Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook

The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer. The stories in the 2013 Mission Yearbook were gathered around the question of Jesus to his disciples, “How many loaves have you?” from Mark 6:38. The book is filled with stories of God’s abundance in the face of overwhelming needs and a scarcity of resources.

Today in the Mission Yearbook: August 2, 2013

SYNOD OF MID-AMERICA - The Synod of Mid-America has made the transition to becoming a virtual synod. This means that all the decisions that had been made at the synod level are made through conference calls, web-based platforms like Skype and Go-to-Meeting, or forums on the Synod of Mid-America website

In stewardship terms, the flatter virtual design of the Synod of Mid-America reflects the value of “service over self”—replacing dependency with partnership, mirroring our Lord’s own posture. A virtual mid council also enables us to lower our consumption of fossil fuels and atmospheric carbon owing to fewer hours of travel for routine administrative meetings .

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