Church leaders who were part of the negotiations between South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir and former vice president Riek Machar are now urging that the peace agreement come into immediate effect, ending a five-month conflict in the world’s newest country.
Jesus sends us to make disciples. But what does that really mean?
Peru is one of the most conservative and discriminatory societies in the continent. The sole fact of proposing a law that protects the rights of same-sex couples has caused a wave of criticism and insults against opposition Congressman Carlos Bruce, who presented the initiative, as well as against human rights organizations and activists of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual and intersexual (LGBTI) community which supports the proposal.
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Despite progress in defeating extreme global poverty, most Americans see no end in sight, according to a survey sponsored by Compassion International.
“와서, 하나님 나라의 잔치에 참여하자”가 아시아계 미국 장로교인들을 위해 총회장이 주관하는 두 번째 모임의 주제이다. 이 모임은 제 221차 미국 장로교 총회 바로 직전에 디르로이트에서 열릴 것이다.
Renaissance Center 안의 디트로이트 Marriot에서, 6월 12-13일 사이에 총회 직전 행사로 계획된 이 모임에 대해, 제 220차 총회장 닐 프레사는 “교회와 다양한 지역 사회들에서 섬기고 있는 아시안계 미국 장로교인들의 역사와, 상황 현실들과, 정체성과, 희망에 관한 대화를 촉진시키기 위해” 고안되어졌다고 말한다.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series featuring two participants of the Mosaic of Peace trip to Israel/Palestine, a Presbyterian Peacemaking conference running April 28-May 10. Read past entries here, here, here and here. The following reflects the thoughts and views of the participant and was only slightly edited for clarity. — Bethany Daily
Church leaders from South Sudan are arriving in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, all set to take part in the start of negotiations between South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar.
Fifty years in ministry is a long time to serve! Three pastors and their wives were recognized for their 50 years of ordained ministry at this winter's Assembly of the Iglesia Evangelica Dominicana (IED), our partner church in the Dominican Republic.
The Synod of Lakes and Prairies’ Steering Committee, following action by the synod when it met here last week (April 27-29), will respond this fall to a report from the synod’s Future of the Synod Task Force recommending the creation of an administrative commission that would have authority over the design of synod staffing.