Magyar Egyház, 2005 (84. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

2005-07-01 / 3. szám

MAGYAR EGYHÁZ

9. oldal

Resolutions of the Bishop’s Council:

1. The next Bishop Council Meeting shall be held on Friday and Saturday, June 16-17, 2005 at the Hungarian Reformed Church of Trenton,NJ.

2. A letter of greeting from the Bishop’s Council to be sent to the Honorary Bishop Alexander Forró, Honorary Chief Elder István Szabó, Dean Barnabás Rőczey, Dr.Imre Bertalan, Mrs.Margaret Harsányi, Mrs.Katalin Nagy. Mrs.Dénes Tamás, Mrs.Gábor Csordás, Rev.Mária Babos, Mrs.Pál Mező.

3. The Bishop’s Council thanks the American Hungarian Reformed Church in Allen Park,MI - for its hospitality and asks for God’s blessing for the life and service of the congregation.

4. The cost of the Bishop’s Council Meeting (food, lodging, travel) be reimbursed to the hosting church and the members of the Council.

5. The Bishop’s Honorary for the year of 2005 shall be $1,500.- as it was in the previous years.

6. Those congregations, which have not paid their General Fund since 2002, do not have the right to vote, until their dues have been paid in full, which is calculated from the number of their members.

7. Rt.Rev.Andor Demeter Bishop shall attend the Consultative Synod of the Hungarian Reformed Churches on August 2005 in Pápa, Hungary and his travel expenses be reimbursed by the Synod.

8. The Report Book of the 2005 Bishop’s Council meeting shall be fully financed by the Synod.

9. The leaders of the Synod call the attention of the

officers of the Ministerial Association that the presentations of the future meetings of the Hungarian Ministerial Association in Ligonier,PA, shall focus on themes that strenghten our service in our congregations.

10. The Bishop’s Council places on record the honorable mention of the Rt.Rev.Sándor Szabó, Dean for the establishment of the Seattle,WA; Denver,CO congregations and the restart of the Dallas,TX and Houston,TX mission churches.

11. The 2004 resolution of the Bishop’s Council in the matter of check signatures, - requiring the signatures of 3 officers of the Synod for each check, - shall be enforced.

12. Each Congregation shall contribute toward the building project of the Bethlen Home.

13. The Bishop’s Council stands high in the opinion the ’’Hungarian Ministries International” for its Hungarian sympathetic service, and propose that our church shall support the mission of the organization.

14. Bishop Demeter shall send a letter to the William Penn Association and to the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America requesting support for the Youth Camp.

15. The 2006 General Assembly shall discuss the increase of the General Fund from $4.- to $5.- or $6.- per person.

16. The Synod shall renew its support for the pastor of the Dallas,TX and Houston,TX mission congregations, and shell send $100.- donation per month.

17. The Synod shall pay its membership dues to the World Alliance of Reformed Churches in the amount of $250.-18. The Synod will cancel its membership at the National Council of Churches becuse of its political background.

Lessons from Nehemiah - for today

1. Identified himself with the problem and the sins of the people and committed solidarity with them (1:3-4)

2. Nehemiah has vision (1:9)

3. He has courage (1:11; 2:4; 6:11)

4. He makes definite plans (2:6-9; 12, 16)

5. The Prophet demonstrates self confidence (2:17)

6. Inspires people toward the goal (2:18)

7. Does not quit in spite of opposition (2:10, 19)

8. Uses the resources of others (3:1)

9. Delegates the work to everyone (3:2-32)

10. Knows how to stand up to opposition (4:9-14; 6:5-8)

11. Inspires discouraged people (4:14-23)

12. Organizes for every aspect of the work (4:16-21)

13. Works alongside with others (4:21-23; 5:16)

14. Strong willed when is necessary (5:6-8)

15. Can convince people to work toward the goal (5:8-12)

16. Communicated his ideas in an inspiring way (5:13)

17. Self disciplined to live with people on their level (5:14-15)

18. Generous with what he has (5:17-18)

19. He is not easily side tracked from the goal (6:3-4)

20. He achieves his goal (6:15)

21. Organizes people for the second phase (7:4-5)

22. Organizes feast of thanksgiving, renews the covenant (8:9-10; 12:27-43)

23. Stands up against sin and corrects it. (13: 1-31)

(A cikket vagy az ashlandi egyetem előadásán hallottam vagy olvastam valamelyik magazinban. Mindenesetre még mai is érvényes a tanács.) Király Zoltán

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