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Continuing Committee On Common Witness (CCCW)
Consultation 2001
Common Witness - When Borders Divide
May 17 - 20, 2001
El Paso, Texas
As a consultative ecumenical body co-sponsored by the U.S. Catholic Mission Association and Church World Service and Witness of the National Council of the Churches of Christ, the Continuing Committee on Common Witness fosters colaboration in common Christian witness in mission.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Keynote Address and Bible Studies Led by: Rev. Robert Linthicum,
Author; President, Partners in Urban Transformation
- Consultation Facilitor: Rev. Dr. Jonathan J. Bonk,
Director of Overseas Ministry Study Center
- Site visits to ministries in El Paso, Texas and La Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
- Presentations by distinguished speakers and participant sharing sessions.
- Sunday, Ecumenical Celebration of Common Witness
- Celebrative receptions with food and entertainment.
Program Details
"These conferences have brought together major Protestant and Catholic umbrella mission organizations in a counter-cultural struggle to find common ground. Already, an ecumenical Gospel and Culture Network has been formed and a group of Presbyterians, Lutherans and Catholics are working together to train and orient missionaries.
- Rev. Rodney Page, Exec. Dir. CWSW
"The relationships that are formed through CCCW mirror the inclusive body of Christ which cuts across denominational lines. It is our hope that the conversations begun here will reach back into our churches and provide new stimulus for those engaged in mission."
- Sr. Rosanne Rustemeyer, SSND Exec. Dir. USCMA
THURSDAY, May 17
7:30pm - Keynote Address -
Biblical Framework for the Consultation - Cities as a Locus of Mission Today.
Rev. Robert Linthicum - Author; President, Partners in Urban Tranformation
FRIDAY, May 18
6:00am - Breakfast Service Begins
8:30am - Bible Study with reflection in small groups
9:30am - Global Economy at the Border
Sr. Susan Mika, OSB - Benedictine Resource Center;
President, Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras Board
Rev. Dr. David Befus - President, Latin America Mission
Followed by small group work
1:30 Meet at vans to go to immersion sites.
Site visits to ministries in El Paso and Juarez area addressing:
-- HEALTH
-- WOMEN IMMIGRATION
-- LABOR / MAQUILADORAS
-- INDIGENOUS
-- COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
-- OR, site visits to area FAITH COMMUNITIES
Meet in Juarez at Casa del Migrante for Dinner and Discussion
- Voices of the Church On the Border
SATURDAY, May 19
7:00 am - Breakfast Service Begins
8:30am - Bible Study with reflection and de-briefing of Friday.
10:30am - Mission Perspectives in Latin America
Rev. Arturo Bañuelas - Author, pastor of St. Pius X Catholic Community
Rev. Oscar Bolioli - Author, Latin American Mission Specialist
Followed by discussion at tables.
1:30pm - The Challenge of Being a Missional Church - Mission to the USA
Dr. Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi - Professor, Columbia Theological Seminary
Dr. George Hunsburger - Professor of Missiology and Coordinator of Gospel & Our Culture Network,
Western Theological Seminary
3:30pm - Interactive workshops: Training for Mission in a Global Reality
(Seminary, Twinning relations, Immersion experiences, etc.)
SUNDAY, May 20
7:00am - Breakfast Service Begins
9:00am - Participant Session: Moving Forward in Mission
11:00am - Celebration of Common Witness
Consultation Facilitator:
Rev. Dr. Jonathan J. Bonk - Director of Overseas Ministry Study Center
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