Women’s Ministries Address to Synod
By Katey Powell (Katey could not attend but her address was read by the Reading Clerk.)
T
his has been a fruitful year for Women’s Ministry. feel that God is leading us on a path to getting back
to our roots and what’s important for the Women of the ARP faith. There are times in our organizations when we question what we are doing and why we are doing it. We ask, “Does it still have a purpose? Does this Glorify God? Does this build up the body of Christ?” Some tasks fail in having purpose because the need has changed or no longer exists. Some tasks fail because they do not glorify God or build up the body of Christ. And some disappear without a sound, and we wonder how that happened. So far, it’s been a year of questioning what we’ve done in the past, what we have not done during COVID, and what we need to get back to. And I thank God that He has given us clarity on our focus.
Our vision is still purposeful and steers us in the right
direction - ARP Women’s Ministries is an organization which encourages, equips, and connects the community of ARP women to minister together for God’s glory and purpose.
Our challenges are still very relevant. And our desires will always be important: • Know God intimately • Love God faithfully • Serve God fruitfully about a lot of great discussions. We took time at the begin- ning of the meeting to pray for one another. I believe that being “prayed up” and listening for God’s guidance was - tion asked by a young lady about how she could get train- about much conversation, a history lesson, decisions, ac- tion items, and joy! What a blessing that a young mother desires to use her gifts in Women’s Ministry and to glorify God. We are now in the midst of making it happen. The fruit of our training is yet to come but, I know that God will bless our attempt as we pray for HIS Holy spirit lead- year without fail! How did we lapse in not conducting it the last couple of years? COVID? Weariness? What I do know is that God gave our committee “like minds and like spirits” (Philippians 2:2) and we are all involved in preparing for the training. It will be held at Family Bible Conference, Tuesday morning 7/26 at Synodical Hall. We will also hold a training at our quarterly meeting in July to “pass the torch” per say – our pink notebooks – to the encouraging all WM levels; Presbyterials and churches, to
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Church Planting Breakfast By Tessa Taylor At the Church Planting Breakfast, Justin Westmoreland
shared “proverbs” from his experience planting Trinity Presbyterian in Norman, OK. He encouraged church plant- ers to be humble, be reformed, take care of themselves spir- itually and physically, to ask for help and to pray. Justin to happen, God is going to do it. You are always working, but it will not be because of our work that it happens.” challenging all churches to pray about becoming a church planting church and to start by identifying an ONA Advo- cate in each church to help engage the local congregation.
Dr. Curt Young, acting President of PAK7 US, shared an update on PAK7 and the growing reach of this media ministry in Pakistan.
Church Planter’s Wives met and heard stories from Jubilee Birthday ladies, Sheila Osborne and Rebekah Carson.
The Associate Reformed Presbyterian
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