After three site visits, 17 focus groups and several agency and entity-wide surveys, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has completed a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Audit as recommended by the 223rd General Assembly (2018).
The audit, conducted by the Washington Consulting Group (WCG), included data from the Presbyterian Mission Agency, Office of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Foundation, Presbyterian Women in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Inc., Administrative Services Group, Presbyterian Investment and Loan Program, Inc., and the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation.
교회 모임의 흐름, 결과 및 포괄성에 관해 의장의 어깨에 많은 책임이 있다. 지난주 루이빌 회의 중 열린 워크숍에서, 미국장로교 총회 사무국 직원들은 참석자들에게 그 과정을 보다 성공적이고 포괄적으로 만드는 방법에 대한 토론을 이끌었다.
OGA의 평등 및 대표 부서 매니저인 몰리 캐스틸Molly Casteel은 성공적인 준비 및 계획에 대한 토론을 이끌었다.
Following morning worship, the first full day of the NEXT Church National Gathering continued with keynote presentations, testimonies and workshops aimed at giving Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders new skills and partnerships for ministry.
Atlanta urban development pioneer Bob Lupton spoke on the church’s urban engagement. The ministry he founded 40 years ago, Focused Community Strategies, has led the way in re-developing neighborhoods as justice-oriented, sustainable, mixed income and racially diverse communities. Having worked with local and national partners, including churches and faith-based groups, Lupton said the first step in beginning similar work is “recognizing dignity” in the people and in the community.
U.S. religious congregations are marching to their own drums now more than ever.
The National Congregations Study’s latest look at the country’s churches, synagogues and mosques — the third wave of studies that began in 1998 — finds more congregations:
For the first time, the 2014 Evangelism and Church Growth Conference — held here Aug. 11-14 — offered language-specific tracks for Brazilians (Portuguese), Hispanics and Koreans.