Rev. Stephen Pedro with some of the church council members at the equipment workshop.
On the weekend of 30 June to 2 July 2023, Congregational Witness had an equipment workshop with the church council of URCSA Laingsburg.
Their request was that we should focus on preaching and on the tasks of the elders and deacons, seeing that they do not have a full or part-time minister at the moment and must take responsibility for leading the worship services and the preaching on Sundays and of other worship services during the week, like funerals, and so on.
The church council busy discussing some of the aspects of preaching.
However, Saturday was not enough, and the church council requested that we must have a follow-up workshop later this year. Hopefully, after these workshops relationships will be established, and the importance of the missional journey for the leadership and congregation be realized so that we can continue with the missional transformation process. Maybe by that time the congregation’s new minister is (God willing) ordained and/or installed, and will also be part of the missional transformation process.
We concluded the weekend with a blessed worship service. We focused on the gospel reading, according to the Revised Common Lectionary, Matthew 10:40-42. We called upon the congregation to continue being a welcoming community of believers and continue making the practice of hospitality, part and parcel of the congregation’s ministry, especially regarding its service and witness in and to the community.
Contact Rev. Stephen Pedro at stephen@kaapkerk.co.za for more information.