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December
2, 2004 - Issue #4
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- Presbytery
responsibilities
- Presbytery
Wide Mission Trip!
- Missional
Church Corner
- One
Good Idea
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DVD
PLAYER! |
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The
Presbytery office now has a DVD player in the
conference room for your use in interpreting your
mission trips and experiences!
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WEBSITE
NOW HAS RESOURCES ON-LINE! |
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The
Interim Associate Executive Presbyter will write a
personal note of congratulations to the first user of
the on-line resource center! Go to: www.donegalpby.com
click on Resource Center and then Search Resource
Center on-line! Send an email to kathy@donegalpby.com
to order your resource. |
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CONTACT |
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Presbytery of Donegal
P.O. Box 10054
1861 Charter Lane
Lancaster, PA 17605-0054
717.392.4035 (phone)
717.392.8922 (fax)
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unsubscribe from this news, send an email to: kathy@donegalpby.com
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PRESBYTERY
RESPONSIBILITIES
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The
presbytery has many Book of Order responsibilities. They
are listed at G-11.0103 and go from a. - z. and on to aa.
Letter f. says, "to provide encouragement, guidance, and
resources to its member churches for leadership development,
church officer training, worship, nurture, witness, service,
stewardship, equitable compensation, personnel policies, and
fair employment practices. We are planning for more
efficient and faithful ways to make this a reality! Let
us know where your needs are and which of your gifts you would
be willing to share to meet the needs of others.
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PRESBYTERY
WIDE MISSION TRIP!
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Mr.
Steve Mentzer from First Presbyterian Church in Lancaster is
willing to host a medical mission trip to Honduras from June
18th to the 25th. You don't have to be medically skilled
to assist! This is for smaller churches that don't have
a person who can plan a trip! It will cost about $750 -
$800 per person for the flight, lodging and food. All
the arrangements will be made! We are limited to 10 - 15
folks! It will be a great way of making new
"missionary friends" in the Presbytery and an
excellent way of serving Christ in another land!
Sign up today by sending an email to: Charlie Gross at: cgross@donegalpby.com!
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MISSIONAL CHURCH CORNER - BE REAL, NOT REAL RELIGIOUS
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According
to "Shaped by God's Heart," the second characteristic
is to be real but not real religious. Missional churches
are communities of authentic disciples. The faith is not
a "Sunday religion," but a vibrant relationship with
the God of mission. Christianity is first and foremost a
relationship with Christ as the defining and motivating
reality of folowership. These churches also value
accountability for behavior. According to Jamye Miller
of Christ Fellowship, "the only way a church becomes
'real' enough to 'speak the truth in love' is through
establishing authentic relationships that value personal
accountability. Jim Herrington, exec director of Mission
Houston, "Without authentic spiritual and relational
vitality in a local gathering of believers, the church does
not have the resources that are demanded to engage
transformation and to influence the world."
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ONE
GOOD IDEA
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Rev Dr Ed Brandt
would highlight missionaries by pre-arranging to have a phone
conversation with a missionary during worship. He would
be able to have the conversation put into the public address
system so that all could share in the lives of the
missionaries. The congregation could hear first hand
reports from the field and have a time of prayer for these
soldiers of Christ. What a truly unique way to bring our
witness to the world into our worship!
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