총회 사무국 위원회 (COGA)의 가을 회의 첫 날은 많은 의제가 있었다. 수요일 회의는 총회 센터를 방문한 남아프리카 복음주의 장로교회 총회장인 Shirilele Patrick Nyambi 목사의 인사말로 시작되었다.
Nyambi는 “제 인생에서 미국을 여행함은 이번이 처음입니다” 라고 느얌비는 말한다. “저는 정서기 및 OGA 직원 뿐만 아니라 자비, 평화 및 정의부서 및 세계 선교부를 방문하였습니다. 미국장로교는 배울 점이 많고 집으로 가져갈 것이 많다고 생각합니다.”
Hubo una agenda repleta el primer día de la reunión otoñal del Comité de la Oficina de la Asamblea General (COGA, por sus siglas en inglés). La reunión del miércoles comenzó con saludos del reverendo Dr. Shirilele Patrick Nyambi, moderador de la Iglesia Evangélica Presbiteriana de Sudáfrica, quien estaba de visita en el Centro Presbiteriano.
“Es la primera vez que vengo a los Estados Unidos”, dijo Nyambi. “Me reuní con el secretario permanente y el personal de OGA, así como con las dependencias Compasión, Paz y Justicia y Misión Mundial. Creo que tenemos mucho que aprender de la IP(EE. UU.) y me llevo a casa estas lecciones”.
Presbyterians participating in the Co-Moderators’ book study program have a new resource available to them. A series of short videos is now available to walk readers through "Neighborhood Church: Transforming Your Congregation into a Powerhouse for Mission." Co-Authors Kris Van Tatenhove and Rob Mueller lead readers through each chapter of the book.
Members of the Presbyterian Mission Agency board spent their final morning together Saturday in two important contexts: worship and board development.
The Stony Point Center will get at least the initial portion of the cash infusion it needs to become the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s (PMA) laboratory for becoming a Matthew 25 church.
The Presbyterian Mission Agency board meeting started Friday morning with a short worship service that took participants back to 1619. But for her talk, “A Conversation on Racism and Matthew 25,” the Rev. Denise Anderson brought up some slightly more recent history — 2016.
According to the U.S. Department of State, the Trump administration plans to set the fiscal year 2020 refugee admissions goal at 18,000, a record low that effectively dismantles the U.S. resettlement program established nearly 40 years ago. Today’s presidential executive order also permits state and local officials to block refugee resettlement in their communities.
When the Rev. Dr. Jason Brian Santos became the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s coordinator for Christian Formation a few of years ago, he never dreamed he’d be hosting a conference on the theology of play and tabletop (board) games.
The members of the Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) heard the criticism: While they were making financial decisions about companies that were having a negative impact on the communities around them, the committee members were not engaging with those impacted communities.
Two members of a special committee appointed to explore the financial sustainability and per capita funding of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) met via video conference with the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board Thursday, asking board members and staff questions ranging from agency cooperation to Friday’s significant board vote on the future of the Stony Point Center, the site for the board meeting.