“What are we going to do with these people who are shedding tears day and night, who are wounded in their hearts, about these children who are suffering? How can the Church be a light in the situation? How can we give hope? God has entrusted us with this responsibility, to be the voice of these people.”
In a video just released by Presbyterian Mission, Financial Aid for Service is drawing attention to its Transformational Leadership Debt Assistance (TLDA) program. TLDA offers $5,000 loans —with forgiveness for service — to qualifying pastors of churches with 150 or fewer members and to qualifying pastors of new worshiping communities.
Paola Schellenbaum is a trained cultural anthropologist in Italy and abroad. Her work includes research and training on intercultural education and integration. This fall, she will be one of 16 individuals who will visit Presbyterian churches, mid-councils and other institutions as part of the International Peacemakers initiative, sponsored by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program.
트럼프 대통령에게 보낸 서한에서, 유대교, 기독교, 이슬람교 종교 지도자 35명이 이스라엘 - 팔레스타인 평화가 가능함에 동의 하였다.
장로교 서명자는 총회 정서기인 J. Herbert Nelson, II 그리고 교단 전 총회장인 John M. Buchanan 목사(Christian Century의 은퇴 편집자 겸 발행인)를 포함한다.
종교 지도자들은 NLDI (National Interfaith Leadership Initiative)를 통해 발표된 성명서에서 "이스라엘과 팔레스타인 두 국가의 자결과 안전을 위한 합법적이고 오랫동안의 열망을 바탕으로 두 국가를 유지하는 해결책이 여전히 가장 대표적인 해결책이며, 두 민족의 본질적인 이해 관계를 충족시키고 갈등을 해소하는 현실적인 방법" 이라고 강조했다.
En una carta al presidente Trump, treinta y cinco líderes judíos, cristianos y musulmanes coinciden en que es posible la paz entre el pueblo israelí y palestino.
Los firmantes presbiterianos de la carta incluyen al reverendo J. Herbert Nelson, II, Secretario de la Asamblea General, y el ex Moderador de la Asamblea General, el Reverendo John M. Buchanan, editor jubilado y editor de The Christian Century.
En un comunicado emitido a través de la National Interfaith Leadership Initiative (Iniciativa de Liderazgo Interreligioso Nacional (NILI)), los líderes declararon: «Basados en las legítimas y antiguas aspiraciones de los israelíes y palestinos para la autodeterminación y seguridad nacional, una solución de dos estados sigue representando la mayoría realista para satisfacer los intereses esenciales de ambos pueblos y para resolver el conflicto».
In a letter to President Trump, thirty-five Jewish, Christian, and Muslim national religious leaders agree that Israeli-Palestinian peace is possible.
Presbyterian signers of the letter include the Reverend J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, and former General Assembly Moderator, the Reverend John M. Buchanan, retired editor and publisher of The Christian Century.
In a statement released through the National Interfaith Leadership Initiative (NILI), the religious leaders state: “Based on the legitimate, long-standing aspirations of Israelis and Palestinians for national self-determination and security, a two-state solution still represents the most realistic way to meet essential interests of both peoples and to resolve the conflict.”
The 112th New Wilmington Mission Conference (NWMC) is underway on the campus of Westminster College through July 29. This year NWMC welcomes its first woman director, the Rev. Virginia “Ginny” Teitt, organizing pastor of Concord Presbyterian Church in Marysville, Ohio. Teitt was hired Nov. 1 to fill the role of retiring director Dr. Donald Dawson.
A peace accord ratified between the Colombian government and the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) guerrilla group in late 2016 has been in the process of implementation this year, and former guerrilla combatants have settled in 25 “transitional normalization zones” around the country. The process of transitioning into civilian life has included educational programs and the laying down of arms through a three-part handover to the United Nations. The arms handover is now 100 percent — a hopeful sign for the construction of peace in Colombia.
Members of the National Black Presbyterian Caucus (NBPC) gathered in Detroit on July 13–15 for the 43rd biennial convention. The event offered something for everyone but made sure to offer topics of interest to youth and young adults. The convention provided an opportunity for NBPC members to meet with the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson II, Stated Clerk for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and Co-Moderator T. Denise Anderson.
Por conteo a mano alzada, una gran parte de los/as asistentes a la plenaria de Big Tent el viernes por la tarde (7 de julio) indicaron que al menos habían leído Waking Up White por Debby Irving, un libro sobre el privilegio blanco recomendado a la iglesia por las Co -Moderadoras de la Asamblea General, Jan Edmiston y T. Denise Anderson.