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From the Aquila Report: Afghan Christians are totally vulnerable with no political power. They have no-one to appeal to. They don’t even generally qualify for special immigrant visas to the United States or other Western countries because they have avoided working for American organizations or working for the Afghan military. To do so potentially exposes them to attention and danger (Written by John Stonestreet | Wednesday, August 18, 2021). Read the full article in The Aquila Report.
Report on the Actions of the 48th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA, 2021)
The Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church in America, Dr. Bryan Chapel, has issued his report, “Actions of the Forty-Eighth General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America.” The report is posted on the PCA Administrative Committee’s website, and can be found here. Dr. Chapel is an Individual Member of the World Reformed Fellowship and the PCA is a founding Denominational Member. You may also read the report below:
The Rev. Dr. Dean Weaver, a member of the Board of Directors of the World Reformed Fellowship, was installed as the new Stated Clerk at the 41st General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (a Denominational Member of the WRF), in June 2021. At the same meeting, the Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Jeremiah, also an active member of the World Reformed Fellowship, was unanimously elected as Stated Clerk Emeritus.
The 48th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) was held between June 28 and July 2, in St. Luis, Missouri, with the theme "Proclaiming the Unhindered Kingdom." The PCA is a denominational member of the World Reformed Fellowship.
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church, a denominational member of the World Reformed Fellowship held its 2021 General Assembly at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, between June 22 and 25, 2021.
Stay tuned as several WRF members are working together in a new multi-authored project based on the Ten Commandments!
Announcing Getty Music Worship Conference 2021: Sing! In Christ Alone -- A conference for everyone on the unparalleled opportunity to reset congregational singing, restore our hope, and reunite the church in Christ-centered worship! When: September 13-15. Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenessee (USA) and online.
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David Zadok, who ministers in Israel and is a member of the World Reformed Fellowship, has co-authored the statement described as follows: "It is an expression of our unity in Christ in these challenging times, and it was written by the board of national pastors and elders that includes seven of us from various congregations in Israel."
The Coalizão Pelo Evangelho, which is the Brazilian chapter of The Gospel Coalition (TGC), has issued a Call to Prayer and Fasting, inviting all Christians in Brazil to pray and fast as the country faces enormous challenges related to the pandemic and other correlated issues.
Dr. Thomas Johnson is a member of The World Reformed Fellowship and a regular contributer to the WRF Blog. He recently published two new books in electronic format and is making them available to the members of the WRF. Read them here:
On Febreary 27, 2021 Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher was innaugurated as the new Secretary General / CEO of the World Evangelica Alliance WEA), succeeding Bp Efraim Tendero. Dr. Schirrmacher is an individual member of the The World Reformed Fellowship, and the WRF is an institutional member of the WEA. Read his innaugural speech here:
For the week leading up to Palm Sunday (the Sunday before Easter), the WEA together with partners prepared materials for a week of prayer.
Many Christians are feeling increasing concern over censorship of Christians in social media. This has become a concern especially for reformed and theologically conservative Christians.
The World Reformed Fellowship has received the following announcement from the World Evangelical Alliance and wishes to extend the invitation to all WRF members: The WEA Leadership Handover Ceremony on February 27, 2021, at 1pm Central European Time (CET).
The Theological Education Commission of the World Reformed Fellowship offers an updated list of resources for Evangelical & Reformed Theological Training and Education. See more here: Resources for Evangelical & Reformed Theological Training and Education
We have just published a preliminary report on the Word Reformed Fellowship's ongoing survey of how churches that are connected to the WRF have responded over the last 10 months to the Covid-19 pandemic. The preliminary report only brings you the direct data (distribution of responses) and analysis will come once the survey is completed.
A new home for our website! As some of you may know, I was “deactivated” by Facebook several months ago for reposting a news item about Islam. The post was not derogatory - it was a simple news item - that some people did not like. It was not even fake news. It simply was not liked.
Thomas Johnson writes: "In a time of pandemic, political turmoil, and terrible economic hardship for some, it is, I believe, important for Christians to dig more deeply into knowing who God is. This includes thinking long about the Trinity. It may be that we have a partial knowledge of God, only recognizing one or two of his Persons. Or maybe we only grasp one or two of the activities of one or two of the three Persons. Therefore, I am very pleased to present our new book by several authors from several continents!"
The World Reformed Fellowship has received from Uganda a request from prayer and assistance on behalf of the Reformed Presbyterian church in Uganda and the Jinja Reformed Presbyterian Church.
We are delighted to announce and promote the annual conference of WRF organizational member, The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation.
Stephen Tong Evangelistic Ministries International, an organizational member of the World Reformed Fellowship has organized a wonderful Global Convention on Christian Faith and World Evangelization, with speakers from all over the global reformed community, including many members of the WRF and our International Director, Dr. Davi Charles Gomes (who will speak on Evangelism in a Brave New World, on Tuesday, October 6, at 6pm GMT+7).
The Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation has published "An Open Letter to Helpers Who Wonder: Is It Abuse?" A very helpful article, this text may be found here (https://www.ccef.org/an-open-letter-to-helpers-who-wonder-is-it-abuse/)
In anticipation of a poll we are preparing for the members of the WRF regarding ministry in a Covid19 scenario, Sam Logan, the WRF's Associate International Director, asked the Director of Children’s Ministries at Calvary Presbyterian Church (PCA)* in Willow Grove, PA, the following related questions:
The Theological Education Commission of the World Reformed Fellowship offers a new list of resources for Evangelical & Reformed Theological Training and Education. See more here: Resources for Evangelical & Reformed Theological Training and Education
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As of today, June 1, 2020, two WRF member denominations - the Free Church of Scotland and the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church - have provided for their congregational members guidelines for emerging from pandemic lockdown. These materials might be helpful to other denominations and congregations so they are available as attachments to this item. The material is provided with permission from The Free Church of Scotland and the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.