We have a lot of ministries to do. How much do we contribute to the work? Delegates from Korea.
With few comments and little debate the Assembly has received and recommended for implementation the reports of the Pre-Assembly forums and program reviews, giving the new General Committee the task of dealing with additional demands with decreasing funds.
Among recommendations of commitment, advocacy and encouragement in the Women’s Forum report were tasks for the General Committee to help CCA develop and implement a sexual harassment policy and a gender policy, conduct a gender audit, planning and budgeting.
Taking on recommendations from the Youth Forum, the General Committee has to find a way to re-establish a joint executive secretary for Youth. It also needs to find resources for CCA, NCC and member churches’ youth programs and facilitate a bi-annual meeting of youth secretaries.
But a priority, according to the call accepted from the Forum on PLWHIV+, is the resourcing of churches for competent HIV and AIDS ministry.
Meanwhile, following the resolve of the People’s Forum, CCA needs to develop ecumenical and pastoral visits, incorporating fact-finding, study and solidarity missions and provide support to constituent members to protect victims of human rights violations.
The reports from program reviews also have implications for CCA’s budget.
The review of the General Secretariat was concerned that the program area committees were not meeting frequently enough.
It also said a Youth secretary was a priority and that HIV and AIDS should be in a separate program area with more staffing.
Stephen Webb
~ Berita Terkini CCA Assembly 2010 April 18
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