Apoyo a los ministerios interculturales
Apoyo a los Ministerios Interculturales para las Congregaciones Racializadas
Las oficinas de la Agencia Unificada Provisioinal que apoyan los ministerios interculturales afroestadounidenses, asiáticos, hispano/latino, coreano, del Medio Oriente, nativo estadounidense y africano. Las personas racializadas y las comunidades de adoración de nuevos inmigrantes que apoyamos se reúnen regularmente, construyendo una identidad de personas de color que nace de una historia, una herencia y una lengua comunes.
Trabajamos estrechamente con las personas racializadas y las nuevas comunidades de adoración de inmigrantes a través de concilios intermedios, grupos y redes, comprometiéndonos con la misión de hacer crecer, transformar, capacitar, dirigir y desarrollar las comunidades. Creamos una conciencia del racismo institucional en la iglesia y un entorno en el que las personas racializadas, las nuevas personas inmigrantes y las mujeres puedan servir plenamente en el ministerio y el liderazgo.
En nuestros ministerios, trabajamos para lograr la justicia de género y racial y equipar a las personas racializadas y a la juventud adulta para el liderazgo. Ayudamos a mujeres universitarias y juventud racializada en su camino de fe y fomentamos redes de apoyo para ellas.
A medida que descubrimos cómo compartir el Evangelio en una cultura cada vez más diversa, tenemos más posibilidades de vivir la visión bíblica de un mundo en el que se valora la humanidad de todas las personas y en el que el amor de Dios se extiende a todas las razas, clases, culturas y pueblos.
Recursos destacados
Reflexiones de nuestro personal para un nuevo año
When you read this, the new year must be upon us. As we all enter 2023, I do so with a profound sense of hope even as I am cognizant of the struggles and burdens of 2022. For many of us, myself included, I do not have the energy to embrace 2023 with any sense of confidence. I am entering the new year exhausted and worn out but with a feeling of hopeful anticipation. Probably that is the way you all feel, too.
The ancient words from the prophet Isaiah come to us fresh for 2023. The CEB translation puts it this way, “But those who hope in the Lord shall renew their strength.” (40:31) While the NRSV translation puts it the following way, “But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength.” I have decided to go into 2023 with the theme of “Hope in the Lord” derived from my understanding of the two translations. They will serve as the theme of the year to guide me through 2023.
May I take this opportunity to invite our congregations to embrace this as a guiding theme for our year together. May it be our guiding light and word as we enter 2023. Hope in the Lord. Wait for the Lord.
The two translations use the words hope and wait interchangeably, which makes sense if you think about it. Experience teaches us that waiting for the Lord increases our ability to hope in the Lord. In his letter to the church in Rome, the apostle Paul says that “for in hope we are saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” Romans 8:24–25 (NRSV). Waiting and hoping go hand in hand. I believe that it is in our waiting that hope is born. Most of us hope in many things, but I invite you to join me as we hope in the Lord more intentionally in 2023. What are your hopes? What or who do you have your hopes in? Write them down and trust God with them.
As a community, may we be known as those whose hope is in the Lord, and our strength are renewed. As the Lord leads us, we will fly up with wings like the eagle, we will run and not be tired. As the Lord re-imagines and renews us, then, we will walk and not be weary. This is our commitment. So be it.
– Rev. Princeton Abaraoha, Field Staff, African Intercultural Ministries
I have the privilege to go around, like a free bird, to see God in action. I can see that God really is the sustainer and upholder of the world.
I could see a new worship community where the pastor and his wife get in their cars, early on Sunday morning, and drive to the refugees’ houses to bring them to the church for worship. After worship, the pastor takes his portion of the worshipers, as well as his wife, to drop them off at their homes again. In between, I can see the smiles on the faces of those who had to start their lives and practice their faith again in a new place and new culture. During worship, I engage with them in real singing, and as the pastor shares the word of God, I can see its effect in their facial expressions. After worship, they put the food, which they brought from their homes, together and eat their meals with gladness and singleness of heart. I think, “Where did I hear that before? Is it the book of Acts?”
I could see images and colors woven together in a beautiful story, skillfully woven, in a beautiful tapestry.
These people entered God’s story with their own story, and they can see that God really is the sustainer and upholder of the world.
– Rev. Magdy Girgis, Associate for Middle Eastern Intercultural Congregational Support
I pray for the grace and peace of the Lord as we begin another year of 2023.
During the past three years of the Covid pandemic, humanity has had unprecedented experiences. We had to adapt to a new way of life that we were not used to at all, along with the pain of having to leave our loved ones and friends unexpectedly and other various kinds of pain in life. Through this time, however, we have reaffirmed a very important wisdom: that we, particularly Christians, must live a life of Kairos, not Chronos. God’s time, not our time. The quality of life is much more valuable than the quantity of life.
I pray that the coming year 2023 will be a blessed time for us to live the life of Kairos according to the will of God.
I wish the Lord’s blessings and grace to the families of my beloved colleagues and the flocks that you serve.
– Rev. Moongil Cho, Associate for Korean Congregational Support
Por favor, done al Native American Church Property Fund
La 223a Asamblea General (2018) ordenó a la Fundación Presbiteriana crear un fondo permanente para las reparaciones y mejoras urgentes e inmediatas para las propiedades de las iglesias nativoestdadounidenses. Agradecemos su generosidad.
La Mujer Maravilla: ¿Realidad o mito?
Proverbios 31 | 3 de marzo de 2024
Este año, Celebra los dones de la mujer reflexiona sobre la mujer del Proverbio 31. La Rvda. Dra. Anita Wright explora el texto y se pregunta: Wonder Woman: ¿realidad o mito? Se nos anima a nombrar a las mujeres anónimas y a alzar sus voces y sus contribuciones a la Iglesia y fuera de ella. El profesor Wil Gafney describe a esta mujer como algo más que un ama de casa con esteroides, sino que ensalza su espíritu emprendedor, su generosidad y su artesanía. La mujer de Proverbios 31 es temerosa de Dios, atenta, considerada e ingeniosa. Tenemos la oportunidad de explorar el texto de una forma que resalta atributos que no sólo benefician a las mujeres, sino a toda la familia.
Aunque el Domingo de la Celebración de los Dones de la Mujer fue el 3 de marzo de 2024, las congregaciones o grupos de mujeres pueden utilizar el recurso en cualquier día elegido para honrar la supervivencia de la mujer durante circunstancias difíciles.
2024 Celebre los dones de la mujer
