The Gospel from Detroit proposes measures to revive the church's urban mission - its vision of how to serve the cities as well as provide help to urban ministry.Detroit is a case study but the policy is for all urban areas.For further information, see description where product is posted for online download.
A reflection by Dan McNerney, Frontier Fellowship. Part of the Christian-Muslim Relations mission toolkit.
The church is the Holy Spirit’s transforming power emanating into the world sharing the compassion, justice, love, and peace of Christ. Presbyterians join the movement of the Spirit into every corner of the Earth — and in this season, through our church-wide One Great Hour of Sharing.
Church leaders should discern whether to go on a trip. Planned and carried out well, in a spirit of true partnership where all participants are equals at God’s “table” of grace and of mission, a short-term mission trip can be a way to learn about God, oneself, the world and the world church. A lot has been written in recent years on the benefits and the harm that can be done in the name of short-term mission. Before you decide to go, it is important to ask yourself and your church deeper questions about the reason for a trip and …
Use this card as you pray for long-term volunteer Tom Harvey. The card includes a photo of him and his wife, and an overview of Tom's work. Tom is academic dean of the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS) in England, a critical center for global Christianity and mission. The founders saw the need for informed engagement to better understand and facilitate the growth of the church worldwide and to address the manifold issues facing Christians globally, including hunger, famine, disease, development, justice, war and reconciliation. OCMS has 120 doctoral scholars from over 40 countries and over150 academics worldwide guiding the …
Use this card as you pray for Mission Co-worker Tracey King-Ortega. The card includes a photo of her and an overview of her work. As regional liaison for Central America, Tracey helps create better communication among World Mission staff, mission personnel, partner churches and PC(USA) congregations interested in ministry in this region. She facilitates the visits of short-term mission groups, consults with partners and helps organize and sustain country mission networks. She works with all Presbyterian mission co-workers in Central America, supporting and encouraging them in their ministries. “Having my hands and heart in many different places and ministries, …
Transformational leaders are men and women of diverse ages, backgrounds and cultures who are witnesses to God’s love, empowered by the Spirit and committed to Jesus Christ. In gratitude, they are, and help others to be, culturally proficient, resilient, trustworthy, innovative, adaptive and theologically grounded in the Reformed tradition.
Transitional Ministry Education Offerings 2019 (PDF)
Use this card as you pray for mission co-worker Tyler Holm. This card includes a photo and overview of his work. Tyler is a lecturer in systematic theology, church history, and Greek at the University of Livingstonia, which is part of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP). Within the CCAP there is one ordained minister per 6,000 church members. Most of the students will be ordained as teaching elders and all will be future leaders of the church and Malawian society. The University of Livingstonia was established in 2004 and currently has approximately 200 students in its residential, distance …
Part of the Christian-Muslim Relations mission toolkit, this document explains there are cultural and theological variations among Muslim populations. Text taken from Christians and Muslims in Dialogue: Facets of a Relationship.