By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai, Oct 10, 2022: An international consultation began on October 10 in Thailand’s Chiang Mai city to seek a Christian response to health and healing ministry in Asia. Around 60 people, including medical professionals, pastoral care providers, and leaders of Churches, ecumenical councils, and health-relatedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai: Churches in Asia should promote health-seeking behavior and take on more responsibilities in their mission and witness towards health and healing, says a statement the Christian Conference of Asia released April 7, the World Health Day–2021. “We must equip ourselves with relevant information andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Geneva: The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) have condemned the deteriorating law and order situation and violence in Myanmar. A March 4 joint statement from WCC general secretary Reverend Ioan Sauca and his CCA counterpart Mathews George Chunakara, expressedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Medan, August 6, 2019: The ninth Congress of Asian Theologians (CATS-IX) was opened in a solemn ceremony at the Gereja Bethel Indonesia (GBI) Medan Plaza auditorium in Medan, Indonesia’s North Sumatra province. More than 120 theologians from across Asia are participating in the congress. The participantsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Manado, April 2, 2019: Churches need to create space for their people to intervene in Asia’s social complexities on time, says general secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA). Observing that Christians in Asia live amid complex social situations that affect their lives, Reverend MathewsContinue Reading