MNA ONLINE April 2008
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| Summer and Other Opportunities for Ministry |
| Help Us Build 10 Homes in a Week! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On May 12-16, 2008, join with Lagniappe Presbyterian Mission, Habitat for Humanity and Mission to North America as we work together to build 10 new homes on the Gulf Coast in just one week. We seek to recruit 50 volunteers to join our team for this intense, high energy, rewarding week of service. Click here for information. |
| St. Roch Seeks Workers to Rebuild Sanctuary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
St. Roch Community Church is one of the PCA's newest church plants and is located in the Eighth Ward of New Orleans. Mission to North America is seeking to assist this mission work by recruiting volunteers with construction skills and apprentices to help us rehab their "new" storm blighted church facilities. Click here for more information. |
Interns! Interns! Interns! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We are looking for summer 2008 interns who are willing to raise support. Opportunities exist in a number of ministries, including multi-cultural church planting, Native American ministry and hurricane relief opportunities! We provide housing. Other dates are available throughout the year, and many times, we can contextualize the internship around your college or seminary schedule. If you know a student that may be interested in an internship opportunity, please contact The MNA ShortTerm Missions and Disaster Response Administrative Assistant at disasterresponse@pcanet.org. |
| Work with Hope for Hattiesburg to Bring God's Love to Mississippi's Hub City ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is called the Hub City because of its confluence of roads, railways and waterways. The roads that served to evacuate Hurricane Katrina victims from the Gulf Coast were also used to bring volunteers who provided relief. In the early days of the Katrina Response, First Presbyterian Church served as a mobilization site by housing hundreds of PCA volunteers who helped provide immediate relief. When the decision was made to shut down the worksite, church leadership prayed that volunteers would someday return and participate in the long-term restoration of the community. We propose to assist folks still reeling from the effects of the storm by bringing hope, while exposing mission teams from other geographical areas and cultures to a racially diverse mission field. By creating an environment where mutual dignity builds trust, we are seeking to build close relationships and share the Gospel in a message of compassion to needy people within the East Hattiesburg community. Click here for more information. |
Disaster Response Training CD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The spring months are an ideal time to form teams and prepare your ministry for the tornadoes and floods of the Spring. Mission to North America Disaster Response has produced a CD containing training materials, presentations and informative supplemental documents. These materials are provided to churches and individuals who would like to become involved in Disaster Response ministry and to those already involved seeking more information and tools. If your church is interested in obtaining a free copy of this CD for their Disaster Response Ministry, please click here. |
| General Assembly MNA Events |
2008 Hispanic American Ministries Convocation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MNA and Cristo Rey church invite you to travel to Dallas on Monday, June 9, one day before General Assembly, to experience the new wine skin for Hispanic American Ministries. You will get immediate help with at least one practical issue you're facing in your ministry - you will learn about the formation of the PCA Hispanic American Ministries Network, which is designed to provide you with assistance during the rest of the year, and you will get to see the big picture of Hispanic American Ministries in the PCA. The Convocation is FREE (including four meals provided courtesy of Cristo Rey) if you register before May 30. Limited free housing is also available for Sunday and Monday nights on a first come first served basis. For more information and to register, please go to http://www.pca-mna.org/hispanicamerican/convocation08.php. For questions, please contact MNA Hispanic American Ministries Coordinator Tim McKeown at tmckeown@pcanet.org or 678-825-1225. |
English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher Training at General Assembly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On June 9 and 10, MNA will offer ESL Teacher Training. You don't have to speak another language or be a professional teacher to learn to teach English. You can learn how to share the Gospel in both Word and Deed with people from all over the world without ever leaving home. Click here for more information and to register. |
MNA Invites You to Share a Meal with Us at General Assembly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MNA will host several events during meal times at the 36th General Assembly, June 10 - 13, 2008. These times have been designed to equip for and promote the advancement of the Gospel through the Church in North America. Please click here for a list of events and registration information. |
The Body of Christ and Disability - Special Needs Conference in Philly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tenth Presbyterian Church's Children with Special Needs ministry is sponsoring a half-day disability ministry conference. It is designed to be introductory and to help foster conversation about disability-related issues in local congregations. MNA Special Needs Ministries Director Stephanie Hubach will be the main speaker. A group of panelists will also be featured. If you would like to know more about how your church can minister to and alongside individuals and families touched by disability - and why it matters - please be sure to come! The conference will be on April 12 from 8:30 to 2 PM. at Tenth Presbyterian Church. For more information, and to download a brochure, please go to www.tenth.org. |
PCA Church Special Needs Ministry featured in Disability Ministry Publication ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Special Needs Ministry at Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church in Knoxville TN was recently featured in a newsletter from the Christian Church Foundation for the Handicapped (CCFH). Click here to read what they are doing to include children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders in their Christian Education programming. |
Developing Church Planting Networks Conference ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mark your calendars for a two-day event on developing church planting networks, October 7-8, in Dallas TX. What do church planting networks look like? What strategies do they use in planting churches? How do networks relate to presbyteries? You'll also have a chance to interact with leaders of existing church planting networks in the PCA as they share best practices and their experiences in church planting missions. Watch the MNA website for more information and online registration. |
Is Church Planting for You? We Can Help You Find Out! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next MNA Church Planter Assessment Center is scheduled for June 23-26, and the application deadline is fast approaching: April 21. For more information about the assessment process, click here. If you would like to apply, please contact Nancy Swindler at nswindler@pcanet.org. |
North America Church Planting and Church Renewal Seminar, July 21-25 in Orlando ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is a training event designed to equip church planters, coaches and supervisors to start, grow and multiply healthy, Gospel-centered churches that result in the spiritual, social and cultural transformation of entire cities and regions. Click here to learn more about this event and to register. Sign up between now and June and receive an Early Bird Discount! |
The Worry Vortex of Church Planting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The wife of a church planter writes: I was consumed with the fear of the unknown . . . what will church planting look like for me? What will I really do? How will the kids do with the move? Will they resent the church because of the move? Which school will they attend? (read more) Learn more about Parakaleo, the MNA Church Planting Wives Ministry, by visiting www.pca-mna.org/churchplantingwives/ |
| Working with Core Groups - Resource for Church Planting Leaders ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Are you daughtering a church locally or working at a presbytery or network level with a group of people desiring a PCA church in their community? Then you'll want this! Click here for this MNA resource designed to help local leaders grow a healthy core group for a new church plant. |
Position Available at MNA
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MNA is accepting applications for a Financial Analyst Click here to visit our employment page for more information. |
Honoring Our Veterans on Memorial Day Weekend
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If you are looking for ways to show appreciation for the Veterans in your church and community, we have many suggestions. Please click here for ideas on how you can make your Memorial Day weekend service special. |
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Conferences
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Christian and Missionary Alliance Embers to a Flame Conference, April 10 - 12, 2008, Marietta Alliance Church, Marietta GA.
The Body of Christ and Disability, April 12, 2008, Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia PA.
MNA Meal Events at the PCA General Assembly, June 10 - 13, 2008, Hyatt Regency Convention Center, Dallas TX.
English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher Training at General Assembly, June 9 - 10, 2008, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dallas TX.
MNA Hispanic American Ministries Convocation, June 9 - 10, 2008, Cristo Rey Church, Dallas TX.
Church Planting and Church Renewal Seminar, July 21 - 25, 2008, Orlando FL. Network of Portuguese Speaking Churches Gathering, August 29 - September 1, 2008, Stroudsburg PA. Contact Renato Bernardes for information: rbernardes@pcanet.org.
Christian and Missionary Alliance Embers to a Flame Conference, September 11 -13, 2008, Deltona Alliance Church, Deltona FL. Developing Church Planting Networks, October 7 - 8, 2008, Park Cities Presbyterian Church, Dallas TX. Contact Ann Powers for more information: apowers@pcanet.org. |
Are You Reaching for Christ the Many Ethnic Groups of Your Community? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All across North America, our neighborhoods are becoming more diverse in their ethnic makeup and include growing numbers of lower income households. How is your church reaching the new people around you? Click here to watch a video that MNA has prepared to guide ministry in this new environment (you will need Windows Media Player). Click here to order copies of the DVD. A copy of the paper to accompany the CD is available here. |
Moving?
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Check out our hotspots page and our current church plants page to see if there's an active church plant in your new community, or one that we hope to start soon.
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