Learn how the Committee on the Self-Development of People invests in people with its partners across the globe. Included is basic information needed to apply for a SDOP-funded grant.
This colorful 8.5 x 3.75 brochure is written in an easy to understand format and outlines several types of self-help projects that Self-Development of People has entered into partnership with through the years. If you and others you know in your community are currently out of work and wondering how the ministry of Self-Development of People may assist a low-income group of people in your situation, this is a resource you may find especially useful. Information on criteria for funding and how to apply for a grant is also included.
This first edition set of peace cards was created in 2014 for the Season of Peace and can be used by children and in households anytime during the year. Each card contains a reflection, prayer and action item.
This second edition set of peace cards was created in 2015 for the Season of Peace and can be used by children and in households anytime during the year. Each card contains a reflection, prayer and action item.
This third edition set of peace cards was created in 2016 for the Season of Peace and can be used by children and in households anytime during the year. Each card contains a reflection, prayer and action item.
Sermons and Liturgy is a thematic collection of sermons and liturgical materials celebrating the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP). It helps pastors develop SDOP-themed worship services and provides insight into the Biblical and theological foundations of the SDOP ministry.
Your gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing enable the Presbyterian Hunger Program to take action to alleviate hunger, care for creation, and address the system causes of poverty so that all may be fed. Please give generously.
Use this card as you pray for Mission Co-worker Sharon Bryant. The card includes a photo and overview of her work.
Sharon coordinates volunteers who come to Thailand on short-term mission assignments to teach English. They serve Thai students in grades K-12 who attend the 25 Christian schools of the Church of Christ in Thailand. In addition to teaching, the volunteers share their lives of faith and leave a lasting impact on the schools and the surrounding communities. Those who lead the Thai church today have stories of such volunteers in their past. Sharon’s goal is to help the …
Tragically, after surviving decades of civil war and achieving independence, South Sudan continues to endure cycles of ethnic, political and resource-based conflict. This violence, however, does not reflect the hearts of the masses who long for a peaceful future for their children. While South Sudanese work diligently to address these issues, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Reformed Church in America have joined their efforts by sending Reverends Nancy & Shelvis Smith-Mather. Shelvis is the Principal of the RECONCILE Peace Institute(RPI). The RPI equips leaders to initiate sustainable peace in places of high conflict and trauma. Nancy is the Project …
Sharing the mission trip experience helps other people in your church learn about people and places with which they are unfamiliar. Telling the story brings others along with you in an experience they didn’t get to have. What you say and the images you show can have a lasting impact on your listener or reader. Use these tips to help craft respectful mission stories. For more information about short-term mission, visit pcusa.org/toolkits/short-term-mission.