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CONTENTS | FEBRUARY 2019
FEATURES 16 Embracing evangelism
Evangelism associate at Lowe Memorial describes his exciting role
18 The great unknown Living in uncertain times
20 Kingdom building with Kenyans The Kibathis’ story of ministering in London
31 A time to pray
Moderator calls Presbyterians to a week of prayer
32 Encountering God
Upcoming event to inspire a fresh sense of worship
34 With respect to women…
Importance of respect between the sexes
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36 And the two shall become one Why marriage is good for all of society
38 Thanking Herald agents Agent Days 2018
REGULARS 4 7 10 11 13 14 15 22 23 40 42 46 47
Letters News In this month Life lessons As I see it My story Arthur Clarke Talking points Mission Connect Reviews Life in PCI Crossword Betsy Cameron
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CONTRIBUTORS
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Scandalous forgiveness Rev Steve Stockman highlights the upcoming 4 Corners Festival in Belfast, entitled ‘Scandalous forgiveness’.
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orgiveness. What does or son or daughter. It could easily be seen that look like?” as a scandal if a paramilitary murderer Those were the words was forgiven. Some might suggest that of Fr Brian Lennon at that isn’t justice. Yet, it might also be a panel event during 2018’s 4 Corners scandalous if those of us who talk so Festival. A question had come from Alan much about God’s forgiveness are not McBride, sitting in the audience. Alan acting in forgiving ways – if forgiveness is wanted to know if it was necessary to forgive. Very aware that Alan had lost I believe that forgiveness his wife in the Shankill bomb, I was very is a resource, maybe the cautious about demanding forgiveness. It was then that Brian asked what most powerful resource forgiveness looks like. in delivering for us a The words triggered something inside my head. Forgiveness was a word I had better future. used for almost 40 years. It is at the very centre of the Christian faith and yet we were asking what it looked like. Surely that question should have a quick and confident answer. In the context of Northern Ireland, forgiveness was complex, but I reckoned vital if we were ever going to be able to deal with our past. I think it was Alan’s question that probably fired the direction of the 2019 Festival. Professor John Brewer has for some years Rev Steve Stockman challenged us in the church to keep words like ‘forgiveness’ in the public conversation. That is what we will not at the forefront of all that we do. be doing in the 2019 Festival. I was struck recently by a scene in a We took a lot of time over adding the television documentary. A woman, whose word ‘scandalous’. I have been using the mother had been murdered many years idea of ‘scandalous grace’ for some time. before, was being told how miserable her Jesus was constantly doing scandalous mother’s murderer was in prison. She acts. Whether it was the forgiveness he was so pleased to hear that. He deserved showed to a woman caught in the act that. I have sympathy with her thoughts, of adultery or having dinner with a tax but on the wall in front of her was a collector; sharing a drink at a well with big cross with another small cross by its a Samaritan woman or telling a Roman side. The cross is a symbol of forgiveness. centurion that he had never seen such Have we concentrated ourselves on faith in all of Israel. In Jesus’ culture these God’s forgiveness to us but somehow were all scandalous acts and forgiveness is blocked out and ignored that Jesus asks somewhere in the mix. us to follow him in being In Northern Ireland, many will see it forgiving to others the as scandalous if someone forgives the way he is forgiving to us? person who killed their husband or wife I do believe that
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forgiveness is a key contributor to peace building. I believe that it can contribute to personal peace as well as societal peace. To forgive someone who has caused you deep pain is not for the good of the one you forgive so much as for you who forgives. The bitterness that we hold can damage us even more. Forgiving can let go some of the hurt and indeed control that the perpetrator holds over us. In Northern Ireland we need to be able to find forgiveness for what our communities have done to one another for hundreds of years. I believe that forgiveness is a resource, maybe the most powerful resource in delivering for us a better future. The Bible has the hope of shalom at the heart of God’s dream for the world. I believe forgiveness between human and human, community and community as well as God and humanity are intrinsic to that intention of God’s. So, our hope for 2019’s 4 Corners Festival is to look at forgiveness from a whole range of angles. We want to use poetry, song, drama, personal story, practical teaching as well as theological wrestling, to open up and highlight the pearl of forgiveness. It will be messy and difficult. We will struggle with it, find complications in its outworking. At times it will get scandalous, but maybe as we surmise it over the 10 days of the festival, and beyond, we will journey to the very heart of God and towards our own salvation and the transformation of our country. The 4 Corners Festival will take place from 30 January to 10 February 2019. For more information and a full programme of events please go to www.4cornersfestival.com
IN THE ROUND | NEWS Union College responds to QUB review Union Theological College has called the findings of the review by Queen’s University Belfast into its Institute of Theology as “very speculative and totally unsubstantiated”. The review cited concerns around the breadth and diversity of the teaching and curriculum being delivered. As a result, the University suspended entry to all undergraduate programmes at Union College for the 2019-2020 academic year, which will have a major impact on student numbers. Expressing regret and disappointment at the decision, a Union spokesperson said, “Along with other denominational theological colleges that have a relationship with a Russell Group university, Union has a long, positive and mutually beneficial relationship with Queen’s. The recommendations of this latest review in effect belittles the oversight of external examiners from prestigious UK universities and the effectiveness of the University’s own quality assurance processes. By suggesting that students of theology at Queen’s have not been exposed to a breadth of theological perspective
IN BRIEF Ministry wives’ coffee morning
runs counter to, and contradicts, the reports of external examiners for theology at Queen’s over many years. “Not by choice, over the last number of years, Union College has become the sole provider of undergraduate degree programmes at the University. The other colleges that once made up the Institute of Theology at Queen’s…were for various reasons unable to continue to offer Queen’s undergraduate programmes. “It is important to be clear on a number of areas especially the BA in Theology. Following the Strategic Review of Theology at Queen’s in 2016, members of Union College’s Faculty were proactive in contributing to the development
Moderator praises the work of Storehouse
of a new undergraduate degree programme, the BA in Theology, which widened the curriculum and met the review’s recommendation for increased cultural and intellectual diversity. As to why Northern Ireland’s three other theological colleges found themselves unable to work with Queen’s University is, of course, an open question.” The spokesperson pointed out that students take 30% of their modules in related humanities, such as philosophy and anthropology, guaranteeing that they are exposed to a variety of subjects and approaches. “Recognising that Queen’s itself initiated this significant change, it is therefore regrettable that the University initiated a further review of this programme in September 2018 in the very first week of its delivery and has not allowed it to run for sufficient time so that it may be appropriately monitored and evaluated... “Union College will consider its formal response to the review and will continue to support, academically and pastorally, our students who have embarked on their studies,” the spokesperson concluded. For the full sytatement and other PCI news see www.presbyterianireland.org/news
Social media campaign success On a recent visit to Storehouse North Down in Bangor, Presbyterian Moderator Dr Charles McMullen praised the work of the charity as a “deeply caring and compassionate ministry” and “a tremendous demonstration of churches, community and businesses coming together to show the love of God.” Margaret Bailie, chairperson of Storehouse North Down, and a member of Bangor West Presbyterian Church, said that over 3300 people benefit from its work each year. “Our vision is that we will see the day coming when no one in North Down has to go hungry. “
PCI’s social media campaign ‘Christmas means more’ proved extremely popular, with 43,000 views over the festive period. The campaign saw 12 Presbyterians from a range of working backgrounds share their faith in vlogs to explain why the season means more to them than long working hours in the jobs that they do.
The Presbyterian Ministers’ Wives’ Association is hosting a coffee morning in Assembly Buildings on Saturday 30 March at 10am. The speaker will be Barbara McMullen, teacher, former PCI missionary to China and wife of the current Moderator. All ministry wives are invited to enjoy an opportunity to chat with friends and be encouraged from God’s Word. The cost is £5 and bookings can be made by returning the reply slip sent out in December or by contacting Esther Parker at peparker@live.co.uk For information regarding future events please contact Sonia Kane at soniakane1@yahoo.co.uk
New Era at May Street May Street congregation formally ceased to be a church at the end of December 2018 and will be amalgamated with Fisherwick Church in June. However, Central Belfast, a church plant of Carnmoney Presbyterian, will be breathing new life into the premises. More than 200 worshippers attended the ‘New Era’ service, which was conducted by Rev Ivan Steen (moderator of South Belfast Presbytery), with the preacher being Rev Jack Lamb from Townsend Street. During the service Arthur Acheson (clerk of session of May Street) ceremonially passed on a special baton to Dave Dickinson, leader of Central Belfast. The New Era service was recorded and copies of a special DVD are now available at a cost of £10. Please email maystreetpresbyterian@gmail. com to order one.
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NEWS | IN THE ROUND It Takes Two Care for the Family is holding an event in Lisburn next month, which will allow couples to take a little time out together to invest in their relationship. It Takes Two is aimed at strengthening and rejuvenating marriages, no matter what shape they are in or how long couples have been together. The speakers, Katharine Hill and Philip Jinadu, will explore four essential components for a strong and fulfilling marriage – communication, connection, conflict and commitment. The event takes place at Lagan Valley Vineyard on Thursday 7 March. Bookings can be made at www.careforthefamily.org.uk Care for the Family also has produced a four-part DVD-based resource for churches called The Marriage Sessions. It explores how a couple can build a fantastic relationship. Each stand-alone session provides the content for a two-hour couples’ event, and the pack includes everything needed for an event (a leader’s guide and four separate DVDs). This resource can also be used for group discussion or by individual couples watching it at home on their own. The Marriage Sessions can either be ordered or downloaded from the Care for the Family website (www.careforthefamily.org.uk).
Concern for Cameroon Violent clashes between Cameroon’s English-speaking Anglophone community and French-speaking Francophone community are increasingly a cause for concern. Speaking about the situation in the west African country, Rev Uel Marrs (Secretary to PCI’s Council for Global Mission) said, “Through reports coming via family contacts of Cameroonians who attend Presbyterian churches in the Republic of Ireland, we understand that thousands of people have been displaced as the situation in parts of the country deteriorates, particularly in the Northwest Region and Southwest Region. “The increasingly violent situation has its origins in the division of the region during various colonial administrations and post-independence settlements. The situation is amounting to a ‘silent civil war’, as some have described it.” Rev Alan Boal, minister of Abbey Presbyterian Church in Dublin, who has a number of people attending his church with family members in the country, said, “One member of my congregation recently described the escalating crisis taking place in his region like this, he said that it was ‘a second Rwanda’. “We have about a dozen Cameroonians in Abbey, mostly English speaking, but some French speaking as well and I have met with a number of them to discuss the situation. “From what I hear there are government curfews, reports of the gassing and burning of groups of villagers, the destruction of villages and summary executions. Two families report that their villages have been emptied and destroyed. In one place men and boys between the ages of 15 and 50 have left towns and villages in fear of their lives, while women and children prefer to camp out underneath trees rather than risk attack at night. “These political situations are, of course, more complex, and our own history shows us that here in Ireland. Prayer for all of our Cameroonian brothers and sisters and the country is of course vital, but there must also be action. It can’t be right for the international community to be so silent.”
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News Exceptional contributions recognitions At a special ceremony held in Belfast, PCI honoured the exceptional contributions made by staff and volunteers in its congregations, homes and support units through its Recognition Awards. Members of staff in the denomination’s 16 homes and support units along with volunteers from its 500-plus congregations were asked to nominate individuals, or a team of people, who are making an outstanding contribution in the area of social witness. Presbyterian Moderator, Dr Charles McMullen, presented the awards and praised the silent witness of the Church and the staff and volunteers. “Everyone who has been nominated and everyone who has received one of these awards has an incredible servant heart and has made an outstanding contribution to the life of the Church in quiet and unobtrusive ways. The Lord sees all things, so he is very much aware of all they are doing for his sake and the advancement of his kingdom,” said Dr McMullen. The winners included: • Congregational team of the year: Yarn and Yarn, Ballygawley and Ballyreagh Presbyterian • Council for Social Witness team of the year: Thompson House, the denomination’s approved hostel for offenders in Belfast • Unsung hero (congregation): Little Acorns team, West Church, Bangor • Unsung hero (Council for Social Witness): Brian Wilson, Harold McCauley House, residential nursing home, Omagh • Volunteer award: Beth McLeod, Bannside Presbyterian Church, Banbridge • Leadership award: Norma Pickering, home manager, Adelaide House residential care home, Belfast.
Above (l-r) Sharon Jones, the Moderator, Ruth Mitchell and Courtney Jones. Below: Some of the Recognition Award winners.
Find out more on www.presbyterianireland.org
Events Personnel news Diane Cusick returned to Zambia at the beginning of January following home assignment, and has returned to her work in early childhood development with the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Synod of Zambia. Chris and Rachel Humphries, who were accepted last year by the Council for Global Mission for service in Portugal, are due to be commissioned for mission service overseas on Sunday 24 February in Tartaraghan Presbyterian Church, their home congregation. They hope to depart for Porto at the end of February to work with the church plant team in Senhora da Hora, Porto. They previously served there with PCI in the summer of 2016. Chris and Rachel will be accompanied by their two young children Ezra and Abigail. Csaba and Ilona Veres are on home assignment in early 2019 and are undertaking deputation, Csaba from mid-January to early February, and Ilona from mid-February to early March. Derek French is also due to be in Ireland in February for around two weeks to undertake deputation engagements.
Overseas visit Rev Uel Marrs made an exploratory partnership visit to St Petersburg Christian University in January.
Resources Tides Tides is a simple yet powerful resource to help develop regular rhythms of Bible reading. Each weekday morning, Tides provides you with a Bible reading and a short reflection. For further details see the PCI website.
DIARY DATES February
Transform Transform is PCI’s young adults conference taking place on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 April. This year it’s been held in the new Assembly Buildings conference facilities, and the programme will run on the Friday night and all day Saturday. This is a brilliant opportunity to gather with young adults from all across the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. We are glad to be able to reduce the price this year due to our new location. The nonresidential weekend option will be £45 and the hotel-based overnight option will be £75, which includes
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Emerge session one bed and breakfast. There will also be a Saturday day rate available nearer the time. The speaker for the weekend is Andy Carroll and information about the theme, worship and seminar speakers will be announced soon. For further details see the PCI website.
Kids’ Big Day Out PCI’s annual event for primary-aged children and their leaders/parents takes place at Wellington Presbyterian Church, Ballymena on Saturday 6 April, between 1.45-4pm. This year the special guests are the W5 outreach team, who will look at how science helps us to understand more about who God is. Come along and explore with us the 5 Ws – who, what, where, when and why. The event costs £4 each and all children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Tickets are currently on sale and further details are available on the PCI website.
Mission Ireland evenings A number of Mission Ireland meetings are planned for March. The events, which will take place in nine different presbyteries, start on Sunday 3 March in Iveagh Presbytery when Rev Damien Burke (minister in Drogheda) and Brian Simons (Nightlight ministry) will speak at Scarva Street. Billy Patterson (retired Irish mission worker) will address the Newry Presbytery evening at Sandys Street. In Omagh Presbytery, Rev Andy Carroll (minister in Donabate) is the speaker at the Clogherney event. The Ballymena Presbytery evening at Ballykeel is led by Rev Lachlan Webster (minister in Craigavon) and Derek Livingstone (Brookside Church and Ambassadors Football). Dr John Woodside (retired home mission minister) will address the Down Presbytery event, which takes
place at Downpatrick. The Dromore Presbytery event at St Columba’s Presbyterian will hear from Tom Dowling (Irish mission worker in Kilkenny Presbyterian) and Rev David Bruce (Secretary of the Council for Mission in Ireland). Armoy Presbyterian Church will host the Route Presbytery evening, when Dr Sam Mawhinney (minister in Adelaide Road, Dublin) will speak. The next event in the programme is in the Tyrone Presbytery church of Molesworth Street, when Rev Richard Houston (minister in Lucan) will speak. The final evening is in Coleraine and Limavady Presbytery and will be led by Rev Stephen Richmond (minister in Donegal and Stranorlar) and Eileen Black (deaconess in Great Victoria Street and Friendship House, Belfast). For a full list of dates, events and times of the Mission Ireland evenings please see diary dates.
Lowe Memorial, Belfast – Friday 22 Union Road, Magherafelt – Saturday 23
March Mission Ireland evenings
Scarva Street Presbyterian – Sunday 3 at 6.30pm Sandys Street Presbyterian – Tuesday 5 at 8pm Clogherney Presbyterian – Sunday 10 at 7.30pm Ballykeel Presbyterian – Wednesday 13 at 7.30pm Downpatrick Presbyterian – Sunday 17 at 7pm St Columba’s Presbyterian – Sunday 17 at 7pm Armoy Presbyterian – Sunday 17 at 7.30pm Molesworth Street Presbyterian – Wednesday 20 at 8pm First Limavady Presbyterian – Sunday 24 at 7pm
Sharing faith
Assembly Buildings, Belfast – Tuesday 12 Richhill Presbyterian – Wednesday 13 Kilfennan Presbyterian – Thursday 14
Starting strong
Assembly Buildings, Belfast – Thursday 14
Encounter – Leading others in the weekly journey of worship Orangefield Presbyterian – Saturday 23
Emerge session two
Lowe Memorial, Belfast – Saturday 30 Union Road, Magherafelt – Saturday 30
April Kids’ Big Day Out
Wellington Presbyterian, Ballymena – Saturday 6 Transform Herald February Assembly Buildings, Belfast2019 – Friday 12 to Saturday 13 Family Holiday
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CONGREGATIONAL STORY
Embracing evangelism
Ross Munro, evangelism associate at Lowe Memorial Presbyterian Church, describes his exciting role within the south Belfast congregation.
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was that guy! You know, the parent who drops their child off at Sunday school and then heads home for the hour. With just enough time to stick the frying pan on for a nice cooked Sunday morning breakfast before going back to collect the little one from church. That was me. Why? The combination of being made to go to church when I was younger and the loss of my father had left me angry with God. “If God is real and is meant to love me why would he allow this to happen to me?” This was the question that would regularly echo through my mind into my early 30s. I didn’t doubt that God was real but because of the hurt I kept him at a safe distance, or so I thought. Dropping my daughter off at Sunday school soon became a problem though because she was enjoying it! Other children attended the first part of the service with their parents before leaving for Sunday school and I didn’t want my daughter to be left out. Her enthusiasm and my guilt at not participating with her finally meant we began to go to church as a family. That church was Carnmoney
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Presbyterian and from walking in as strangers we became like family. When we eventually left, I had become someone equipped and supported to step into God’s work full time. Their example of demonstrating Christianity in action, for which I am eternally grateful, has given me a vision for how I want to continue to evangelise to those around me and has
…part of my role is to feed into this ministry… where every member can see themselves as a witness.
shaped my outlook for my job at Lowe. Lowe has a motto: “A church in the community and a community church”, which it seeks to fulfil through various ministries, aiming to bring the church to people wherever their starting point may be. One of the ways we do this is through the purpose-built café area called ‘the hub’ which was developed to bless the parents who leave their children off to youth activities during the week. Parents can stay and avail of free coffee, WiFi and company, which gives us an opportunity to engage with people who otherwise wouldn’t attend a service. Along with a dedicated team of volunteers, part of my role is to feed into this ministry and to be part of the culture here where every member can see themselves as a witness. I love this part of my job as it reminds me of the place I started from; the challenge is to engage with those parents who come to the door but who aren’t ready to come through it. There are of course those who aren’t coming to the church at all in any capacity and evangelism by definition is to spread the gospel by public
proclamation and personal witness. I have found that the twists and turns of life and negative experiences of church have left many with little interest in religion or its organisations. They feel they can fill the Christ-shaped hole within them with material items or in the sense of community found in sporting organisations or nights out in the pub. Therefore, I aim to continue to build bridges between people and church and to show them the love of God and the relevance of him for their lives. In line with our vision to reach the whole community for Christ, Lowe has used the Alpha course to introduce people to a better knowledge of the Christian faith. Those who come to Alpha do so through various pathways and it is often a follow-on from some of our other outreach programmes, such as our Christians Against Poverty (CAP) resources run from the church. I work hard to ensure more people are reached through personal and social media invitation. We put a great emphasis on prayer, hospitality and the equipping of our team, enabling them to answer those difficult questions around sin and suffering. Another ministry I am involved in is the CAP resource Fresh Start. This has been operating through Lowe with great success and as South Belfast Presbytery had already agreed to fund this, I serve in this ministry with a presbytery-wide perspective. Our CAP boundary takes in most of south Belfast and stretches into west Belfast, so we see all sides of our community using this resource. Fresh Start is an eight-week course for people struggling with a life controlling habit or dependency. This course has been such a blessing, not only personally, but also for the
church as a whole, even though many of the situations have been challenging, heartbreaking and shocking. Many clients are caught up in difficult circumstances, tangled in lies, deep into drugs or gripped in a struggle with alcohol. The triple alliance of evil, the world and the flesh suffocate the life out of people and families. Then God just steps in; he just steps into the darkness, into the mess and calms the storm. Many course participants have become regulars within
If our evangelism is full of grace and truth, as Jesus modelled it… people will see our churches for what they really should be. our church. Once they were captive in the kingdom of darkness and now they walk in God’s glorious light. As you can imagine, a lot of pastoral care is needed with these clients, but it’s wonderful to see the transformation in their lives. Many of our clients’ walks with God resemble a roller coaster ride, yet one recently shared, “I felt I was a nobody but now know I have a daddy and I’m loved.” For many, especially those with addictions, walking into a church can feel as though there is a sense of being judged, perhaps the mere thought of it makes them uneasy. To point those people to Jesus is our ultimate goal, but to achieve this goal we must reveal to them the outworking of our faith, the outworking of God’s love. We must earn the right to tell them the gospel.
Building rapport with people and sharing with them is also something we do in the areas surrounding our church, when we take God’s love to the streets. This door-to-door approach may be what some of you would associate with oldschool evangelism, but we have been well received in our local area. We ask people two questions which allow us to listen first, followed by an invitation of prayer and an explanation of the gospel message. I want the people living near our church to feel the benefit of its presence and for it to be a blessing to their lives and a beacon of light in their street. As well as reaching beyond the church, I also work within our own congregation to help them be more evangelistic in their thinking. My appointment has allowed Lowe to bridge other gaps that had been identified, such as a men’s group, which is a chance for members to meet in a less formal gathering. This is the perfect opportunity to invite friends along who, for whatever reason, aren’t comfortable with the traditional concept they have of church on a Sunday morning. This meeting continues to fulfil our church’s value of every member ministering through faith and it embodies the concept of us all being salt and light within the church and into the community. To answer my own question at the beginning of this piece, “If God is real and is meant to love me, why would he allow this to happen to me?” For me, I found my answer in the local church; I witnessed it in people’s damaged lives being lived out as faithful followers of Jesus. People need to see Christianity in action, being lived out faithfully through the local church. If our evangelism is full of grace and truth, as Jesus modelled it ( John 1:14), people will see our churches for what they really should be: a shelter for the damaged in our society, a refuge for the wounded and a launch pad for the healed. Herald February 2019
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