MNA Online - November 2018
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Thanksgiving: for the Christian, every day is thanksgiving day. As you reflect on God's goodness, take time to express your thanks to Him and encourage others to give thanks. Your support for MNA provides the resources by which we serve church planters and others at the front lines in ministry. Thank you for standing with us in God's work.
MNA deducts no service fees from gifts designated to specific projects or designated to MNA staff members. The administrative cost of this service is supported by undesignated gifts to MNA, or gifts to the
MNA Ministry Support Fund (MSF)
. Please consider
giving to MSF
, so that MNA may continue to make 100% of designated gifts available to their intended recipients.
Mission to North America
PO Box 890233
Charlotte NC 28289-0233
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It's the Season of Giving. Make It Count!
Help empower those in crosscultural ministry and ministry to the poor through a contribution to the
MNA Thanksgiving Offering.
Grants funded by the Offering help support internships and staff development, as well as providing benevolence funds so that churches can reach out to those in need in their community.
Read
some of the stories of how the Offering has helped. We encourage giving as individuals but also as churches. Churches can order copies of the Thanksgiving Offering Brochure to distribute to their congregation.
Click here
to learn more. Ready to help? Click on one of the buttons below to
donate
or
request brochures
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MNA Church Planter Training
February 12-15, 2019
Canterbury Retreat Center
Oviedo, Florida
What's In It For You?
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Tracks for planters at all stages and church planting leaders
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Budget friendly on-site lodging and meal plans available
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Value Added! A Taste of Parakaleo for church planting spouses
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PRCC Adds Record Number of New Chaplains and Chaplain Candidates in 2018!
For the past several years we have been blessed to achieve our annual goal of adding at least 20 new Chaplains each year to the PRCC Chaplain Roster. We are especially thankful to the Lord that this year, as of November 1, we have already added 23, with two more months to go! Thank you for praying! Many of these new Chaplains do not yet have a church specifically praying for them and their new ministries. If your church would be interested in signing up to be a Chaplain Sponsor, please let us know at
chaplainministries@pcanet.org.
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MNA Disaster Response - Volunteers Needed!
As you are probably aware, this has been a very busy storm season. MNA Disaster Response is currently mobilizing volunteers to serve at five sites across the impact zone of the two most recent hurricanes, Michael and Florence:
New Bern NC, Wilmington NC, Mullins SC, Albany GA, and Panama City FL. We also continue to mobilize volunteers to serve in Puerto Rico
. We are in need of as many volunteers as possible. Some of you may have already served -
THANK YOU!
We are hoping you will be able to come (
or come again
) and bring a team. For more information please visit
www.pcamna.org
.
Click here
for details.
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Congratulations to LAMP Graduate Josh Bailey
Josh Bailey is LAMP Seminary’s most recent graduate. Since completing the MDiv program with LAMP John has passed all of his Presbytery ordination and committee exams. John is hoping to serve as Senior Pastor at Covenant PCA in Nitro WV.
Testimony of John’s Experience with LAMP Seminary:
I am very thankful for LAMP Seminary. Quite frankly, I would not have been able to finish seminary if it was not for LAMP Seminary. I had begun seminary and then due to unforeseen financial difficulty resulting from damage to our house a few winters ago, all of our family savings and money set aside for seminary was gone.
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Does Your Church Have Lots of Military...
or Federal Government members and visitors?
We need your help getting the word out to them regarding the
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).
MNA/PRCC Chaplain Ministries is an approved charity (CFC #38370) for federal employees to donate their payroll deduction gifts to.
We're asking churches to let their federal employee members and friends know about this opportunity to help support our Chaplains
. Sample bulletin inserts and an info letter are on our website - just
click here
.
The Campaign runs from October 1 – December 15, 2018.
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MNA Disaster Response Warehouse Dedication Ceremony
On October 13 MNA Disaster Response hosted a ceremony to dedicate the new Charles H. Jones Family Disaster Relief Center to the Glory of God! We are incredibly thankful for each and every volunteer who assisted with praying for this much needed resource, for giving to make it possible, and for serving to help renovate this facility. It is now fully open and operational. Mike Kennamer is serving as the MNA Disaster Response Warehouse Manager. Ongoing teams are needed to help with receiving donated items and stocking supplies and materials. For more information please contact Mike Kennamer,
mkennamer@pcanet.org
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Engaging Disability 2019 Training Opportunities
Engaging Disability With The Gospel will be presenting workshops at these upcoming conferences:
ESTABLISHED Children’s Ministry Conferences
To stay informed of all disability ministry trainings and events, please visit the
Events section of our website anytime.
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The PCA Unity Fund Now Accepting Applications for Tuition Subsidies
Out of 4,882 Teaching Elders in the PCA, only 1% are African American, .8% Hispanic American, and 10% Korean/Korean American.
The PCA Unity Fund aims to increase these numbers through training, mentoring and developing minority leadership in the PCA, primarily through providing tuition subsidies to support training at reformed institutions. The beginning stage of The PCA Unity Fund – seminary tuition subsidies - is now underway. Your generosity can help raise up this new generation. To learn more about The PCA Unity Fund, visit our new website at
https://pcamna.org/unity-fund/.
Interested in applying for a tuition subsidy? The next application period begins October 31, 2018 and runs through January 31, 2019.
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Disability Across the Life Span: Adapting Ministry to Engage the Family
Tuesday, November 8, 2018
8 pm ET | 7 pm CT | 6 pm MT | 5 pm PT
Led by Kristen Harnly, Associate Director of Engaging Disability With The Gospel
Children’s ministry is one of the first places that many churches encounter families touched by disability. But disabilities are found in people of all ages and are lifelong conditions.
Click here
for information.
Buoying the Caregiver: What Every Church Can Do
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
8 pm ET | 7 pm CT | 6 pm MT | 5 pm PT
Led by Ashley Belknap, Director of Engaging Disability With The Gospel
Those who befriend, encourage, and take care of people living with disability know well the blessings, trials, stresses, and joys of making daily sacrifices to meet another person’s needs. Caregiving is a true reflection of gospel-centered love.
Click here
for information.
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Congratulations to
New City Church
in Hamilton, Ontario as they celebrate their ten year anniversary of starting worship services. Planter/pastor Connan Kublik sends this update:
"We are celebrating our 10 year anniversary of public worship services this month and I have been reflecting on those early days…Hamilton now has a church in the downtown core that is committed to 'bringing the whole gospel to Hamilton until Hamilton is whole.' We are a church that is growing in discipleship, prayer, practical service, biblical community, and evangelism."
Click here
for more.
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Polk County FL
Renew Polk
is a missional partnership of churches that exist together as a catalyst for church planting in Polk County FL, born out of a vision from leadership at Trinity Lakeland (FL) where momentum has been building for the last decade. Their goal is to plant 20 new churches in the next 20 years. Drew Bennett, the network director, is delighted to report: “The gospel is bearing fruit and growing (Col 1:6)!”
Click here
to read updates on all of the current network church plants.
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Nashville TN
Eric Ashley, planting
Parks Church in Nashville, sends this update: “As a church we continue to experience God's faithfulness as more and more we own, and walk in, our identity in Christ. We also continue to see a regular stream of new faces come through the doors. God is working slow but steady growth and we are grateful.” Parks Church started worship in January of this year.
Click here for a full update.
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MNA SecondCareer Seeks Help for PCA Churches
Did you know that MNA SecondCareer Ministry has volunteer opportunities across the continent where lay people of all ages can serve PCA ministries by giving practical help? Currently, we are looking for volunteers with skills in website design and maintenance. For instance,
Cali Noland of Griot Arts in Clarksdale MS needs someone to update their website, Hernando Sáenz of MNA Hispanic American Ministries needs a Webmaster, and Mick Leary of All Nations Church in Charlottesville VA is seeking a Website Content Manager.
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Volunteer With Prison Ministries
Do you live in the greater Greenville SC area? If so, Metanoia Prison Ministries is looking for men to serve as life-on-life, one-on-one mentors to prisoners at Perry Correctional in Pelzer. For more information, please contact MNA Metanoia Prison Ministries Director Mark Casson at
mcasson@pcanet.org
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Considering Church Planting?
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“I’m leaving feeling that this is one of the best things I’ve seen going on in the PCA.”…
Fantastic week of learning, growing, stretching, and fellowship…Appreciate all the encouragement.”
Considering Church Planting?
Then the MNA Assessment Center is for you.
Considering Church Planting? Then the MNA Assessment Center is for you. The cost of assessment is less than half of one month’s salary and operating expenses for a typical church plant, and a very wise investment that individuals, churches and presbyteries can make in starting a new church
.
The next open Assessment date is April 23-26 with an application deadline of February 2.
Please plan ahead! An absolute three week lead time minimum is required prior to each application deadline in order to apply, and we often run at capacity. Not convinced? Here are a few more kudos for MNA Assessment…
“The assessors were the most valuable component of the AC… Loved the process, conversations, insight and the people. This is a life-long memory that I will certainly cherish…Getting the opportunity to learn from others in church planting and peers interested in serving the Lord in a similar way. It doesn’t happen often in the “real world” context and I felt supported and encouraged and challenged…. So much grace and love for those attending…I loved assessment, was encouraged and I’m leaving feeling that this is one of the best things I’ve seen going on in the PCA.”
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Know someone who's moving? Be sure to suggest they
check this list
of new church plants around North America as they look for a new church home. Don't see a new plant in a possible destination on the list? Contact us (678-825-1235) and we'll try to find out more information for you! You may also want to visit the
PCA Church Directory
for a list of established churches.
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Check Out Our Other Publications
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Pray for Our PCA Church Planters
The Intercessor is a quarterly letter with prayer requests from PCA church planters and MNA Ministry Leaders. The requests are organized by week, making it easy to follow along in individual or group devotions. They have expressed many times how grateful they are for prayer support.
Click here
to read online, where you will also see subscription options.
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Subscribe to Multiply and Learn More about MNA
Multiply, available as both a print or email newsletter, goes out three times a year and brings you news from the church planting field as well a special features on MNA ministries. Our fall issue focuses on the connection between church renewal and community outreach, loving your neighbors.
Click here
to read. Want to subscribe?
Click here
- it's free!
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Church Renewal through Loving Your Neighbor
Along with Church Planting and Missional Partnerships, Church Renewal is a core commitment of MNA. Two PCA churches with stories of gospel renewal – through engaging with neighbors in their diverse communities – are Chattanooga Valley Presbyterian Church in Flintstone GA, led by Pastor Dan Gilchrist; and Grace Church PCA in Dover DE, led by Pastor Jonathan Seda and Associate Pastor Kenny Foster. The speakers in
this 9-minute video
know firsthand the beauty and challenge of bringing different people together as one body, worshiping and serving the Lord.
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