Thursday, January 16, 2020

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: January 16, 2020

BOARD OF PENSIONS - “I believe the church extends far beyond the congregation or building,” said the Rev. Mary Sellers Shaw. “I am called to build community both inside and outside the church.”

Shaw, a recent graduate of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School, is associate pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Franklin, just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. The 27-year-old’s position owes in part to Pathways to Renewal, a dues reduction program offered by the Board of Pensions to encourage calls to young ministers and to provide hope of renewed leadership to small congregations. Pathways to Renewal also provides support to innovative ministries in churches of all sizes. ...

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