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The 11th annual Christian Forum for Reconciliation in Northeast Asia

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We are excited to gather again this year for the 11th Christian Forum for Reconciliation in Northeast Asia, a landmark gathering. This momentous occasion marks the Forum’s first gathering in Taiwan in our decade-long history, signifying the Forum’s enduring commitment to fostering reconciliation and understanding.

Theme: Healing the Divides: A Decade of Pursuing Reconciliation in Northeast Asia

Date: March 11-16th, 2024
For International Participants: please arrive before 3:30 pm at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), not Songshan Airport (TSA), in order to take the shuttle to the venue. For Taiwan-based Participants: please arrive by 5:00 pm to the venue on Monday, March 11th, and depart on Saturday, March 16th.

Venue: Presbyterian Bible College, Hsinchu City, Taiwan

Registration Fee: 500 USD in cash
                                200 USD in cash (Young people 35 years old or younger)

Host: Northeast Asia Reconciliation Initiative 

Partners: Duke Divinity School and Mennonite Central Committee

Plenary Speakers: Yuko Fukushima (Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan), Lung-Kung Huang (Bible Society, Taiwan), David Wang (Fuller Theological Seminary, USA), and Richard Hays (Duke Divinity School, USA – Online) 

Pilgrimage: On Wednesday, participants will visit the 228 National Museum

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The 10th Christian Forum for Reconciliation in Northeast Asia

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We are excited to gather again this year for the 10th Christian Forum for Reconciliation in Northeast Asia. Despite the challenges of the pandemic and the deepening divides over political tensions in the region, we believe that it is important to come together to listen to God’s call to engage with the broken world and renew our commitment to the ministry of reconciliation.

Theme: Post-COVID World and the Ministry of Reconciliation

Date: June 5-10, 2023 (Please arrive by 5:00 pm on Monday, June 5th and depart on Saturday, June 10th)

Venue: Sacred Heart Spirituality Center, Paju, Korea 

Registration Fee: $450 USD in cash
                              $150 USD in cash (Young people 35 years old or younger)

Host: Northeast Asia Reconciliation Initiative 

Partners: Duke Divinity School and Mennonite Central Committee

Plenary Speakers: Dr. Douglas Campbell (Duke Divinity School, USA), Dr. Tom Sakon (Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan), Dr. Paulus Widjaja (Duta Wacana Christian University, Indonesia), Dr. Nina Balmaceda (Center for Reconciliation, Duke Divinity School, USA), and Dr. Chris Rice (Mennonite Central Committee United Nations Office, USA) 

Pilgrimage: On Wednesday, after the morning session, onsite participants will visit the Unification Observatory, the North Korean Cemetery, Displaced People’s Cemetery, and the Catholic Church of Reconciliation and Repentance. After dinner that evening, we will have a prayer meeting.

Registration due date: 
Onsite participants Saturday, May 13th
Online participants Wednesday, May 31st
Zoom link for the plenary sessions will be emailed to the online participants.

The 9th Christian Forum for Reconciliation in Northeast Asia


Onsite Participants: Expected to arrive by 6:00 pm dinner on Tuesday June 28, and leave after lunch on Thursday June 30.
Online Participants: You will be joining online programs at the following times.

Wednesday June 29:
8:30-11:00 am Seoul/Tokyo;
7:30-10:00 am Hong Kong/Beijing/Taipei;
(Tuesday June 28 7:30-10:00 pm U.S/Canada Eastern Time)

Thursday June 30:
8:30-11:00 am Seoul/Tokyo;
7:30-10:00 am Hong Kong/Beijing/Taipei;
(Wednesday June 29 7:30-10:00 pm U.S/Canada Eastern Time)

Breakout Sessions: Breakout sessions will be divided between onsite and online participants.

About the Speakers
Dr. Soong-Chan Rah https://www.fuller.edu/faculty/soong-chan-rah/
Dr. Nina Balmaceda https://divinity.duke.edu/faculty/nina-balmaceda

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