¡§Religious Pluralism and Higher Education in Asia¡¨
Asian Christian Faculty Fellowship Federation
13-16 November 2008

Dhyana Pura Beach Resort
Bali, Indonesia


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NOVEMBER 13 THURSDAY
  ARRIVAL  
  4:30 pm REGISTRATION at Paruman Agung Room
  6:30 OPENING WORSHIP
¡E SERMON given by
¡E LITURGIST to be led by Dr. Manlian, Universitas Pelita Harapan
  7:30 DINNER at Kintamani Restaurant
 
NOVEMBER 14 FRIDAY
  7:00 am Breakfast at Eden Restaurant
  8:00 Brief Morning Devotion
¡E Sermon given by Rev. Dr. Cung Hup ¡V Myanmar Institute of Theology
¡E Meeting venue: Paruman Agung Room
  8:30

INAUGURATION
WELCOME SPEECHES
¡E DR. PATRICIA STRANAHAN ¡V UNITED BOARD President
¡E DR. MAHER SPURGEON ¡V ACFF Federation President
¡E DR. JONATHAN L. PARAPAK ¡V UPH Rector / (Host)

  9:00
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
FIRST TALK HIGHER EDUCATION, RELIGION AND PUBLIC SPHERE
Speaker: Dr. Felix Wilfred, University of Madras, India
   
  10:00
SECOND TALK RELIGIOUS PLURALISM AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN ASIA: MUSINGS ON
DIALOGUE, DIVERSITY, AND WORLD FORMATION
Speaker: Dr. Lester Edwin Ruiz, Association for Theological Schools, USA
Moderator: Dr. Avron Boretz, Program Director, United Board
   
  11:00 BREAK AND GROUP PHOTO SESSION
  11:30 COUNTRY/ REGIONAL PRESENTATION
Facilitator: Dr. Maher Spurgeon ¡V ACFF Federation President
¡E HONG KONG
¡E INDIA
¡E INDONESIA
¡E KOREA
¡E MYANMAR
¡E PHILIPPINES
¡E PRC
¡E TAIWAN
¡E THAILAND
  1:00pm LUNCH at Kintamani Restaurant
  2:00pm PAPER PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION GROUPS
GROUP 1 EFFECTIVE TEACHING
Moderator: Dr. Mei-Chin Lin, Fu Jen Catholic University
GROUP 2 DEVELOPING FUTURE LEADERS
Moderator: Dr. Liu Ping, Fudan University
GROUP 3 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Moderator: Dr. Nirmala Jeyaraj, Program Director, United Board
  (Each presenter will have 8 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q & A. There is 15 minutes break in the middle session. Each presenter please refer to the attachment for further details.)
  3:30 Snacks will be served inside the Discussion Group venues for a working break.
  6:00 DINNER & CULTURAL NIGHT at Kintamani Restaurant
Performers: Delegates from each country
Others: Local music performance
NOVEMBER 15 SATURDAY
  7:00 am Breakfast at Eden Restaurant
  8:30 Brief Morning Devotion
¡E Sermon given by Rev. King Tak IP ¡V Hong Kong Baptist University
¡E Meeting venue: Paruman Agung Room
  9:00
THIRD TALK RELIGIOUS PLURALISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN ASIA: BETHLEHEM AND
OTHER EXPERIENCES/INSIGHTS, ISSUES & CHALLENGES
Speaker: Bro. Rolando Dizon, FSC, De La Salle University, Philippines
Moderator: Dr. Ihan Martoyo, Head of Laboratory, UPH
   
  10:30 BREAK
  11:00 PLENARY SESSION; GROUP PRESENTATION
¡E Facilitator: Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann - Vice President for Programs, United Board
  12:30pm LUNCH at Kintamani Restaurant
  1:30 FEDERATION BUSINESS MEETING
Facilitator: Dr. Maher Spurgeon ¡V ACFF Federation President
  2:30 CLOSING CEREMONY
¡E Closing remarks by Dr. Willi Toisuta
¡E Reflections (3 selected participants)
¡E Closing Worship & Commissioning ¡V Dr. Yohanes Hadi Soesilo ¡V ACFF Federation President Indonesian Chapter
  4:30 Depart Dhyana Pura Hotel for tour at Uluwatu Temple and dinner at Jimbaran Beach