Ecumenical Breakthrough in Taiwan Campus Ministries
Three campus ministry groups in Kaohsiung which had ignored each other for decades joined for a Biblical Festival last week. Presbyterian Campus Ministry, the interdenominational Campus Evangelical Fellowship (CEF) and the para-church Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) broke down the walls that had long separated them and united as one body of Christ.
Hwang Ming-chong, from the Presbyterian Church's Kaohsiung Campus Ministry Center, said that each group had long built with a particular emphasis. Evergreen focused on theological reflection and social concern; CEF emphasized personal and group Bible study; and CCC majored in personal evangelism. Each congregation maintained separate goals and programs but had failed to collborate.
Nevertheless, the fellowships were united through the Bible. Rev. Chyi Yi-ren from CEF offered a "General Outline of Psalms and Wisdom Literature." Liou Jih-ping from CCC delivered a speech on "Personal Spiritual Discussion" and Mr. Hwang from Evergreen addressed "The Basics of the Holy Spirit."
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The convocation intended to emphasize the search for truth in the university environment and to establish a climate for better communication between the groups Now working in a greater collaborative nature, the three groups will coalesce and synthesize their characters and build a harmony of Christ unprecedented in history of campus ministries.
Editor's Note: The above article was reported by Li Hsin-ren in Chinese then translated by David Alexander and revised and edited by the editor of ChristianToday.com.
