The Mission Yearbook for Prayer & 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 for the 2011 Mission Yearbook were collected around General Assembly Mission theme “Grow Christ’s Church Deep and Wide” based on Matt. 28:18-20 and Mark 9:35. Each yearbook page bears witness to the abundant possibilities of the church because of the leadership of Christ.
Today in the Mission Yearbook: March 24, 2011
SEATTLE PRESBYTERY, WASHINGTON - "Seattle's presbyters are doing a new thing: connecting.
Something different happened at Seattle Presbytery's first meeting of 2010: laughter and deep conversation. A new, connectional paradigm is taking root within the 53 churches, 10 ethnic fellowships, and 20,312 members, and building relationships is at the heart of this movement. As executive presbyter Scott Lumsden describes it, 'We are seeing our work as not just fulfilling a Book of Order mandate, but actually taking the time to listen to each other, to understand each other, and to build each other up. We are rethinking the presbytery not as a functional entity that makes sure we're getting all our i's dotted and t's crossed, but actually seeing it as a unique experience of the body of Christ.'"
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