Deacons in Tianjin were visited and cared for by church leaders recently.
Beginning in early May, the visitation lasted nearly two months. Rev. Mao Yajun, chairman and president of Tianjin CC&TSPM, sent some goods and money to the deacons, thanking them for their loyal service over the years, according to CCC&TSPM.
It has been 16 years since the Tianjin CC&TSPM set up deacons in batches in 2006 to supplement the pastoral strength of grass-roots churches in remote rural areas. The deacons appointed were volunteers with a certain good reputation from urban and rural churches. They maintained pure faith with management skills. After investigation and training, they were appointed as deacons according to the church regulations, cooperating with the management of gathering sites and the pastoral work for believers. "Thanks to their hard-working, all the work there was carried out in an orderly manner. Especially during the period when churches suspended in-person services due to the epidemic situation, believers' faith was strengthened," said the government-approval associations.
In addition to sickness due to being overworked all year round, some senior deacons have some difficulties in living during the epidemic. Commemorating their hard work over the past years during the visit, Rev. Mao helped to solve the difficulties they encountered after knowing about their living conditions.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
天津市基督教两会2022年夏季事工探访慰问执事工作，于近期已完成。
探访慰问工作自5月初开始，经历近两个月时间。在探望中，在市基督教两会主席兼会长毛雅君牧师代表市基督教两会为各位执事送上慰问品及慰问金，感谢众位执事多年来的忠心服侍,据全国基督教两会报道。
天津市基督教两会因圣工需要，为补足偏远农村基层教会的牧会力量，自2006年起分批按立执事，至今已有16年时间。被按立的执事分别来自市区、农村堂点有一定声望的义工。他们能够持守维护纯正信仰，有一定的管理能力，经考察、培训，按照教会章程被按立为执事，配合天津市基督教两会负责堂点的管理和信徒牧养工作。由于众执事在基层教会的奔波劳苦，使得基层教会工作得以有序开展，特别是在疫情多次双暂停期间，基层教会信徒信仰坚固。
由于部分执事年事已高，加之常年超负荷工作身体积劳成疾，又因疫情一些执事家庭暂时出现生活困难。毛雅君牧师心中借着探访纪念众位执事在主里常年服侍的劳苦，另一方面通过探访了解众位执事的生活状况，帮助他们解决生活上的困难。
天津市基督教两会探访慰问执事
Deacons in Tianjin were visited and cared for by church leaders recently.
Beginning in early May, the visitation lasted nearly two months. Rev. Mao Yajun, chairman and president of Tianjin CC&TSPM, sent some goods and money to the deacons, thanking them for their loyal service over the years, according to CCC&TSPM.
It has been 16 years since the Tianjin CC&TSPM set up deacons in batches in 2006 to supplement the pastoral strength of grass-roots churches in remote rural areas. The deacons appointed were volunteers with a certain good reputation from urban and rural churches. They maintained pure faith with management skills. After investigation and training, they were appointed as deacons according to the church regulations, cooperating with the management of gathering sites and the pastoral work for believers. "Thanks to their hard-working, all the work there was carried out in an orderly manner. Especially during the period when churches suspended in-person services due to the epidemic situation, believers' faith was strengthened," said the government-approval associations.
In addition to sickness due to being overworked all year round, some senior deacons have some difficulties in living during the epidemic. Commemorating their hard work over the past years during the visit, Rev. Mao helped to solve the difficulties they encountered after knowing about their living conditions.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
Tianjin Deacons Visited
