July 1, 2011

A communiqué has been issued following a June meeting of the Asian Forum on Theological Education (AFTE), in which 15 representatives of diverse regional and national Christian associations call for solidarity in religious education "transcending stereotyped views of each other as ‘ecumenicals,' ‘evangelicals' or ‘charismatics'." Theological educators throughout Asia are requested to engage in closer dialogue, networking, the sharing of resources and cooperation in training of church leaders.

The forum took place at Trinity College, Singapore on the weekend of Pentecost 2011. Among the co-sponsors of the event were the World Council of Churches, the Foundation of Theological Education in South East Asia and the German mission agency Evangelisches Missionswerk (EMW). Trinity College and the Christian Conference of Asia were also thanked for their support, as were with the participating associations and networks active in Asian theological education.

Full text of Communiqué: http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?id=2267&rid=f_13684&mid=3214&aC=63bab3c8&jumpurl=1.

Letter of appreciation by the conference organizers: http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?id=2267&rid=f_13684&mid=3214&aC=63bab3c8&jumpurl=2.

World Council of Churches