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: September 8, 2014

MINUTE FOR MISSION: SEASON OF PEACE - “Churches can be the best in offering reconciliation and peace. They can also be the worst in teaching sectarian theology.” That’s what Derek Poole told participants of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program’s Travel Study Seminar to Northern Ireland. Poole, who works with former combatants of the region’s sectarian conflict, described the goal of reconciliation in Northern Ireland as transforming conflict from a destructive enterprise to a creative one that makes space for shared beneficial action. It is about finding a common story that includes and affirms all; one that unites rather than divide ...

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