All the pastoral staff of the registered churches in Guangzhou, Guangdong attended a recent retreat.
About 80 local pastors participated in a retreat with the theme of “Renewal by the Holy Spirit and Rising Faith” held on November 16 to 17, according to the Guangzhou CC&TSPM.
The content of the seminars included how to preach on specific themes, communicating through sermons, and other topics.
Six pastoral representatives from churches such as Tianhe Church, Zengcheng Church, and Shiqiao Church shared how to preach expository messages based on the pastoral letters. The sermons were rated anonymously as a way to inspire the participants.
Rev. Yue Qinghua, chairman of the Fujian TSPM and president of Fujian Theological Seminary, delivered a lecture named “The Art of Leadership in Church Management”.
He exhorted the workers to think in terms of the general picture, strengthen communication and teamwork, and deal with conflicts in the right way.
