The Polity, Benefits, and Mission Conference (formerly the Mid Council Leaders Gathering) is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 14 and Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. As with last year’s event, the 2021 conference will be virtual, with attendees joining via Zoom.
Both conference days will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern Time and last until 4:15 p.m., with a scheduled break. Registration opens Wednesday, Sept. 8 and will remain open until at least Friday, Oct. 1. Attendance is free.
Complaints from parishioners, a demand for pastors to conform to congregational expectations, isolation, uncertainty. These were some of the terms that came up during Thursday's Mid Council Leaders Gathering during a session entitled “Flourishing in Ministry.”
The Reverend Dr. Chris Adams, executive director of the Azusa Pacific University Center for Vocational Ministry, and the Reverend Dr. Daniel White, pastor of Whitworth Community Presbyterian Church, led a midday session on how to flourish and build resilience during times of crisis. Adams says years of research has shown that a lot of ministry leaders may experience bouts of burnout or pressure but still find the work very fulfilling.
Mid council leaders from across the country gathered virtually on Thursday for a streamlined, one-day meeting to talk about the issues that have had a huge impact on the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) this year. Like most national conferences, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced planners to go online for the annual Mid Council Leaders’ Gathering.
The theme was “Wholeness in Times of Crises” and began with a panel discussion about leadership in a crisis. The panel consisted of the Reverend Dr. Diane Moffett, president and executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency; the Reverend Frank Clark Spencer, president of the Board of Pensions; and the Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the PC(USA).
Las co-moderadoras de la 223a Asamblea General (2018) de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE. UU.) creen que es hora de profundizar en la capacitación de pastores/as comisionados/as. La anciana gobernante Vilmarie Cintrón Olivieri y la reverenda Cindy Kohlmann han anunciado una nueva conferencia de capacitación que se realizará la próxima primavera.
The final plenary at the Mid Council Leaders Gathering in Baltimore focused on some frank conversation around per capita, the primary funding source for the Office of the General Assembly (OGA).
In a presentation to the group, OGA leaders outlined the financial constraints facing the agency now and the need to increase per capita as the demand for services grows.
Cientos de ejecutivos de presbiterios y sínodos, y secretarios permanentes se han reunido en Baltimore este fin de semana para la Reunión Anual de Líderes. El evento, copatrocinado por la Oficina de la Asamblea General de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE. UU.) Y la Junta de Pensiones de la IP (EE. UU.), reúne al liderazgo durante tres días de adoración, plenarios y talleres.
미국장로교 총회 정서기인 제이 허버트 넬슨J. Herbert Nelson 목사에 따르면, 수년간 교회를 잃고, 싸우고, 투쟁한 후 교단을 하나로 묶는 것은 어려운 과제라고 한다. 넬슨은 주일 볼티모어에서 열린 중간공의회 지도자 모임에서 설교를 전했다.
미국장로교 223차 총회(2018)의 공동총회장은 사역을 위한 평신도 목회자 훈련에 깊이 잠수해야 할 때라고 생각한다. 빌 마리 신트론-올리비에리Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri 사역장로와 신디 콜만Cindy Kohlmann 목사는 내년 봄에 새로운 훈련 컨퍼런스를 발표했다.
급류 래프팅 여행에 참여한 사람은 긴장을 풀 때가 있고 매우 거친 물을 탐색해야 할 때가 있다는 것을 알고 있다. 이것이 볼티모어에서 열린 중간공의회 지도자 모임 중 첫날 토론에서 사용된 총회 사무국의 비유적 표현이다.
이번 주말에 수백 명의 노회 및 총회 임원들과 정서기들이 볼티모어에서 중간공의회 지도자 모임을 위해 모였다. 미국장로교 총회 사무국과 총회 연금국이 공동으로 주최한 이 행사는 3 일간의 예배, 전체회의 및 워크샵을 통해 지도자들을 한자리에 모았다.