Brochures and cards
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Ten Dynamic New Faith Communities
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Church Growth
Discover God at work in ten new church developments who are passionate about sharing Jesus and serving their communities.
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The Company of New Pastors brochure
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Theology and Worship
Being a good pastor is more than what one does. Good ministry cannot be defined by a list of actions in a particular call. What one does as a pastor must flow from who one is as a person called by God. This sense of vocation infuses the actions of the individual, transcends any job description and grants the freedom and resources necessary to fulfill the promise to serve “with energy, intelligence, imagination and love” as proscribed in the Book of Order (W-4.4003.h).
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Well Chosen Words
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian Women
Well Chosen Words, a guide to understanding and using inclusive language, developed by the Racial Ethnic and Women’s Ministries/PW ministry area in consultation with the Advocacy Committee on Women’s Concerns, cites Galatians 3:27-28 in which Paul asserts, “As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourself with Christ ... for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” Inclusive language allows all God’s children to be one in Christ Jesus.
The guide encourages language choices that proclaim the fullness of God, outlining traditional depictions as well as newer images to describe God, Jesus ...
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When Mission Kids Speak Out brochure
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Independent Abuse Review Panel
This brochure discusses the work of the Independent Abuse Review Panel (IARP) and offers suggestions on how you can help the victims.
From the brochure: “MK survivors have discovered that healing is possible when the secret is brought to light, when those who care about them acknowledge the truth of their experience, when the church reaches out and says, ‘This should not have happened.’”
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Women Are Key to the Future in South Sudan (black and white brochure)
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian Women
Learn about the ways you can support Sudanese women and the peace process in Sudan, through prayer, advocacy, education and financial contributions.
Read a five page report about the history of violence in Southern Sudan and the ways that women are already engaged in the peace process.
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Women Are Key to the Future in South Sudan (color brochure)
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian Women
Learn about the ways you can support Sudanese women and the peace process in Sudan, through prayer, advocacy, education and financial contributions.
Read a five page report about the history of violence in Southern Sudan and the ways that women are already engaged in the peace process.
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Women and Children: Faces from Africa
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—International Health and Development
The 2011 Healthy Women Healthy Families Mother’s Day card includes images of women and children in four African countries where International Health & Development assists the health programs of PC(USA) church partners: Malawi, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo and southern Sudan. Each photo was taken at the site of a Presbyterian mission hospital or health project. The women and children depicted on the card are representative of so many others in those countries who struggle to build healthy lives for their families. The Healthy Women Healthy Families Mother’s Day Project helps support them in that effort.
You can ...
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Wrap project brochure
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—International AIDS
This brochure describes the story of the wrap, how to receive it as a thank you gift and ways to contribute to the Wrap Project.
The Wrap projects promotes understanding and support of the various aspects of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Presbyterian partners’ work in Africa. Caring for kids is something happening out of both love and necessity. The numbers of orphans are growing, due both to AIDS and other causes. Hunger continues to stunt children’s growth, impair learning ability and be a cause of death for one child in the world every five seconds. The basic ...