An outline of the SELF module

Module 1: Orientation

Aims: To be able to introduce participants themselves and have a sense of being part of the group. Understanding the background and the organizers and to start building community.

• Introduction of participants
• Introduction of WSCF AP
• Community Building

Module 2: Defining our times

Aims: To have more critical understanding about the reality of Asian plurality and the dynamic and complexity of such context.

• Understanding host country and Exposure
• Personal history as Social history
• Analysis of socio-political and economic setting of Asia

Module 3: Reading the signs of the times

Aims: This is an intensive study module to clarify current theological positions dealing with the context of Asia. The participants will have acquired a strong theoretical as well as theological base. It also aims to challenge participants to doing theology in context.

• Politics, Ecology, Human rights, Feminism, Inter-faith dialogue and actions
• Globalization and economic justice

Module 4: The ecumenical movement

Aims: To understand and challenge the prevalent practices and ideology in the ecumenical movement in Asia and worldwide as well. Participants are also expected to be aware of the different trends of movement in Asia

• An overview of ecumenical movement: past and present
• Problematizing the understanding and perspectives of ecumenical movement
• Understanding and commenting on new social movements, the trend of civil movements and spiritual movements.

Module 5: Communicating the ecumenical vision to the students and youth

Aims: To set guiding principles for promoting ecumenical vision to the students and youth and experiment the different forms of building and strengthening this communication in order to “act locally”.

• Learning to express and communicate ecumenism by curriculum writing, liturgy, symbols, arts and images

Module 6: Reflexive Learning

Aims: To wrap up this extended training program by reflections on what the participants have learned and to suggest ways to moving forward in challenging the ecumenical movement, be it local, regional and global.

• Articles writing on certain issues, topics or possible actions and work plans.

Summary:

• Module 1: 1 days
• Module 2: 5 days
• Module 3: 9 days
• Module 4: 3 days
• Module 5: 3 days
• Module 6: 2 days
• Free: 3 days
• Traveling: 2days
• Total: 28 days