http://www.pastoralcareministries.org Loving and Caring One Another Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:41:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We had a blessed and joyous Family Christmas 2011 celebrated at our residence. It was a 7th Family Christmas. We had 29 families participated this time; to put in numbers there were 73 individuals, which includes some children and singles. We started the program with cakes and soft drinks, and ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/212/family-christmas-3/ Dear prayer Partners in the Lord, Greetings to you all in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! We are delighted to inform you that we had successful and 7th “Summer School of Missions” conducted for 20 days; It was started on 9th May and concluded on 28th May, 2011. ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/211/summer-school-of-missions-2011/ Dynamic Church Planting International We conducted training for 13 selected persecuted pastors from various parts of Karnataka. It was held on February 4-5, 2011. It was such useful training for the pastors who work in the places where they are faced with opposition and persecution. Dr. Chris Gnanaken was the main ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/210/report-of-february-2011/ We conducted a day seminar on the theme of “Home Ministry.” It was especially was organized for pastors and their wives. The purpose of this seminar was to encourage and help the pastors how to make our home an open home for people. We had 35 people attended this seminar. ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/209/home-ministry/ We conducted a Family Seminar in CSI Ascension Church, Bangalore. We had 200 people attended this seminar. Dr. Ravi David, Smitha and Francis were the speakers for the seminar. We had a fruitful time during the seminar. Church has organized the lunch for all the families and children. Children presented ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/208/family-seminar-at-csi-church-bangalore-2/ We conducted a Family Seminar in CSI Ascension Church, Bangalore. We had 200 people attended this seminar. Dr. Ravi David, Smitha and Francis were the speakers for the seminar. We had a fruitful time during the seminar. Church has organized the lunch for all the families and children. Children presented ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/207/family-seminar-at-csi-church-bangalore/ Francis spoke in the Harvest festival service at a CIS church in Mandya on 13th February, 2011. Rev. Devakumar is the pastor of that church. Over 300 people attended the church service. He is very active and a people person. Harvest festival went on till evening. Most of the church ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/206/harvest-festival-at-mandya/ This training was exclusively for house church leaders. We selected 20 house church leaders from Bidar, Gulbarga and Raichur. Please pray for these 20 pastors and their families. They need lots of encouragement and support. This training was held from February 10-12, 2011. Mrs. Suman Aghamkar and Dr. Sukrutraj coordinated ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/205/house-church-leaders%e2%80%99-training/ We conducted a day seminar on the theme of “Home Ministry.” It was especially was organized for pastors and their wives. The purpose of this seminar was to encourage and help the pastors how to make our home an open home for people. We had 35 people attended this seminar. ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/204/%e2%80%9chome-ministry%e2%80%9d/ Child Theology Consultation South India level Child Theology Consultancy was held at Bangalore from February 3-5, 2011. We had 40 selected delegates from all over south India. Dr. Keith White was the main teacher who taught on Child Theology. We also had paper presentations and discussions from various scholars and leaders. ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/203/child-theology-consultation/ Dynamic Church Planting International We conducted training for 13 selected persecuted pastors from various parts of Karnataka. It was held on February 4-5, 2011. It was such useful training for the pastors who work in the places where they are faced with opposition and persecution. Dr. Chris Gnanaken was the main ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/202/dynamic-church-planting-international/ We praise God for the Family Christmas that we could host at our residence this year as well on the 4th December 2010. We had 26 families and five unmarried individuals who are in the verge of getting married. Families and their children and other relatives and so on, we ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/201/family-christmas-2010/ Dear Partner in the Ministry, We are conducting Family Christmas on 4th December at 7 pm. We selectively invite about 20-25 families for this celebration. The purpose of this is to bring families together and make them feel that they are cared and loved. We encourage them to get involve ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/200/family-christmas-on-4th-december-2010/ Lausanne congress met together at Cape Town South Africa from October 16 to 24. The purpose of the Lausanne movement is “the whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole World.” The theme for this congress was “God in Christ, reconciling the world to himself” (2 Corinthians 5:19). Over ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/199/cape-town-2010/ We had a fruitful time of ministry in and around Ranibennur, north Karnataka in September 18-19, 2010. We ministered to families of various villages and encouraged them to stand strong in their faith life. They need lots of encouragement and prayer support. Hence, please remember this region in your prayers, ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/198/ministry-in-north-karnataka/ Praise God for the Family Seminar We had joyous time and refreshing Family Seminar for Scripture Union partners. We had 22 families, which means 60 individuals all together. It was a three days seminar, which started on September 9th evening and concluded on 11th September evening at 6 pm. We praise ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/197/family-seminar-september-9-11-2010/ In the month of July  two weeks I spoke in Bangalore Bible Fellowship where we regularly worship. I also had an invitation to speak in an Assemblies of God Church. I spoke on the family. God used me to touch families in this church.  families came to me and said that they ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/196/preaching-in-the-churches/ Pastors’ Training We also had Pastors’ training simultaneously. It was a five days (May 10-15) training. The purpose f this training was to equip the equippers. Interestingly 52 pastors, evangelists, and Christian workers participated in this training as well. This training will have two sessions. One session is over, and the ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/195/karnataka-pastors-training/ Please remember Lausanne Young Leaders' gathering at Cape Town, South Africa. In will be in October 2010. Please pray for the participants who will be coming from various parts of the World. Pray for me I am also preparing to attend this historic and prophetic gathering. http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/194/pray-for-lausanne-gathering-2010/ We had Pastors’ training simultaneously. It was a five days (May 10-15) training. The purpose f this training was to equip the equippers. Interestingly 52 pastors, evangelists, and Christian workers participated in this training as well. This training will have two sessions. One session is over, and the next session ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/193/pastors-training/ We had a 5th summer school (May 10-29) for 20 young boys and girls. These young men came from five different districts of Karnataka. This is a 20 days long, intensive mission training. Every year during the summer vacation we run this training for young people, who can participate in ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/192/summer-school-of-missions-2/ We had a nice Palm Sunday, Passion Week and Resurrection Sunday celebrated here in Bangalore, Inida. Francis spoke in BBF in the Good Friday service. He also spoke on the same day at  CSI Hudson Memorial Kannada Church, Bangalore. Francis preached at BBF on Post Resurrectional Mission. God is using ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/191/passion-week/ Dear partners in Pastoral Care Ministries, I have few prayers requests, and would appreciate your prayer support: Firstly, during every summer I conduct a Summer School of Missions for Kannada speaking young men and women. We prayerfully select 20 candidates for this school from various churches across the state. It is an intensive ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/190/prayer-requests/ We have a pastors' family seminar for 40 pastors and their families. These pastors are from Gulbarga. They have planned to have the family seminar at Hydarabad.  Seminar is scheduled from 19-21st April. Hence, please pray for this seminar and partner with us in equipping the pastors for counseling their families ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/189/pastors-family-seminar/ Please pray for the Summer School of Missions for this year is scheduled from May 10 to 30th.  This school is a yearly event, which is committed to train young men women to think and consider mission in the state of Karnataka. Please pray and be part of this great ... http://www.pastoralcareministries.org/188/summer-school-of-missions/