Presbyterian Mission Agency outreach to the world committee Archives

No raises in 2021 for Presbyterian Mission Agency staff

Posted October 9th, 2020

Voting “with regret,” the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Personnel and Nominating Committee reported to the entire board Friday that budget restraints and the “current COVID reality” will mean no pay increases during 2021 for PMA staff.

A roundup of action by committees of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board

Posted October 7th, 2020

Some committees of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB) made more news than others during their Wednesday meetings. Here’s a roundup of some of the actions taken and input received from among the Board’s half-dozen committees.

Presbyterian Mission Agency Board committees Zoom to get their work done

Posted April 16th, 2020

Administrative and Program committees of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board met separately Thursday by Zoom calls.

PMA Board committee speaks with 18 mission co-workers from Asia, Pacific

Posted May 22nd, 2019

Scattered around the country, members of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board’s Outreach to the World Committee met via webinar Tuesday with mission co-workers from throughout Asia and the Pacific to learn more about the work World Mission is engaged in with its global partners there.

World Mission’s Northeast Consultation encourages boldness and action

Posted April 12th, 2019

More than 30 people representing congregations, new worshiping communities, mid councils, racial-ethnic caucuses, Young Adult Volunteer alums, mission networks and others gathered by invitation of Presbyterian World Mission in early April. The gathering, held at Stony Point Center, was the second of three U.S. consultations to discuss and discern God’s mission in partnership. The first day of the three-day consultation coincided with the 51st anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who is remembered for his legacy of courage, not fear.

Mission possible

Posted April 3rd, 2019

The most direct way to find out the church’s calling in World Mission is to ask Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) partners and constituents, the top World Mission strategist told a Presbyterian Mission Agency committee last week.

A workaround for the cold shoulder

Posted February 21st, 2019

Now that they’re both about three years into their work leading, respectively, the Office of Public Witness in Washington, D.C., and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations in New York City, the Rev. Jimmie Hawkins and Ryan Smith say they’ve found ways to work around a White House that often doesn’t welcome their input.

Hundreds of miles north of the Mexico border? You, too, can help

Posted January 25th, 2019

Presbyterians living hundreds of miles from the U.S.-Mexico border can help asylum seekers and those facing deportation from the United States in a number of ways, including advocacy and accompaniment.

Hundreds of miles north of the Mexico border? You, too, can help

Posted November 30th, 2018

Presbyterians living hundreds of miles from the U.S.-Mexico border can help asylum seekers and those facing deportation from the United States in a number of ways, including advocacy, accompaniment and aide.