Core group and Leaders Meeting
Objective: To identify and work with key Christian youth leaders from major regional churches who can impart vision and motivation, extend the network, provide leadership and be catalysts
Held through
- Annual Meetings
- Cross Cultural Exposures
- Fellowship and Prayer
- Sharing of Stories
- Bonding Together on Regional Issues
- Planning for South Asia Youth Conference
List of core group meetings
- 2003 – Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 2004 – Bombay. India
- 2005 – Kathmandu, Nepal
- 2006 – Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 2007 – Kathmandu, Nepal
- 2008 – Bangkok, Thailand
- 2009 – Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 2011 – Bentota, Sri Lanka
- 2015 – New Delhi, India
- 2017 – Negombo, Sri Lanka
- 2018 – Yangon, Myanmar
- 2019 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Expected Outcome
- Local mission initiatives by youth groups of churches
- Individuals making a commitment to mission service
- Exchange visits
- Transformed values and lifestyles
- Deeper understanding of and thinking about Christian mission of peace and reconciliation.
- Relationships formed across national, regional, ethnic, social and denominational barriers and cross-cultural communication develops.
- The emerging generation of church leaders in the region are envisioned and equipped for effective leadership.
- South Asian Christian youth have connections with church and mission at local, regional and global levels.
- South Asian Christian youth are integrated into, rightly related into, committed to both the local and broader community of which they are part, diversely expressed.
- Interact and understand the challenges faced by Christian youth in the region, and also second generation Christian children and youth.
Results
- A prayer network for peace (India – Pakistan boarder)
- Leadership development
- Regular e-communication sharing personal, national and regional stories
- Interconnectedness of youth desks of various South Asian Churches
- Learning from each other’s way of worship and spirituality
- Visibility of an organized ecumenical youth network in the region
- Revitalization of youth movement and structures within partner churches e.g. formation of Church of Pakistan
- National Youth Forum
