This Sunday, a church in Shanxi and its meeting places in rural areas will start meeting again in person. This is the first full recovery after three years of the epidemic.
Linfen City's Yaodu District CC&TSPM held a meeting for leaders of meeting points, fellowships, and groups on February 25. Together with the content of the volunteer training in January, they came up with a theme for pastoral ministry in 2023. The chief pastor also gave a special sermon and reviewed and summarized the work done in 2022. He also set up and sent out ministries for 2023.
In group discussions, people shared their stories and feelings about the epidemic. They also talked about their pastoral experiences and came up with a service vision and goals for the coming year. Pastors urged church staff to serve believers to draw them back with the concept of "going the extra mile."
When it came to hardware, meeting points in rural areas did renovation like fixing the ground and painting the doors and windows.
In Yaodu District Church, full-time staff carried out waterproof repairs on the roof of the fourth floor and laid lawns. Choir members packed last year’s Christmas gifts, which will be distributed to believers on March 5. At the same time, the church has upgraded the voice control equipment with a donation of more than 100,000 yuan from a male believer.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
中国北部的山西省一教会及各团契和牧区的各活动点将于3月5日全面恢复实体礼拜。这是三年疫情后的第一次全面恢复。
临汾市尧都区基督教两会25日召开城区聚会点、团契小组负责人会议，结合正月义工培训内容，确立的新一年的牧养主题。牧长进行了专题证道分享，回顾总结了上年工作，安排部署了新一年的各项圣工事工。
会议还分组讨论，大家分享自己在过去疫情期间的见证感受，交流自己的牧养经验，还围绕新的一年工作，制定了服侍异象和奋斗目标。牧长们又进行了劝勉：以“多走一里路”的事奉理念贯穿全年工作，让每个信徒来到教堂如同回家。此后各牧区及城区四大片区也分别召开会议，筹备恢复礼拜事宜。
在硬件上，各牧区教会活动点装饰修缮房屋设施，整修地面，油漆门窗。
在城区教堂，全体专职同工对教堂四楼楼顶进行防水渗漏处理，铺设了草坪。诗班的弟兄姊妹分装圣诞礼物，将于恢复礼拜当天将去年圣诞节未发放的礼物发给信徒。同时教会对声控导播设备进行了更新升级改造，一位弟兄专项奉献十余万元，已基本完成升级调试。
山西临汾尧都区基督教会将于3月5日全面恢复实体礼拜
This Sunday, a church in Shanxi and its meeting places in rural areas will start meeting again in person. This is the first full recovery after three years of the epidemic.
Linfen City's Yaodu District CC&TSPM held a meeting for leaders of meeting points, fellowships, and groups on February 25. Together with the content of the volunteer training in January, they came up with a theme for pastoral ministry in 2023. The chief pastor also gave a special sermon and reviewed and summarized the work done in 2022. He also set up and sent out ministries for 2023.
In group discussions, people shared their stories and feelings about the epidemic. They also talked about their pastoral experiences and came up with a service vision and goals for the coming year. Pastors urged church staff to serve believers to draw them back with the concept of "going the extra mile."
When it came to hardware, meeting points in rural areas did renovation like fixing the ground and painting the doors and windows.
In Yaodu District Church, full-time staff carried out waterproof repairs on the roof of the fourth floor and laid lawns. Choir members packed last year’s Christmas gifts, which will be distributed to believers on March 5. At the same time, the church has upgraded the voice control equipment with a donation of more than 100,000 yuan from a male believer.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
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