Vincentian group ProjectMEN2020 represented at the World Needs a Father Master Mentor Training Workshop in Bogota, Columbia. Project Coordinators Conroy Huggins and pastor Alex Altidor of ProjectMEN2020 will commence a 3 day Master Mentor training at “The World Needs a Father” Master Mentor Training Workshop, which gets on the way today 8th to 10th September in Bogota, Columbia. The World Needs a Father is an Organization founded and based in South Africa. The training is held in collaboration with Fundacion Integrada Familiar (the Integrated Family Foundation), based in Columbia. The project coordinators are among a delegation of 5 persons representing the Caribbean. The workshop is represented by 25 nations from the hemisphere and South Africa and total 100 delegates. The principal objective of the workshop is to address the issue of fatherlessness by equipping master mentors, who are fathers to replicate the curriculum from the book, The World Needs a Father training manual.3 "It is said our culture defines who we are; this being the case, all aspects of our culture are important and required the participation of all nationals, including the Christian community." Just recently, it was announced that Vincy Mas will mark its 40th anniversary next year, 2017. The Minister of Tourism, Sports and Culture Cecil McKie says the Carnival Development Committee (CDC) is not maximizing all the opportunities and benefits that could be gained from Vincy Mas annually. Speaking at a Carnival Symposium at the Peace Memorial Hall, McKie urged persons to make an input into the discussions, in order to improve the festival, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary next year. The Minister said even though the festival has developed into one of the best festivals in the region, there is more work to be done. But how much has carnival really developed. Even the “Cuban Cutlas” Stephen Joachim said that all carnival has become is a “Jump up” and “a bunch of songs about how girls must Bend over and bend down.” My first question to professing Christians is this. Is the gospel counter cultural? Is there a subversive, revolutionary, unruly aspect to the gospel of Jesus Christ? There was in the first century. The acids of the gospel message went to work on slavery, power structures, violence, gender inequities, prejudice, religion, marital roles and relationships, and popular morality. The gospel contained explosive ideas back then. The early Christians hurled volatile notions of brotherhood, humility, love, forgiveness, and sacrifice across the battlements of a hardened and fortified culture. And Christianity won. The culture changed. Values evolved. Attitudes altered. Habits transformed. Social structures realigned. In ways large and small, the world shifted. Then, Christianity lost. Stephen, If you are reading this and I’m pretty sure you are, hold that “ahh” Culture is defined based on disciplinary perspectives; Geography, History, biology and anthropology. As cited by Macmillan CXC CAPE Caribbean Studies, culture forms our language, political systems, religion and heritage in society and different communities. In addition, Culture is learnt, shared, reproduced and diffused. It involves the actual behaviours performed or carried out. Culture is also defined as the different ethnic traditions, race, language, religion customs, families and practices found in one place. Clifford Gertz, a cultural anthropologist views culture as the interpretation of the meaning systems. Therefore, he emphasizes signs and symbols, that we share and adopt, which includes Christian norms and values. Culture therefore is something that an individual is born into.
I’m not talking about riots in the streets or heady confrontations between the agents of the church and the agents of the state. I’m talking about smaller boundaries, the ones that define Christian attitudes and worldly ones, Christian lifestyles and those of the world, what we want and what they do, how we think life works and their views on the “good life.” Instead of absorbing the culture of the world, it would be best if we as Christians engage in the art of sharing our culture through simple; living by example, training a child in the way of God, and practicing what we preach. It is our duty to impact on our communities and individual societies. God has given us all the power and authority, in the great commission in Mathew 28:19-20. To accomplish this, I suggest that we turn to the Beatitudes as a template (Matthew 5:1-10) to explore the impact; Christians could have on our culture, if we took the Beatitudes and the word of God seriously. Would one Christian living like that make any dent in the world? What might happen at the boundaries of our lives, as we interacted with waitresses and rude drivers and crying secretaries and wounded neighbours; if you and I took the heritage of heaven seriously? Would there be any bubbling? Would there be any disruptive and intrusive yeast at work? Would such behaviour start a revolution in the small things that, cumulatively, might have the power to change a world? I think it’s time for us to recover a sense of the Christianity that calls us to conquer the culture rather than be absorbed by it. I know; it’s easier to sign petitions and boycott products. But the real down-to-earth fighting in this spiritual war goes on at a personal level. The battle line boundaries are not in Kingstown or the board rooms. They are not with beating, wetting and or beating of persons physically; but they are defined by those points where each of us contacts our culture, where our attitudes and habits, ideas and relationships intersect theirs. The acculturation of the world, in direct, St. Vincent, to being “kingdom citizens” of heaven; the land of the blessed. The culture wars are fought one person at a time, one heart at a time. Therefore, our culture does not define who we are; rather, we define our culture. Reverend Dr. Cecil Richards said on IKtv on his program “Prescription Window” in July that it is not his culture. We are to love everyone and be all things to all men, but not to of the world while we are in it. This being the case, all aspects of “OUR” Christian culture are important and required the participation of all Christians. The world will always have its culture and it’s not for us to fight the world… It’s not our battle. There is a song that I love. “The Great I Am” by La Rue. Check it out. She says something that I love. I wanna be near, near to your heart Missed it? We need to be Loving the world and hating the dark. Our fight is with the forces of darkness. Ephesians 6:12 tells us where the fight is.
Which Culture do I belong to? I’ll let my life be the testimony. But here’s a hint – Joshua 24:15. “But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served” fleshly desires with drinking and revelry, “or the gods of the” Africans, where most of us originate with pride. “But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD." by Jeronnie Xylon J. Richardson When the new school year begins on Monday September 5th 2016, students of the Dorsethire Hill Primary School will not be at their usual school. They will be housed nearby at the Dorsetshire Hill Evangelical Church because their school will be undergoing major rehabilitation. The Dorsetshire Hill Government School, is to be used as an emergency shelter but needed additional work done to meet the required standards. The Government has received funding from the World Bank’s Regional Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (RDVRP), to undertake the EC$ 1.5 million rehabilitation work. With so many things happening just before school re-opens, JSR Communications is still offering a sigh of relief for parents, with our Bills and Delivery (Messenger and Courier Service). We pay your bills, run your errands, do your deliveries, and even buy your lunch. It's as easy as 1 2 3.... 1. We collect your bills & cash 2. We make the payments 3. We return your receipts One less stressful thing for YOU to complete! Call or whatsapp 17844916156
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