In Ningde City, Fujian Province, twenty pastoral workers attended a panel regarding the 13th "Good Shepherd Sunday" of Pingnan County, which falls on April 28 this year.
In 2012, Pingnan CC&TSPM started to celebrate the special day, which is the fourth Sunday of Eastertide every year. The festival aims for believers to learn to show respect, encouragment and appreciation for their pastors.
At the Chengdong Church in Pingnan County on April 22, Rev. Xiang Zhirong, chairman of Pingnan TSPM, delivered a speech titled "How to Be a Good Shepherd," stating that God, the good shepherd, guaranteed prosperity, provision, protection, and healing for believers, reported Pingnan CC&TSPM.
Subsequently, the present pastors shared their experiences in ministry and their views on the church council and CC&TSPM; they reflected on whether they were good shepherds and conducted self-assessment of their work; they discussed the main difficulties and challenges faced in practical pastoral work; and they mentioned that to gain believers' respect, they should have a nurturing heart like that of a father or mother.
Next Sunday, the pastor in each church in the county will deliver sermons titled "How Should Believers Treat Pastors Properly?"
Pingnan County CC&TSPM prepares a custom-made suit and shirt for each full-time pastor as a gift, organizing free health check-ups for them, which take place every two years.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
福建省屏南县20位教牧同工参加第十三届敬牧节座谈会。
据屏南县基督教两会，4月22日，在屏南城东教堂，县基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席向志容牧师以《如何做好牧者》为题，讲到好牧人有羊有圈(产业)、有草有水（供应）、有杖有竿（保护）、有油有酒（医治/膏油）。
随后，与会牧者们分享了服侍经历与对堂会和两会的看法；反思了自己是否称得上好牧者，并对自身的牧养工作进行自我评价；讨论了在实际牧养中面临的主要难点和挑战；讲到赢得信徒尊重的途径是要有一个为父为母的心。
4月28日定为屏南县基督教各堂会敬牧节，这一天主日全县教会以《信徒如何正确对待牧者》为题证道。
屏南县基督教两会为每位专职牧者定制了一套高端西装和衬衫，作为敬牧节的礼物。组织专职牧者免费体检，该体检为每两年一次。
福建省屏南县基督教两会召开2024年敬牧节座谈会
In Ningde City, Fujian Province, twenty pastoral workers attended a panel regarding the 13th "Good Shepherd Sunday" of Pingnan County, which falls on April 28 this year.
In 2012, Pingnan CC&TSPM started to celebrate the special day, which is the fourth Sunday of Eastertide every year. The festival aims for believers to learn to show respect, encouragment and appreciation for their pastors.
At the Chengdong Church in Pingnan County on April 22, Rev. Xiang Zhirong, chairman of Pingnan TSPM, delivered a speech titled "How to Be a Good Shepherd," stating that God, the good shepherd, guaranteed prosperity, provision, protection, and healing for believers, reported Pingnan CC&TSPM.
Subsequently, the present pastors shared their experiences in ministry and their views on the church council and CC&TSPM; they reflected on whether they were good shepherds and conducted self-assessment of their work; they discussed the main difficulties and challenges faced in practical pastoral work; and they mentioned that to gain believers' respect, they should have a nurturing heart like that of a father or mother.
Next Sunday, the pastor in each church in the county will deliver sermons titled "How Should Believers Treat Pastors Properly?"
Pingnan County CC&TSPM prepares a custom-made suit and shirt for each full-time pastor as a gift, organizing free health check-ups for them, which take place every two years.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Ningde Convenes 'Good Shepherd Sunday‘ Panel
