8. Discern new governance configurations and collaboration, especially in light of the demands of mission in Asia Pacific and our changing demographics

8.1 Long-term plans for aging provinces such as Japan, the Chinese province, Australia and the Philippines need to be made.

8.2 The collaboration between JPN, CHN, KOR, and VIE will be revived.

8.3 New governance configurations and synergies will be explored.

Targeted outputs:

8a. Aging provinces: Apostolic plans are developed or reviewed to address the reality of aging and diminishment. Ignatian formation programs are conducted for lay collaborators (see 4ii) (MS of ageing provinces)

8b. New governance configurations: Lessons from historical experiences in Asia Pacific are studied in 2021 and past experiences in other parts of the world are studied over the next 2 years. (JCAP President, Renzo)