“Can God spread a table in the wilderness?”—Psalm 78:19 This Leader’s Guide contains resources to help you and your congregation in supporting the Peace & Global Witness Offering this World Communion Sunday. This year’s theme is inspired by the cry from a people feeling abandoned to a cruel existence: The psalmist quotes the people as they ask; “Can God spread a table in the wilderness?” In response, the author reminds the people that the God who delivered them from bondage in Egypt could not only spread a table in the wilderness, but had already done so over and over …
As you prepare to observe Domestic Violence Awareness month with your congregation this October, we hope that you will take advantage of the many resources that Presbyterians Against Domestic Violence PADVN) has to offer. This year we are lifting up selections from recent resource packets that will include educational presentations, worship resources, sermon ideas, and informative bulletin inserts.
A major item of business before the 222nd General Assembly (2016) is the election of a Stated Clerk of the General Assembly. The Stated Clerk Nomination Committee, elected by the 221st General Assembly (2014), has been diligent in its work and has been careful to follow the process detailed in the Standing Rules of the General Assembly found in the Manual of the General Assembly. Download the 2016 Stated Clerk Candidates' Handbook.
2016 정서기 후보 안내서 Stated Clerk Candidates’ Handbook
제 222차 총회(2016)에서 다루게 될 업무들 중 주요 사안은 총회의 정서기를 선출하는 것입니다. 제221차 총회(2014)에서 선출된 정서기 공천위원회는 총회 안내서의 총회 정관에 상세히 명세 된 절차를 신중히 준수하며 열심히 일해 왔습니다. 참고로 정관의 해당 부분 H.2.b.가 이 문서(3-4페이지 참고)에 포함되어 있습니다.
위원회는 공천과정의 자세한 보고서를 교회에서 언제든지 열람할 수 있도록 했는데, 그것들은 정서기 공천위원회 페이지(Stated Clerk Nomination Committee)와 PC-Biz 자료페이지(resource page of PC-Biz)에 있습니다.
최종 면담결과, 위원회는 제이 허버트 넬슨(J. Herbert Nelson) 박사/목사를 지정하고 제222차 2016총회에 총회의 다음 정서기로 선출하도록 공천했습니다.
이 안내 자료에 제이 허버트 넬슨(J. Herbert …
Since gaining its independence, South Sudan has been embroiled in a violent civil war that has deepened ethnic divides. Presbyterians are collaborating with church partners on a peace-building initiative.https://www.presbyterianmission.org/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=resources
The Peace & Global Witness Offering sponsors visits by international peacemakers to congregations that are interested. Learn how these visits inspired one congregation
The Peace & Global Witness Offering works to end suffering and violence, both here in our community and around the world.
Every level of the PC(USA) is working together to make a difference for those displace by violence.
This guide will walk you through available resources and some effective ways for participation in, and celebration of the Pentecost Offering. But this guide is just a start, you know how to motivate your congregation. We encourage you to add your own ideas, creativity, and enthusiasm to help increase awareness and giving in your congregation.
First Presbyterian’s Pentecost Offering is another example of its good-heartedness. Through the Offering, the church helps youth, young adults, and at-risk children in its own community and also reaches out across the country through ministries of the national church that serve children, youth, and young adults.