Asia
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The existence of communion is traditionally well understood in Asian culture. The life of communion corresponds to friendship and fellowship, which form the cornerstone of the Asian churches. The Asian Lutheran churches can easily identify with the specification of the LWF as a communion of churches.
The regional programs strengthen mutual support in expressing Lutheran identity as "Communion of Churches" by sharing given talents, experiences and theological insights. The programs promote
cooperation among Lutheran churches in Asia and also with partner churches, mission agencies and ecumenical bodies in the region.
For practical reasons, Asia is divided into three subregions: NEALUC (North East Asian Lutheran Communion), WeSALUC (West and South Asian Lutheran Communion) and SEALUC (South East Asian Lutheran Communion).
As part of the plans to support the regional expression of communion, the Advisory Committee for Coordination of Regional Expression in Asia (ACCREA) was set up by the Asian Lutheran churches. As an expression of communion, the committee helps to find ways of making the recommendations of the Asia Church Leadership Conference the real program for the region.
LWF national committees have also been set up in several countries to make concrete the common life and decisions of the Lutheran churches nationally.
