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Theological Training in CambodiaFive second batch trainees graduated while 20 new trainees began their theological training conducted by the Faith, Mission and Unity program area of the Christian Conference of Asia in collaboration with the Ecumenical Theological Education of the World Council of Churches. The training ran from 16 to 20 March in an independent Baptist Church in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Rev. Dr. A Wati Longchar (now dean of the Doctor of Ministry program of the Serampore College in India) and Dr. Hope S. Antone (executive secretary for CCA-FMU) were the main resource persons. Paying a visit to the trainees and sharing about their work in Cambodia were Asian missionaries Rev. Dr. Romeo del Rosario of the Methodist Bible School and Rev. Wati Longkumer of the Phnom Penh Bible School. Among the topics of the training were: The Bible and Ministry, How the Bible Came to Be, The Use and Misuse of the Bible, Jesus' Approaches to the Bible, Contextual Reading of the Bible, and Life and Ministry of the Church. posted by hope on Monday, March 23, 2009 Workshop on Asian Feminist LeadershipCCA-FMU's Hope S. Antone participated in the workshop on Asian Feminist Perspective on Leadership organized by the Asian Women's Resource Centre for Culture and Theology in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 23-28 February 2009. She was one of five panelists tasked to share a critical analysis of power, authority and leadership in the family as well as a feminist vision of the same. Other panelists were: Malini Devananda (Sri Lanka) on power, authority and leadership in the church; Anna Marsiana (Indonesia) on power, authority and leadership in non-government organizations; Yuri Horie (Japan) on power, authority and leadership from the perspective of lesbian women; and Lee Ye Ja (Korea) on power, authority and leadership from the perspective of women with disability. Hisako Kinukawa (Bible scholar from Japan) served as Bible study leader while Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro (systematic theologian from the Philippines) served as over-all facilitator. The workshop was participated by a total of 30 women coming from 12 countries. Materials of the workshop will be used in the fourth module book of Asian Feminist Leadership, which is part of a project series of AWRC. posted by hope on Tuesday, March 03, 2009 Ecumenical Lectures in IloiloTwo lectures on gender and ethics were presented to a church-filled crowd at the Central Philippine University in Iloilo City, Philippines on 6 February 2009. The invited lecturers were Dr. Anna May Say Pa, a Bible scholar and former principal of Myanmar Institute of Theology and Dr. Hope S. Antone, joint executive secretary for Faith, Mission and Unity of the Christian Conference of Asia. They were invited to give lectures by the CPU dean of the College of Theology, Rev. Dr. Limuel Equina. Anna May's lecture focused on the rights of ethnic minorities in Myanmar while Hope's lecture focused on gender issues in ethics. Among the questions that were raised by the students were: can homosexual people (gays and lesbians) go to heaven? Is homosexuality a matter of sexual orientation or preference? Does sexual abuse really happen in the church. Such questions reflect the hush-hush topics in the church and Christian circles. The 1000-capacity university chapel was filled with students and faculty from the religion and ethics department, social work department and College of Theology. Majority of the students in CPU are from Catholic and Baptist backgrounds. For a fuller coverage of the lectures, please see CCA News, March 2009 edition. posted by hope on Tuesday, March 03, 2009 |
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