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Gender Awareness
Gender Awareness
Building an Inclusive Community:
Partnership of Women and Men in God’s Mission
November 19-23, 2012
Bangkok, Thailand
A Gender
awareness workshop on Building an
Inclusive Community: Partnership of Women and Men in God’s Mission, is now
being held at the Christian Guest House at Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop, which is the first in a series of
three workshops scheduled for the years 2013-2015, aims at encouraging and facilitating Asian
churches in promoting gender justice and building an inclusive community of
God’s people.
These initiatives take into account the Gender
inequalities that have deep historical roots in every corner of the world,
particularly in Asia. These inequalities limit the rights of women to chose and
decide on issues that matter most in her life and force her to be hemmed in by
social, traditional and cultural taboos.The struggle for gender equality
continues to be viewed as a women’s struggle. Men have more often been viewed
as part of problem, but it is important that they are seen as part of the
solution.
At the same it is also important to understand why cultural
stereotypes do not allow most men to reveal their soft side and their emotions
for fear of being criticized. The
struggle for inclusive communities and gender justice belongs equally to both
women and men. Building strong partnerships requires that both women and men
play critical roles and work together in ways that are positive, progressive,
respectful and healthy. The Churches in Asia have been slow to recognize and
accept gender as a critical issue within the church. Life in its fullness for
all, demands that churches take this matter seriously and in earnest.
Therefore these significant workshops that
are to be held in each sub-region will promote
theological reflections on the partnership of women and men in
prophesying, healing and reconciling in church and society; provide space to
re-examine gender roles within the family, church and society; build capacity in promoting gender justice in the
life and ministry of the churches and communities and provide opportunities for
shared ministry and new ways of together being Church.
The
workshop is being facilitated by Rev. Dr. Philip Vinod Peacock and Rev. Dr.Yong Ping Jin, both experts in the field, and Ms. Sunila Ammar, Exec. Secretary
EGY.
posted by communications on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 |
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