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IV INTERNATIONAL WOCATI CONGRESS
AND JUBILEE OF THE ETE OF WCC

 

 

THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION:
A RADICAL REAPPRAISAL

 

31 MAY - 7 JUNE 2008

 

Organized by the
WORLD CONFERENCE OF ASSOCIATIONS
 OF THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTIONS
(in cooperation with the ETE, WCC and the
Department of Theology of the AUTH)

 

 

Sponsored by the
Holy Diocese of Neapolis and Stavroupolis
AristotleUniversity of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
VolosAcademy for Theological Studies (VOTS)
Evangelishes Missionwerk (EMW)

 

 

 

 

 

NEAPOLIS, THESSALONIKI


SATURDAY:  MAY 31, 2008

(Arrival day)
After Dinner: WOCATI Executive Committee Meeting

 

SUNDAY:  JUNE 1, 2008

09:00-10:45 Opening Worship with Orthodox Divine Liturgy
at St. John’s the Baptist Orthodox Cathedral
(Conducted by our host H. E. Metropolitan Barnabas)
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11:30 - 12:30             INAUGURAL SESSION

BYZANTINE HYMNS
By the Choir of the Orthodox Diocese

Welcoming Address by His Eminence Metropolitan of Neapolis and Stavroupolis
Mgr. BARNABAS

Address by the Rector of AUTH
Prof. ANASTASIOS  MANTHOS

Address by the Dean of the Theological School of AUTH
Prof. IOANNIS  KOGOULIS

Address by the Program Coordinator of the Ecumenical Theological Education/WCC
Dr. DIETRICH WERNER

A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THE THEME
by the President of the WOCATI
Prof. PETROS VASSILIADIS

“THE NEED OF CHANGE IN THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION”

13:30-15:00: Lunch offered by our host Bishop at the PHILOXENIA Dining Hall of his Cathedral

 

Afternoon session
Chairedby Petros Vassiliadis
President of WOCATI

17:00-17:40:   “THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBALIZATION TO THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION” (Prof. Ulrich DUCHROW, KAIROS)

17:40-18:30: Discussion

18:30-19:00: Coffee Break
19:00-19:15: “TWENTY YEARS OF WOCATI” (Prof. Hyacinth BOOTHE, WOCATI EC/CATS)

19:15-19:30: “THE CHALLENGE OF THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION” (Dr. Magdi S. GENDI, ATIME)

 

19:30-19:45:“ECUMENICAL THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION AS AGENT OF TRANSFORMATION” (Dr. Thu En YU, ATESEA)

19:45-20:10: Discussion 

20:30-22:00: Dinner offered by the Church – Meeting with women theologians

 

MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2008

Morning session
Chaired by Namsoon Kang,
Vice-President of WOCATI

09:00-09:40:  “MAJOR CHALLENGES FOR AFRICAN WOMEN THEOLOGIANS IN THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION” (Prof. Isabel PHIRI,Africa)

09:40-10:30: Discussion

10:30-11:00: Coffee Break

11:00-11:15:  “DOING THEOLOGY DOWN UNDER” (Prof. Raymond  NOBBS, ANZATS) 

11:15-11:30:  “CHALLENGE OF INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE AND PRAXIS TO THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION. THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE” (Prof. Emmanuel MARTEY, CATI) 

11:30-11:45:  “THE CHALLENGE FOR DEVELOPING CONTEXTUAL THEOLOGY IN PLURALISTIC SOCIETY OF INDONESIA” (Dr. Daniel NUHAMARA, PERSETIA)

11:45-12:00:“THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY – A RADICAL RE-APPRAISAL FROM CARIBBEAN PERSPECTIVE” Dr. Geoffrey MAYERS, CATS)

 

12:00-12:45: Discussion

 

13:00-14:30: Meeting with the Rector followed by Lunch at University Dining Hall.

 

MONDAY: JUNE 2, 2008

Afternoon session
Chaired by Prof. Ioan SAUCA,
Director of the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey, WCC

17:00-17:40:  “CONTEXTUALIZATION OF THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN SOUTH EAST ASIA” (Dr. Huan PO HO, Asia)

17:40-18:30: Discussion

18:30-19:00: Break

19:00-19:15:““ATS – TARGETED AREAS OF WORK 2004-2010” (Prof. Namsoon KANG, ATS)

 

19:15-19:30: “PARADIGM SHIFT IN THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN INDIA: ADVOCACY TO SOLIDARITY” (Prof. Dr. James MASSEY, BTESSC)

19:30-19:45: “THE THEOLOGICAL AGENDA OF THE VOLOS ACADEMY” (Pantelis KALAITZIDIS, M.Th., VOTS)

19:45-20:10: Discussion

20:30-22:00: Dinner offered by the Church –Meeting with young theologians

 

TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2008

Early morning Business session
Chaired by Prof. NOBBS, YU, NUHAMARA, OYALANA
Presidents of WOCATI Member Associations

9.00-10:30:      WOCATI 1st Business Session

a. “Report by the WOCATI President on ‘Past Achievements, Contemporary Challenges and Future Perspectives of WOCATI’”
b. “Financial Report” (by Prof. Williams)
c. “Constitutional Changes” (by Dr. Banivanua)
d. “Global Solidarity in Theological Education and the Future Shape of WOCATI. Strategic Recommendations” (by Dr Werner)
e. Appointment of a Nomination Committee and/or adoption of the Election Slate

10:30-11:00: Coffee Break

 

 

Late morning plenary session
Chaired by Prof. Ofelia ORTEGA,
President of WCC

11:00-11:30: Plenary Discussion on the Future of WOCATI

11:30-11:45:  “THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN CHINA” (Yuan SHIGUO, CCC)

11:45-12:00: “MASTER PROGRAMS ON ECUMENICAL THEOLOGY” (Dr. Werner, ETE - Prof. Martzelos, Dept. of Theology, Thessaloniki)

 

12:00-12:15: “THE GLOBAL ETHIC PROJECT” (Prof. Christoph STUECKELBERGER, Chairman of the Project)

12:15-13:00:  Discussion

13:30-15:00: Meeting with Faculty followed by Lunch at University Dining Hall.

15:00-17:00:ShortThessalonikiCity tour conducted by Prof. Maria KAZAMIA-TSERNOU.
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Afternoon: ETE Jubilee Celebrations.
Organized and Chaired by Dietrich Werner
Program Coordinator of ETE/WCC

18:00-20:00:  Panel with former and present staff members of PTE/ETE
(Prof. Ross KINSLER, Prof. John POBEE, Prof. Ofelia ORTEGA,
Prof. José DUQUE, Dr. Hope ANTONE)

Followed by
 Presentation of Dr. Ross KINSLER’s Book and Other Events

21:00-23:00: Farewell Dinner offered by the Diocese of NEAPOLIS and cultural evening with Greek folk dances.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2008

All day excursion: Departure at 07:00 a.m.

ON THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST PAUL IN MACEDONIA

Morning: On our way to the biblical sites:

Visit to the biblical site of Philippi and Beroia (St. Paul’s bema) with a theological reflection on St. Paul’s visit to the city.
Coffee with Metropolitan of the apostolic diocese of Philippi, Mgr. PROKOPIOS
Lunch with Metropolitan of the apostolic diocese of Beroia, Mgr. PANTELEIMON

Afternoon: On our way to the Volos:

20:30-22:00: Dinner offered by the Diocese of Demetrias – Meeting with the VolosAcademy of Theological Studies

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THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2008

09:00-10:00: Morning Prayer (Orthodox Ascension Day)

10:00-10:15: Coffee

Morning session
Chaired by Pantelis KALAITZIDIS,
Director of the VolosAcademy of Theological Studies

10:15-10:50: “THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN MODERN AND POST-MODERN SOCIETIES. AN ORTHODOX PERSPECTIVE” (Prof. Ioan SAUCA, Ecumenical Institute of Bossey)

10:50-11:30: Discussion

11:30-11:45: “LES THEOLOGIES DES EGLISES AFRICAINES INDEPENDENTES”(Prof. Godefroid Kä Mana KANGUDIE, AOTA)

 

11:45-12:00: “THE MANIFESTO ‘POR UNA EDUCACION TEOLOGICA DE CALIDAD’” (Dr. Matthias PREISWERK, SPT)

 

12:00-12-15: “PERSPECTIVES OF ECUMENICAL COOPERATION IN THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE” (Dr. Vladimir FEDOROV, ARTEEE)

12:15-12:30:  “WAATI – PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS” (Dr. Sunday OYALANA, WAATI)

12:30-13:15:Discussion

13:30-15:00: Lunch offered by the Church at the VolosAcademy with H.E. Mgr. IGNATIOS

 

Afternoon session
Chairedby H.E. Metropolitan IGNATIOS,

17:00-17:15: “THE VOLOS INITIATIVE ON ECUMENICAL THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION” (Anastasia VASSILIADOU, MTh, VOTS)

17:15-17:30: “DIVERSIFIED THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION – EQUIPPING ALL GOD’S PEOPLE” (Prof. Francis Ross KINSLER, ETE)

17:30-17:45: “THE CHALLENGES FACING MYANMAR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION ON BECOMING ECUMENICAL THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION” (Peter JOSEPH, ATEM)

 

17:45-18:00: “IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION IN LATIN AMERICAN   THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION” (Dr. Nestor Oscar MIGUEZ, CETELA)

18:00-18:45: Discussion 

18:45-19:15: Coffee Break 

19:15-19:30: “THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN BRAZIL AND THE WORK OF ASTE” (Prof. Bortolleto FILHO, ASTE)

19:30-19:45: “PARADIGM SHIFT IN THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA AND ITS RELEVANCE TO MINISTERIAL FORMATION 1980-2010” (Prof. James Nathaniel AMANZE, ATISCA)

19:45-20:00: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN EUROPE” (Prof.  Erik EYNIKEL, TRES – Prof. Nikos MAGGIOROS, EURESIS)

20:00-20:30: Discussion 

20:30-23:00: Dinner at the Academy offered by the Church

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2008

Morning session
Chairedby the Outgoing WOCATI Executive Committee,

09:00-10:30:   2nd WOCATI Business Session

Further discussion on “The Global Solidarity in Theological Education and the Future Shape of WOCATI.”
  Adoption of new constitution and election of WOCATI officers

10:30-11:00: Coffee Break

11:00-12:30: 2nd WOCATI Business Session (continued)

13:00-14:00: Lunch in the town offered by the Church, followed by a free afternoon, or an excursion to Mount Pelion

20:00-22:00: Closing ceremony followed by Farewell Dinner offered by the Church and a cultural evening

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SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2008

END OF CONGRESS

DEPARTURES of the Participants from VolosAcademy back to ThessalonikiAirport (or to AthensAirport).