One-leads-One New Doubling Movement: Up close and personal

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      Taiwan Church News

      3056 Edition

      September 20~26, 2010

       

       

      One-leads-One New Doubling Movement: Up close and personal

       

      Reported by Joe Ko and Sam Lee

      Written by Lydia Ma

      Photo by Joe Ko and Sam Lee

       

       



      Rukai Presbytery held a “New Doubling Movement Family Fun Fair” 
on September 18, 2010, 

      with many of its members signing up and participating in fun 
races and inviting friends to join 

      in. This event was intended to help presbytery members get 
involved with PCT’s “One-leads-

      One New Doubling Movement”.

       



      The purpose of holding this fair was to give Christians an 
opportunity to invite their friends and 

      family to come to church, get to know Christians through this 
event, and sow gospel seeds in 

      the hearts of Rukai Aborigines.

       



      The fair, held at a local high school in Pingtung, included 
activities or competitions in such as 

      traditional archery, modern water balloon games, softball, 
track and field and more. There was 

      also some dancing, singing, and praying.

       



      Rev. Kaynwane, Moderator of Rukai Presbytery, pointed out that 
there are several ways to 

      achieve the goals of PCT’s New Doubling Movement besides 
holding traditional evangelistic 

      meetings or crusades. 

       



      He said sports matches and fun events like carnivals can also 
be used as a means to attract 

      people to church and God. Rukai presbytery has already included 
various unique outreach 

      strategies for its missions, family, and men ministries.

       



      In related news, PCT General Secretary Andrew Chang spoke to 
285 retired ministers during 

      a recent retreat for retired pastors and their spouses (which 
included health check-ups), held 

      at a resort near Tseng-Wen Reservoir in Tainan from September 
13~15, 2010. 

       



      Chang used this opportunity to address retired ministers about 
their new roles as mentors and 

      urged them to devote their time and energy to intercessory 
prayer and helping and mentoring 

      their younger peers in promoting PCT’s “One-leads-One New 
Doubling Movement”.

       



      According to reports, a group of about 23 retired ministers 
have started a cell group reaching 

      out to ministers currently serving in Kaohsiung and Taipei 
areas. Cell group members 

      periodically call ministers to encourage and support them in 
their ministries. This cell group’s 

      purpose and ministry has been well received by many pastors and 
elders.

       



      Retired ministers and their spouses shared about their lives 
after retirement, including how to 

      choose a suitable church to attend and how to spend their time. 
Some ministers said they’d 

      been volunteering in small, resource- strapped churches, while 
others said they now had more 

      time to attend church retreats or choir practices. 

       



      But the underlining similarity in their stories was that though 
they may have officially retired 

      from full-time ministry, they’ve yet to retire from doing God’s 
work and responding to God’s call.

       

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