A powerful sermon by the Rev. Hodari Williams, team leader of New Life Presbyterian Church in South Fulton, Georgia, deftly set the stage for the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, who brought conference-goers to their feet with her opening plenary on the first day of the historic Matthew 25 Summit.
Growing up in the 1980s, the Rev. Hodari Williams was a fan of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger comic books — especially Cloak, whose superpower was becoming invisible when he wore his robe.
Puede parecer bastante natural que pensemos en una nueva calidad de vida al comenzar un nuevo año. Mientras continuamos examinando las maneras en que las personas que son parte fiel de la iglesia prometen «involucrarse responsablemente en el ministerio de la Iglesia de Cristo» (G-1.0304), es apropiado examinar lo que significa demostrar una nueva calidad de vida en el momento en que comienza un nuevo año. ¿Encaja esto con las resoluciones más comunes de año nuevo, como perder peso, hacer más ejercicio, organizarse más, viajar y leer más? ¿Es esa la nueva calidad de vida que debemos buscar?
새해를 맞아서 새로운 삶의 질에 대해서 생각하는 것은 자연스러운 일인 것 같습니다. 우리가 신실한 교인으로서 "그리스도 교회의 사역에 책임감있게 참여할"(G-1.0304) 방식을 탐색하면서, 달력이 바뀌는 이 시기에 새로운 삶의 질을 보여준다는 것의 의미를 탐색해 보는 것은 적절한 것 같습니다. 체중 감량, 운동량 늘리기, 정리 정돈하기, 여행하기, 독서량 늘리기 등 가장 흔한 새해 결심에 해당할까요? 그것이 우리가 찾고 있는 새로운 삶의 질에 부합할까요?
It seems quite natural to think about a new quality of life at the beginning of a new year. As we continue to examine the ways that faithful members are “involved responsibly in the ministry of Christ’s Church” (G-1.0304), it’s appropriate to examine what it means to demonstrate a new quality of life at the same time that we are faced with a turn of the calendar. Does it fit into the most common new year resolutions like losing weight, exercising more, getting more organized, traveling, or reading more? Is that the new quality of life that we are looking for?
The Presbyterian Historical Society has processed the Peacemaking Program Records as Record Group 542, and the guide to the records is now available for researchers: https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-542.
The collection totals 59 boxes, with a scope covering the history and actions of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program (PPP) and its staff as they worked to find ways for the denomination to respond to Christ’s call to be peacemakers. Additionally, there are records of the Presbyterian United Nations Office (PUNO) and the files of the Rev. Donald J. Wilson, chiefly documenting his work in peacemaking and international affairs before the creation of the PPP.
Last September, just about the time of his 88th birthday, the Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr., had a transformative experience. It was so life-changing that he wasn’t sure the people present at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. as well as many more online would want him to deliver his planned talk, “How Can We Heal Our Nation?” as part of the McClendon Scholar Program.
You’re not alone in your ministry. And you don’t have to suffer in silence.
Last week as part of the lead-up to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presbyterian Peace Fellowship offered an informative webinar featuring author and scholar Dr. Michael Long, who most recently edited “Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics” about the man most responsible for organizing the landmark March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.
The Rev. Dr. Keith Albans, who served 16 years as the Director of Chaplaincy and Spirituality at Methodist Homes in the United Kingdom, is something of a wordsmith. His prodigious abilities were on display Thursday during a University of Waterloo’s Conrad Grebel University College webinar, “It’s How You Say It: Exploring the Language and Imagery of Aging.” The hour-long event was carried by the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministry Network and attended by more than 100 people from around the world.