Theological Education and Leadership Formation for Ecumenical Movement in a Challenging Era

Keynote Address to the Inauguration Celebration

Program of Studies in Ecumenism and Social Transformation

Hanshin University Graduate school of Theology, Korea
Rev. Dr. Huang Po Ho, vice president & Prof. CJCU
Sept. 25, 2012

Introduction

Hanshin Chapel Choir

The Inauguration of the Program for Studies in Ecumenism and Social Transformation, Launched by Hanshin University Graduate School of Theology at this moment of time has a very important significance to the ecumenical movement in this critical period of history. In one side, this new initiative of ecumenical theological studies can be considered a gift of Asian churches to welcome Busan Assembly of the World Council of Churches to be held in 2013, which is the second WCC assembly to be held in Asia. In the other side, this new attempt of to establish a theological program on ecumenical studies can be seen also as a response of Asian churches towards the challenges and crisis facing ecumenical movement today.

Phyllis Trible in the Consultation 

international program students

Busan Assembly as the second WCC Assembly held in Asia, has chosen the theme of “God of Life, Lead us to Justice and Peace” as its assembly call of prayer to the world and particularly to Christian congregations. This is the first time that the World Council of Churches explicitly taking up the terms of Justice and Peace for its assembly theme.[1] A theme that has its urgency to people in Asia particularly after the declaration of Barack Obama, the president of the United States of its “Pivot to Asia” policy. The recent international tensions emerged in Korean Peninsula, the East Sea, and the South China Sea entangled almost all Asian countries and also the United States, have demonstrated the explosive situation of the international conflicts in the region. Peace and people’s security are threatened by the international interests particularly from the hegemonic supper power countries. Any conflict irrupts in these regions will inevitably involve the clashes between the United States and China, and in which no country in this continent can really stay away from it. True peace can only be sustained when justice is upheld. There will be no unity, no ecumenism if true peace is threatened and justice is undermined. Ecumenical movement has been confronted its test stone in Asia.

駱維仁博士獲頒榮譽神學博士感言

記一位學問與敬虔兼備、亦師亦友的長者--駱維仁博士  

Honorary DD degree conferment

玉山神學院於九月22日假三峽長老教會舉行頒贈榮譽神學博士學位給駱維仁博士，這是一個實至名歸的頒贈儀式。與駱博士近三十年亦師亦友，相濡以沫的同工經驗，至今成了忘年之交，看著駱博士的身體日衰，高天香老師更是獨自走入孤獨的世界，兩位我們從心底無限敬愛的長者，都經歷著肉體上無情的摧殘，內心自是非常的不捨。對駱博士能有這個機會讓大家來對他表達敬意，內心感到十分安慰。駱博士的學問專精不在話下，他的謙卑、無私、正直和對後輩的關愛提攜是所有與他共事過的人都沒有第二句話的。上主恩慈讓我有機會認識這樣一位人生的典範，不敢獨享，經駱博士的同意把他的感言分享於此。(黃伯和識)

感言                         駱維仁，2012/9/22

                                          1.      認同受剝削的原住民

我們全家人都很尊重原住民，把他們看成自己的家人。1928年暑假，我們的爸爸受派到鳳林教會實習。有一天，他看到一位太魯閣族同胞從山上揹著一大籃的香蕉下來到街上賣給一間小店鋪。店主給他一角五分錢，他馬上將九分錢拿去買了一瓶米酒，又用三分錢買小魚乾，坐在樹下喝酒；不久之後，他開始唱酒歌，說醉話，喝完之後，就躺在地上睡覺。一覺醒來，看到太陽即將下山，也覺得肚子餓了，他就回到同一間店鋪，用剩下的三分錢買了幾條已經爛熟的香蕉一口氣吃光光，然後，顛顛倒倒地空手回家，沒買任何東西給在家裡等候的飢餓妻兒。

眼中所見的奇異情景，在一瞬間成為異象。我們的爸爸在那裡當下決志，將來要去向被政府和台灣人剝削的原住民傳福音。

The Covenant of The Rainbow - Living Together in the Household of God

Christian Conference of Asia General Committee meeting

Hsinchu, Taiwan on August 20-22, 2012

Bible Studies

By Huang Po Ho

Vice president & prof., Chang Jung Christian University

Dean, Program for Theology and Cultures in Asia

Co-moderator, CATS

Genesis 9. 8-17

8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 9 "Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your descendants after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. 11 I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." 12 And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: 13 I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. 16 When the bow is in the clouds, I will look upon it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth." 17 God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth."

Introduction

CCA 55th anniversary worship

A month ago, I was invited by Persetia (Association of Theological Education in Indonesia) to be one of the lecturers of its Summer School for their graduate students, this summer school was held in Ambon Maluku. Besides the enjoyment for struggling together with the participants to explore the theme on “Doing Theologies in Asian Way with Asian Resources” in relation to the issue of gender injustice facing our societies in Indonesia and Asia today. This week long experiences in Ambon has introduced me also to the conflicts between Muslims with Christians took place in this island since 1999, and gave me the chance to physically felt the aftermath of this tension lurking under the silence of the society.

安汶紀事

東方夏威夷

Indonesian Hawai'i

兩個禮拜前在首爾見到Choo Lak，好幾年不見只知道他在夏威夷享受退休的生活。雖然退休了他老人家卻還是孜孜不倦的勤於寫作。好幾年前他在新加坡時曾出版Sunny Island,現在搬到夏威夷又出版了 Loving Hawai'i。帶回他所贈送的厚厚一本新書，還沒來得及排時間去讀他的書了解這個我從未造訪過的夏威夷。當我閒聊中提到我七月中要到安汶(Ambon)，他揮揮手掌笑著說安汶就是印尼的夏威夷啦。這個突如其來的旅評，讓我增加了幾分到安汶的嚮往。

台灣基督長老教會總會研究發展中心研究方案的分析與檢討

黃伯和/ 長榮大學
講於總會研發中心研討會 (2012年7月24-25日於新竹聖經書院)

Church in the process of Building

前言

在總會屬下設立一個專事研究的的研發機構，曾在總會各種場合中經過相當一段時間的醞釀與討論。在研發中心成立之前，總會因應各種議題，曾設立不同的研究小組。一九九八年在兩位前總幹事楊啟壽牧師及羅榮光牧師的邀請下，筆者從神學教育的崗位轉任總會研發中心負責籌設和規劃的工作。當時的總委會與總會同工對此一新的機構期許很高，對中心的成立和事工的推動也非常支持和配合。總會事務所的運作一向以事工為導向，過去研究性的工作都是交給屬下神學院或另設小組為之。要在事工導向的機構中設立研發中心，其屬性定位以及橫向聯繫的操作是一項考驗。

到總會赴任之前，我連繫、拜訪了幾個相關性質的機構，包括當時的國策中心，中研院的朋友以及幾個民間企業的研發部門。了解研發部門在企業體中的角色以及運作的情形。為了使研發中心與總會的事工具有加乘的作用，我們乃把總會研發中心定位為以「宣教」為導向的研發單位。希望藉此為總會廣納人才，提供宣教智庫的機能。定位確立後，我們便將研發中心的組織架構成三大塊，以研發為主兩邊側翼有圖書資料室與網路資訊室作為支援。成立初期研發中心的人力不多，除了主任兼研究員及一位研究助理外，再把原來總會事務所的資訊組同仁以及對總會歷史資料熟嫻的葉牧師納入研發中心的編制。中心的人力雖然不多，我們透過環狀結構，從中心核心同工，擴延到事務所的同仁，再向外廣邀各不同研究方案相關的學者、牧長以及相關專家，形成龐大的研究人力資源。這也是個人在總會任職期間，對總會資源之豐沛感受最為深刻而感動的經驗。在四年的研發中心任內，所開發的許多研究方案，大都是藉由這些熱情委身的學者、牧長無怨無悔的投入所完成的。