Taiwan Ecumenical Forum Zoom Webinar 1. Date⇒22 & 23 May, 2023 2. Time⇒20:00~22:00 Taiwan time 3. Theme⇒Light after Darkness -- Becoming A Community of Solidarity and Resilience
Welcome Message/ Rev. Dr. Jooseop Keum / TEF Co-Convenor Current General Secretary, Council for World Mission (CWM); Presbyterian Church in Korea (PCK) Ordained Minister;Former WCC staff; Civil Defense I / Director Enoch Wu /Founder & Executive Director ofForward Alliance Topic>Civil Defense: Practicing Resilience Civil Defense II /Elder Michael Tsai / Former Minister of National Defense, Taiwan Topic>How Taiwan is defying China's aggression, with total national defense & regional security cooperations Panel Presentation/ Japan: Mr. Shoichi Konda /Advisor to “The Christian” (interdenominational weekly newspaper), Editorial Advisor to “Cult 110” Topic>What Overcomes the Cult-like World Panel Presentation/Canada: Rev. Dr. Steve Moore /United Church of Canada (UCC) Ordained Minister; Religious Area Analysis (RAA) and Religious Leader Engagement, (RLE) Topic>The Church in a Dis/Misinformation Age: Reality and Response
Opening Message / Rev. Dr. Cheng Yang-En / Senior Pastor for Theological and Educational Ministry, Che-Lam Presbyterian Church in Taipei; Contract Research Fellow, Research and Development Centre, PCT; Retired Professor of Church History, Taiwan Theological Seminary Disinformation /Ms. Billion Lee /Cofounder of the Cofacts Topic>Fighting against disinformation & information operation via AI chatbot Panel Presentation /Korea: Dr. Kim Sang-Duk /Adjunct Professor, Sungkyul University Topic>Restless Truth and Resilient Faith: Christianity and Media in the Public Sphere (a Korean Perspective) Panel Presentation /Philippines: Mr. Sonny Africa /Executive Director of IBON Foundation – an independent think-tank providing research, information and education services to social movements in the Philippines and abroad Topic>Disinformation, anti-democracy and militarism in the Philippines Theological Reflection /Canada: Rev. Dr. Chris Ferguson /Former General Secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC); Former TEF Co-Convener; United Church of Christ (UCC) Ordained Minister |