As you read this today, please take time to pray for church planters and others who work at the front lines in ministry. Pray especially that they will be able to love people to Christ. Please prayerfully consider a gift to MNA as we serve those who proclaim the Good News.
Thank you for your prayers and gifts to Mission to North American as we share the love of God in the gospel of Jesus Christ through church planting, church renewal, and missional partnerships across the United States and Canada. Your generosity has been used by Jesus to further our many avenues of ministry.
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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MNA Disaster Response Announces 2019 DR Equipment Trailer Award Program!
MNA Disaster Response is excited to announce the 2019 MNA Disaster Response Trailer Award Program! A DR Equipment Trailer and equipment grant will be awarded to one church, presbytery, RUF program or other PCA ministry based on the submission and selection of a 2019 Trailer Request for Proposal. Selection will be made by a committee of non-biased, volunteer DR Key Leaders from across the US.
ALL PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY APRIL 1! Please
click here
for all details!
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A Few Good Men Needed
Metanoia Prison Ministries
is looking for a few good men in the greater North Atlanta, Chattanooga or Greenville SC area to join us in mentoring other men. This is a life-on-life, one-on-one mentor ministry inside a prison. If you are interested, please contact John Theoharis at
jtheoharis@pcanet.org
or Mark Casson at
mcasson@pcanet.org
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The Lord Blesses Chaplain Ministries In 2018
The PRCC/PCA Chaplain Ministries ended 2018 with the largest number of Chaplains ever endorsed by the PRCC (290), the largest number of new Chaplains/Candidates ever added to the PRCC Roster in one year (24), had the largest number of Chaplains ever to attend the Annual Training Event last June, and financial gifts to the PRCC in 2018 exceeded our expenses for the first time in three years! All PTL, and thanks to you who are praying for and supporting our ministry. If you would like to receive an online or paper copy of the Guardian Chaplain Prayer Newsletter, published three times per year, please request that
here
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2019 LAMP Graduate Andy Styer Called to Kanawha Salines Presbyterian Church in West Virginia
"LAMP has been a wonderful blessing to both my family and my church. I have been serving as a full time pastoral intern at Proclamation PCA in Lancaster PA while finishing my M.Div, and LAMP has allowed me to affordably complete my degree while also serving my church faithfully. Per future ministry plans, I have accepted a call to serve as the pastor of Kanawha Salines Presbyterian Church in Malden WV. The congregation voted on January 27, 2019 to unanimously accept the recommendation of the pulpit committee and session, and pending the approval of the terms of call by the New River presbytery, we are hoping to arrive in Malden the weekend of March 9th."
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2019 LAMP Graduate Nathaniel Koliyan Serving in Rhode Island
"LAMP is at the uppermost echelon of my educational experience, not because LAMP granted me my highest degree to date, but because the exhaustive curriculum, which incorporates theological studies and ministry involvement, has given me the confidence to pursue the study of the Word at higher levels.
"My first course was Call to the Ministry. A critical component of Call are called GLEE's. GLEE's is an acronym for Guided Learning Evaluation and Experience. The GLEE's were the real tools and process that induced further inner self-examination of my sense of call to the ministry. The GLEE's encouraged me to experiment leading in worship and teach Sunday School in my first year with LAMP." Get the whole story
here
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Help The PCA Unity Fund Raise Up Minority Leaders in the PCA
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. To learn more about The PCA Unity Fund, visit our new website at
https://pcamna.org/unity-fund/.
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2019 Online Training for Churches and Families
REVERSE INCLUSION: GROWING IN CHRIST AND DEVELOPING FRIENDSHIPS
Thursday, March 21, 2019
8 pm ET | 7 pm CT | 6 pm MT | 5 pm PT
Teacher: Ashley Belknap, Director of Engaging Disability With The Gospel
Friendship and fellowship are important parts of being members of the body of Christ. We want to make sure all our kids, teens, and adults are growing in their relationships with Christ, developing friendships, and serving alongside one another.
Learn more.
FROM YOUTH GROUP TO ADULT MINISTRIES: MAKING THE TRANSITION
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
8 pm ET | 7 pm CT | 6 pm MT | 5 pm PT
Teacher: Stephanie Hubach, Research Fellow in Disability Ministries
Families who have teenagers with disabilities often find it challenging to transition from the teen years into adulthood. As high school ends, college may or may not be the next step. Independent living, employment, and new social settings have to be navigated. And then there’s church.
Learn more.
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Engaging Disability Training Opportunities
Engaging Disability With The Gospel will continue our series of online disability ministry trainings in 2019. The staff will also present workshops throughout 2019, including the following:
Children's Ministry Training
To stay informed of all disability ministry trainings and events, please visit the
Events section of our website anytime.
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Bent Tree Leadership Gathering
March 25-28, Dubose Conference Center, Monteagle TN.
This gathering is for pastors who desire to sharpen and hone their gifts as servant leaders. God has entrusted each of us with many gifts, but how and when we use our gifts is a critical wisdom issue in ministry. Leadership in the local church is a foot washing exercise and motif (John 13) developed through brokenness and failure. Hence, the words of Jesus "Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves." There will be shared case studies in groups to that end. We hope you find WISDOM and REST at the Dogwood Gathering in the Spring of 2019.
Click here
to learn more.
Click here
to register.
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Looking for biblical, effective ways to help people in poverty?
Get trained by the Chalmers Center to start a new ministry at your church! Chalmers is offering two
pre-conference trainings for the upcoming 2019 PCA Mercy Ministry Conference in Huntsville AL,
including:
Faith & Finances
: Financial Education for Low-Income Adults
March 28-29. Get trained to start a class that empowers the materially poor with money management skills and unpacks how our money is part of God’s work in the world.
Learn more
Work Life
: Job Preparedness for Low-Income Adults
March 28-29. Get trained to start a class that empowers low-income people with the skills and attitudes to find work—and to flourish in it.
Learn more.
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MNA Mercy Conference
March 29-30
Southwood PCA
Huntsville AL
Cost is only $75.00
Plenary Speakers:
Randy Nabors
Tony Myles
Scott Moore
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PCA EM Forum
Sponsored by Korean American Leadership Initiative,
April 30-May 2, Fullerton CA. Connecting English speaking pastors and leaders to each other and to denominational leaders and structures. Learn more
here. Registration is available
here.
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Hispanic American Ministries Convocation
May 2-4, Dalton GA
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Christian leadership is simple. This does not mean easy. We may follow all the right principles and things still not work out. Stressful situations develop. It can be hard work. By ‘simple’ we mean the essential principles are easy to understand. They are also simple to apply if we have the moral courage to do so. Join us for this convocation where we’ll present the principles and practical skills necessary for Christian leadership.
Click here
for details.
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MNA Ministries Lunch at General Assembly
Wednesday, June 26, 11:20 AM to 1:00 PM, Hilton Anatole, Dallas TX.
Each year MNA hosts a lunch for those who are attending the PCA General Assembly that is a time to enjoy a meal together while learning more about MNA ministries and hearing a presentation on a topic of interest. Again this year we invite you to join us for lunch and fellowship. This spring we will announce a special guest speaker, so watch this space. Registration is required, and spots fill up fast, so we encourage you to reserve your place now – just
click here
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Come to General Assembly in Dallas and stay for ESL Training!
ESL Training, June 28-29 , Friday night 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm, Christo Rey PCA, 3353 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas TX 75220. Cost: $50 per person (includes all your training materials and lunch on Saturday). To register, please contact Nancy Booher at
nbooher@pcanet.org.
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Billings MT
Josh Charette, planting the
Great Plains Gathering
in Billings MT shares this update on their
vision to see hope and peace flourish among Native people in Billings, through the gospel
: “
We prayed that God would build this community through friendships and trust. It is astonishing to see the worship community that has developed in the past few years; such an authentic, multicultural congregation that is reflective of both our context and the gospel.
Our desire has been to create a sense of family and home.
“
Click here
to read more on what’s happening in this ministry, and to see how you can pray for this church plant.
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MNA Disaster Response - Volunteers Needed!
MNA Disaster Response continues 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.
Click here
for details.
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MNA SecondCareer Seeks Help for PCA Church Planters
MNA SecondCareer Ministry has a whole host of volunteer opportunities for lay people of all ages to serve in Church Planting. Often these opportunities allow the volunteer to serve without leaving home. For example, church planter Brian Oaks, of Christ Fellowship Church in Roswell GA, is seeking someone to
help keep the church’s website up to date and perform other technology tasks.
Needs are everywhere.
Learn more about this and other opportunities at
www.pcamna.org/second-career
or contact Gary Ogrosky at
gogrosky@pcanet.org
(phone 770-695-4811).
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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
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The next open Assessment date is April 23-26 with an application deadline of February 25. Following that is July 9-12 with an application deadline of May 13.
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.”
For your summer calendar: the next MNA Church Planter Training, covering time timeframe from preparation to launch/public worship, is scheduled for July 16-18 in Nashville. Registration will be open in late March. Watch
this space
for more details.
Click here
for more information or email
Ann Powers
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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 community outreach in Rochester NY and Orlando FL.
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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