Wednesday, December 8, 2021

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.

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Today in the Mission Yearbook: December 8, 2021

REV. DR. KENYATTA GILBERT - About 20 minutes into a recent webinar on prophetic preaching, the Rev. Dr. Kenyatta Gilbert paused to answer questions. After one about preaching in “purple” churches (a mix of political conservatives and progressives in the pews), Gilbert got this question from one of the 30 participants, a pastor also serving a purple congregation: Have I spent enough time understanding the complexity of the lamentation of these people?

“That’s real talk. It’s a good starting place,” said Gilbert, professor of homiletics at the Howard University School of Divinity and the founder of The Preaching Project, a teaching and mentoring ministry that promotes preaching excellence and effective leadership ...

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