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. How often have you wondered, where are the young adults in the PC(USA)? Wonder no longer. The 2014 Presbyterian Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is devoted to the theme of young adults in the church. Its stories, many told by young adults, lift up how Presbyterians of all ages are engaging and joining with Presbyterian young adults in reforming the church for Christ’s mission.

Today in the Mission Yearbook: May 28, 2014

EASTMINSTER PRESBYTERY OF OHIO - Joseph Badger Meadows Camp and Conference Center (JBM) was an underused 235-acre presbytery camp south of the community of Kinsman. Lamenting decline in the camp’s usage, the JBM committee sought to discern what God’s purposes were for JBM. From a generative conversation begun by Rev. Steve Fortenberry, a member of the JBM committee and pastor of Common Ground Church Community (North Lima), an idea germinated. Common Ground, whose church facility was converted from a nursery, has given birth to a separate nonprofit organization, Goodness Grows, which focuses on food justice and training in agricultural development. Steve suggested that JBM could be the site of an incubator farm. The JBM committee strongly sensed the working of the Holy Spirit in their midst.

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