Presbyterian Mission Agency

2023 GACOR (GA Committee on Representation) Fall meeting
2023-09-27 - 2023-09-30
2023 GACOR (GA Committee on Representation) Fall meeting (in-person)
Location: TBD

Educate a Child/Education Roundtable
2023-09-27 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Kentucky/Louisville)
Education Roundtable wants to re-introduce Presbyterians to our public education policy. Also field discussion for current issues that are arising in public schools (i.e. curriculum, school board organizing).

ACSWP Fall Meeting
2023-09-28 - 2023-09-29
Location: In-person – Louisville, KY

Book Study - The Land is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery
2023-10-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-10-10 19:00 - 20:00
Gather with PHP’s Global Solidarity Network in examining the Church’s complicity in colonization and the exploitation of Indigenous lands, resources, and peoples that continues today. Join with us as we work to answer the call to transform the Church and our relationships with our neighbors, the land, and all of Creation.
Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rcumgqD0oEtE96x3JbhZzXdl31hti-ZkU#/registration

PMA Board Meeting
2023-10-04 12:00 - 2023-10-06 19:00

Center for Repair Alaska Reparations Delegation
2023-10-07 - 2023-10-10

2023 International Peacemaker Debriefing
2023-10-09 08:00 - 2023-10-11 17:00

MRTI: Fall meeting
2023-10-12 08:30 - 2023-10-13 16:00
The Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) will be holding its fall stated meeting.

Faith Formation Leader Connection
2023-10-12 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-10-24 20:00 - 21:00
October Topic: Training Leaders – One-hour sessions: to share resources on the topic and then open to general conversation, questions, and sharing
With Stephanie Fritz, Coordinator, Office of Christian Formation and Miatta Wilson, Mission Associate, Office of Christian Formation
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/92294289022?pwd=L3c1VlQ3VU9zVUU5cEFaMTZPYnRUUT09
Meeting ID: 922 9428 9022
Passcode: 165642

Food Week of Action
2023-10-15 - 2023-10-22
The Presbyterian Hunger Program hosts the 2023 Food Week of Action
www.pcusa.org/foodweek

Young Adult Advocacy Conference
2023-10-20 17:00 - 2023-10-22 12:00
Location: The Presbyterian Church (USA) Center in Louisville.
Purpose: 25-50 Young adults from college and post-graduate studies
1.Present a weekend conference of plenaries and workshops on how to do justice advocacy on the local, state, national, and global levels. It will provide training on justice advocacy
2.Provide resources from the church and non-profits.
3.Focus on connecting local young adults.
4.It will provide networking opportunities with other young adults on the service they have been putting forth and issues of importance.
5.It will serve as an introduction to the social justice work of the church and connect faith and justice
6.It will offer exposure to how denominations do justice advocacy (hunger, grants, disaster assistance) and a chance to visit the headquarters of the denomination and meet leaders.
7.To train recruiters and leaders for future events

d365.org The Way of Peace
2023-10-23 - 2023-10-29
October 23 – 29, our devotional ministry, D365.org, will offer a special series to reflect on the violence in the Middle East and around the globe. Featuring a team of writers — Christian pastors and advocates with connections to Palestine, Israel, Armenia, and Ukraine, as well as a Jewish Rabbi — all reflecting on the theme, “The Way of Peace.”
Special daily devotion series for a week. Available online at https://d365.org/ or on the d365 app.

Finance, Operations, and Budget (FOB) Committee Meeting
2023-10-23 16:00 - 17:00

Audit/Legal/Risk committee meeting
2023-10-27 13:00 - 14:00
ALR committee meeting

Exploring Missional Leadership - Plains and Peaks Presbytery
2023-10-28 09:00 - 15:00
(EML) is a free daylong event led by 1001 national staff. Through presentations, active learning and group conversation, participants will be introduced to the nature of entrepreneurial ministries and the competencies needed to do that work. Individuals discerning a call to start a new worshiping community or other ministry will be guided in identifying the next steps to take in their own skills development. Participants involved in presbytery and church leadership will be guided in ways to identify and cultivate potential new worshiping community leaders and other innovators in their presbytery, congregation or circle of influence.
Who is EML for?
• Individuals discerning a potential call to start a new worshiping community or other new ministry.
• Pastors and other church leaders seeking to foster innovation in their congregations.
• Mid council staff and leaders, including members of 1001 New Worshiping Community Commissions, Committees on Preparation for Ministry and Committees on Ministry.

In it for the Long Haul: International Accompaniment for Long-term Sustainable Development
2023-10-30 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for a discussion of what it means to listen deeply to and center those we accompany as we work together for long-term social change and sustainable development and seek to understand and eradicate systemic poverty. This is the 4th in a series of online workshops helping Presbyterians to understand and respond to systemic poverty through the Matthew 25 vision.
Click here to register.

Hunger Action Congregations Meet-up
2023-11-07 12:00 - 13:00
There will be three virtual events:
April 11, 2023 @ Noon (eastern)
August 23, 2023 @ Noon (eastern)
November 7, 2023 @ Noon (eastern)

Racial Equity Advocacy Committee Meeting
2023-11-09 - 2023-11-11
Called meeting of the Racial Equity Advocacy Committee. Meeting will be held in Louisville, KY.

Faith Formation Leader Connection
2023-11-09 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-11-28 20:00 - 21:00
November Topic: Matthew 25 Resources – One-hour sessions: to share resources on the topic and then open to general conversation, questions, and sharing
With Stephanie Fritz, Coordinator, Office of Christian Formation and Miatta Wilson, Mission Associate, Office of Christian Formation
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/92294289022?pwd=L3c1VlQ3VU9zVUU5cEFaMTZPYnRUUT09
Meeting ID: 922 9428 9022
Passcode: 165642

Unification Commission Meeting
2023-11-12 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-12-16 15:00 - 17:00
Regular meeting of the Unification Commission
To watch live stream, click here

PCCCA Annual Conference
2023-11-13 - 2023-11-17
The PCCCA Annual Conference will be held in the Ferncliff Conference Center in Little Rock, Arkansas on November 13-17, 2023.

NARCAN Training
2023-11-14 16:00 - 18:00
We are hosting an online NARCAN training for church leaders before the holidays.
Registration Link

PCUSA, A Corporation Board Meeting
2023-11-16 08:30 - 2023-11-17 12:00
Meeting of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation Board

Jewish and Christian Voices for Peace
2023-12-12 12:30 - 13:45
The Presbyterian Mission Agency’s World Mission ministry, in collaboration with the Office of Public Witness and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, is launching a webinar series dedicated to the current crisis unfolding in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank.
There is no cost to attend the online Zoom presentation, but registration is required here.

Special Committee to Write a New PC(USA) Confession
2023-12-14 09:00 - 12:00
First meeting of the newly appointed Special Committee to Write a New PC(USA) Confession as directed by the 225th General Assembly (2022).

COTE Stated Meeting
2024-01-04 09:00 - 17:00
The COTE Winter 2023 Stated Meeting will be held virtually, Thursday, January 4, 2024.
