is a core component of the gospel and is not an optional but an essential part of discipleship. Diakonia is a gift of the Holy Spirit and a manifestation of practical love for human beings. As such Diakonia reaches out to all persons, who are created in God’s image. While Diakonia begins as unconditional service to the neighbor in need, it leads inevitably to social changes that restore, reform and transform as well as…
Programmes and Activities
Congress of Asian Theologians (CATS) X
25-29 October l Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaExecutive Committee
29-31 October l Kuala LumpurATCHAA (CCA-WCC) - ‘Reversing the HIV epidemic in Asia: Faith Based Engagements’
14-16 November l Phnom PenhATCHAA - HIV Vulnerabilities amongst youth in Cambodia
18 November l Phnom PenhRegional Consultation on EWAAV - ‘Strengthening Church's Action and Collaboration Towards Economic Justice for Women’
22-25 November l BangkokATCHAA - Regional Consultation ‘Scaling up Responses to Combat HIV in Children and Teens in Asia’
28 November - 1 December l Chiang MaiATCHAA - National HIV Advocacy for Churches
9-12 December l Chennai