What are the biggest problems facing our churches and communities? What can church leaders do to face these problems head-on and reach people for Christ? We tackled these questions and more in our first Hand in Hand conference for 2010.On Monday, more than 60 pastors and church leaders joined us to learn about Being Salt and Light – our theme for this year. Thrive Africa Director Amy Riep, and Pastor Abram Moloi taught how each of us are not only called to be Salt and Light in the world, but fully equipped as well. Abram then gave an example showing us how to dive into the Word of God to make critical decisions and tackle important issues related to Sex and Relationships – a difficult subject rarely talked about.
With the help of our Missions Interpreters and Leadership Summit Coaches, we then broke into small groups to talk more about the difficult issues facing our churches and communities. We were amazed at the bold responses. Divisions within the church. Promiscuous youth. Unemployment and poverty. HIV/AIDS. Counseling people in need. Financial stewardship. No topic was off limits.
Next we’ll use the feedback to develop future teachings for Hand in Hand. Our goal is to equip church leaders to be Salt and Light tackling the specific issues they are faced with today.
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