(Maris 23, 2007) — A ƙarshen 2006 da farkon 2007, “ƙungiyoyin ƙungiyoyin fastoci” shida an ba su tallafin Dorewa Pastoral Excellence (SPE) tallafi wanda ya ƙaddamar da nazarce-nazarce na tsawon shekaru biyu, na zaɓi na kowane rukuni. Cibiyar 'Yan'uwa don Jagorancin Minista ne ke gudanar da shirin, ma'aikatar hadin gwiwa ta Bethany Theological Seminary da Cocin of the Brother General Board. SPE tana samun tallafi ta kyauta mai karimci daga Lilly Endowment Inc., kuma tana ba da lambobin yabo na ci gaba na ilimi ga fastoci.
Ƙungiyoyin nazarin fastoci suna farawa da Immersion Retreat na kwanaki bakwai zuwa goma wanda yawanci ya ƙunshi tafiya zuwa wurin da ke da alaƙa da “mahimmin tambaya” da ƙungiyar ta zaɓa.
Ƙungiyoyin fastoci, ikilisiyoyinsu, da “mafifitan tambayoyin” don nazari:
Dennis Beckner, Columbia City (Ind.) Cocin 'Yan'uwa; Linda Lewis, Mansfield (Ohio) Church of the Brother; Cara McCallister, Lafayette (Ind.) Cocin 'Yan'uwa; Carol Pfeiffer, Arewa Liberty (Ind.) Church of the Brother; Keith Simmons, Agape Church of the Brother a Fort Wayne, Ind.; Mark Stahl, Kokomo (Ind.) Church of the Brothers. Tambaya mai mahimmanci: “Ta yaya ’Yan’uwa za su yi girma—waɗanne halaye ne halayen jagoranci na makiyaya da kuma ƙwarewar da ake bukata don taimaka wa ikilisiyoyi su girma?”
David Banaszak, Martinsburg (Pa.) Cocin 'Yan'uwa; Dale Dowdy, Cocin Stone na 'yan'uwa a Huntingdon, Pa.; Marlys Hershberger, Hollidaysburg (Pa.) Cocin 'Yan'uwa; Connie Maclay, Cocin Beech Run na 'Yan'uwa a Mapleton Depot, Pa .; Ken Kline Smeltzer, Burnham (Pa.) Church of the Brothers; Dottie Steele, Bedford (Pa.) Cocin 'Yan'uwa. Tambaya mai mahimmanci: “Bisa la’akari da al’adun Arewacin Amirka da ke haifar da ƙetare, mene ne za mu iya koya daga kakanninmu na ruhaniya (Anabaptists, Pietists, da sauran al’adun Kirista) don ƙarfafa ayyukanmu na kanmu da na al’umma don mu zama cikakke da aminci. mutane?"
Ryan Braught, Cocin Hempfield na 'Yan'uwa a Manheim, Pa .; Dennis Garrison, Ikilisiyar Spring Creek na 'Yan'uwa a Hershey, Pa .; Steve Hess, Lititz (Pa.) Cocin 'Yan'uwa; John Hostetter, Lampeter (Pa.) Cocin 'Yan'uwa; Bob Kettering, Lititz (Pa.) Cocin 'Yan'uwa; Phil Reynolds, Mohler Church of the Brothers in Ephrata, Pa. Tambaya mai mahimmanci: “Waɗanne dabarun jagoranci ne ake buƙata don fastocin almajirai a cikin duniyar bayan zamani?”
Joel Kline, Highland Avenue Church of the Brothers a Elgin, rashin lafiya .; Kreston Lipscomb, Springfield (Ill.) Cocin 'Yan'uwa; Orlando Redekopp, Cocin Farko na 'Yan'uwa a Chicago, Rashin lafiya; Christy Waltersdorff, York Center Church of the Brother a Lombard, rashin lafiya .; Dennis Webb, Naperville (Ill.) Church of the Brothers. Tambaya mai mahimmanci: “Ta yaya za mu iya ba da bishara a hanyoyin da za su motsa kanmu (da ikilisiyoyinmu) da gangan zuwa ga bauta ta farin ciki, wanzar da salama, bangaskiya mai ƙwazo, da girma ta ruhaniya?”
Paula Bowser, Trotwood (Ohio) Church of the Brother; Tracy Knechel, Mack Memorial Church of the Brother a Dayton, Ohio; Nancy Fitzgerald, Nokesville (Va.) Church of the Brother; Kim McDowell, Jami'ar Park Church of Brother a Hyattsville, Md.; Darlene Meyers, Ikilisiyar Makiyayi Mai Kyau na Yan'uwa a cikin Silver Spring, Md. Tambaya mai mahimmanci: "Ta yaya hoto, labari, da wuri ke haifar da buɗewa don canji na ruhaniya a cikinmu?"
Dennis Lohr, Palmyra (Pa.) Cocin 'Yan'uwa; Twyla Rowe, Westminster (Md.) Cocin 'Yan'uwa; Dick Shreckhise, Lancaster (Pa.) Cocin 'Yan'uwa; Jim Zerfing, Cocin Fellowship Christian Fellowship Church of the Brothers a Gabashin Berlin, Pa. Tambaya mai mahimmanci: “Mene ne fahimi da basira da ake buƙata don ingantaccen jagoranci na fastoci don yin hidima a tsakanin tsaka-tsakin mu na Anabaptist/Pietist Ikilisiya/al’adu da suka kunno kai bayan zamani. ?”
"Shugabannin makarantar na gano cewa dukkanin ƙungiyoyin ƙungiyoyi suna neman fahimtar yanayin canjin al'adun gargajiya, kuma suna ƙoƙarin nemo hanyoyi masu inganci da aminci don zama madadin al'adun cocin da ke fahimtar jagorancin Allah da kasancewarsa a duniya," in ji masu gudanar da gudanarwa. Glenn da Linda Timmons. Ƙirƙirar rayuwa a cikin hotuna da ƙa'idodi na Sabon Alkawari na ci gaba da zama abin da ake tsammani na dukan ƙungiyoyin ƙungiyar, in ji su.
Ƙungiyoyin ƙungiyoyin fastoci masu mahimmanci huɗu na farko sun kammala karatun shekaru biyu na nazarinsu (duba rahoton a cikin Newsline na Maris 14). “Waɗannan fastoci sun haɗu a matsayin wani ɓangare na gado na Kirista da ke ba da ra’ayi na tunani da ake bukata don ganin fiye da abin da Allah yake nufi,” in ji Timmons.