NCCI XXIX General Assembly 2023 – Program Shedule

National Council of Churches in India

XXIX GENERAL ASSEMBLY

21^th – 24^th April 2023, Henry Martyn Institute, Hyderabad

Program Schedule

21^th April 2023 (Friday)

07:00-08:00	Breakfast (Served in place of stay)
09:00-12:00	Registration
12:00-13:00	Inaugural Worship Announcements
13:00-14:30	Lunch
14:30-15:00	Welcome (NCCI and Hosts) Introduction to the XXIX General Assembly Felicitation of Guests
15:00-16:00	Biblical Theological Reflection I: Discerning the ecclesial Mandate: An inter-scriptural reading
16:00-16:30	Tea
16:30-17:30	BUSINESS SESSION I 01. Roll Call 02. Constituting the Assembly 03. Appointment of Recording Secretaries 04. Adoption of the Agenda 05. Felicitation and Obituaries 06. Release of Souvenir 07. Appointment of (a) Credentials Committee (b) Resolutions Committee (c) Message Committee (d) Nomination Committee 08. Receiving (a) Proceedings of the Last Assembly (b) Minutes of the Office Bearers’ Meetings (c) Minutes of the Working Committee (d) Minutes of the Finance Committee (e) Minutes of the Executive Committee (f) Minutes of the General Body (g) Reports of the Programs
17:30-18:30	Reports of the Pre-Assemblies (one page each) i. Youth ii. Women iii. Children iv. IDEA v. NEFGSD/ ESHA
18:30-19:30	Inauguration of Exhibition Stalls
19:30-20:30	Dinner (Served in the place of stay)

22^nd April 2023 (Saturday)

07.30-08:15	Breakfast (Served in place of Stay)
09:30-10:15	Worship led by Women
10:15-11:00	Keynote address: Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay General Secretary, World Council of Churches
11:00-11:30	Tea
11:30-13:00	BUSINESS SESSION II 09. Presidential Address 10. General Secretary’s Report 11. Treasurer’s report
13.00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:00 15:15-16:00	BUSINESS SESSION III 12. Greetings from Fraternal and Overseas Guests 13. Membership Concerns
16:00-16:30	Tea
16:30-17:30	Regional Ecumenical Expressions
18:00-20:00	Ecumenical Evening
20:00-21:00	Dinner

23^rd April 2023 (Sunday)

07.30- 8.15	Breakfast (Served in places of stay)
09.30-10.30	Ecumenical Worship led by Children
10:30-11:00	Tea
11:00 -11:45	Biblical Theological Reflection II: Compassionate Engagement and Discipleship
11:45-13:00	Thematic Plenary II Exclusion and prejudices: Challenges for a Transforming Church (Panel)
13.00-14.00	Lunch
14:15-16.00	Thematic Workshops Church Growing in Inclusion – Disability Church Growing in Inclusion – Gender and Sexual Diversity Living out Faiths and Beliefs Together with all Gender and Social Inclusion Climate Change and Sustainable Living
16.00-16.30	Tea
16.30-17.30	Reporting from Thematic Workshops
18:00-20:30	Ecumenical Evening with leaders of different faiths

24^th April 2023 (Monday)

07:30-08:15	Breakfast (Served at places of stay)
09:30-10:15	Worship led by Youth
10:15-11:00	Biblical Theological Reflection III: Learning to Hope
11:00-11:30	Tea
11:30-12:15	BUSINESS SESSION V 12. Report of the Resolutions Committee 13. Report of the Message Committee 14. Report from the Nomination Committee
12:15 – 13:00	Business Session VI Setting Priorities for the next Quadrennium (2023 -2027)
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:30-15.30	BUSINESS SESSION VI (Continued): Setting Priorities for the next Quadrennium (2023 – 2027)
15.30 – 16.30	Installation of the New Office Bearers Vote of Thanks Closing Worship
16.30-17.00	Tea

1800 – 19.00	First Meeting of the New Executive Committee Members
19.30-20.30	Dinner (Served at the places of stay)

There could be some departures on 25^th morning also . . .