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Minute for Mission:
Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary
This month Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary marks an anniversary of sorts. On June 30, 2014, after 45 years of membership, our seminary disaffiliated from the historic consortium known as the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) of Atlanta. Why? Because the religious environment had changed. We felt called to bring a new kind of seminary into existence—one that is innovative and helps students anticipate the 21st-century reality of Christian ministry at home and abroad.
In the beginnings of the multicultural church movement, people of different cultures came together and, with excitement and courage, began creating multicultural community.
Presbyterian Youth Triennium is only a five-day event, but its impact on young people can span a lifetime. Perryn Rice, pastor of Lake Highlands Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas, is one of the people whose life was changed at Triennium.
Café Justo, a fair trade coffee cooperative, offers many families in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, an alternative. Café Justo was started in partnership with Frontera de Cristo to provide a network that enables farmers to receive a fair price for their coffee.
Minute for Mission: A Pentecost Experience for 1001 New Worshiping Communities
Minute for Mission: Wills Emphasis Sunday
Inky and Harriet Inscoe were very involved with their church community at First Presbyterian Church of Morganton, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina. After his wife’s passing in 2004, Inky continued his commitment at the church until his death in 2013.
A young mother tends to her chores, as she helplessly watches her child lying listless on his mat. Without immunization, this precious life may end up a statistic. This scenario plays out every day in remote villages of developing countries around the world. It is why MBF exists—partnering with individuals and churches in the United States to build sustainable health-care systems in developing countries, proclaim the gospel and serve the most vulnerable populations.
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day April 24, 2016 Pokr Vedi village is home to 3000 souls, Christians nestled in the valley of Noah’s Mount Ararat between Turkey, Russia and Iran. Residents… Read more »
Minute for Mission: International Day of Farmers’ Struggles April 17, 2016 Small-scale farmers—women and men—feed us all. Their labor keeps us alive. They care for the soil, the seeds,… Read more »
Minute for Mission: McCormick Theological Seminary April 10, 2016 “He has told you, human one, what is good and what the Lord requires from you: to do justice, embrace… Read more »
