Dimapur, November 21 (MExN): On being invited by the Massachusetts Baptist Multicultural Ministries Inc, Dr T Lima Jamir and Pastor Temsuwati Kichu, associate pastor Mokokchung Town Baptist Church attended the programme for pastoral and lay leaders from October 15 to 23. The programme stressed mainly on learning from one another methods of Christian ministries in the fast changing context of globalization and to learn effective strategy in doing Christian ministries.
The programme started with The American Baptist Church Leaders (TABCOM) training conference and workshop at Grotonwood, Groton Massachusetts on “Letting the Spirit the work you do”, “Spiritual and Behavioral initiative” and inspirational approaches in doing systematic work of worship, fellowship, discipleship, missions and evangelism.
On October 20, they attended the conference of Baptist Ministers of Massachusetts and also had a meeting with the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Baptist Multicultural Ministries Inc. They then visited the host churches i.e. first Federated Church, Hudson, Adoniram Judson Memorial, Salem. The following church leaders Mar Imsong, Michael Harvey, Ed Hobart, Richard Wolf, J. Mulligan, Jim Hinds and Mark Jackson, Louis Meren, Ao Community of MA and various America friends made the visit very enriching and inspirational.
Later, they also visited Grace Community Fellowship, Edison NJ, Princeton University, Uiversity of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Boston, Cape Code, Hyannis Port, the John F. Kennedy Museum, Plum Island, New York City.
At the last leg of the tour, Dr T Lima Jamir visited Washington DC on the invitation of Senator Paul Strauss who is currently serving his third term as US Senator (Democrat) from the District of Columbia. He has the rare opportunity to visit the capitol and held discussions over lunch at the Senate Restaurant reading student exchange programmes and explored various avenues for Naga organic products. As a token of this visit the Senator presented Dr Lima with the official 2011 United States Congressional Holiday ornament of the US capitol. Thereafter, he visited the Holocaust Museum, the National Geographic Society and vicinity of the White House. Senator Paul Strauss expressed keen interest to visit Nagaland in 2012.
The programme started with The American Baptist Church Leaders (TABCOM) training conference and workshop at Grotonwood, Groton Massachusetts on “Letting the Spirit the work you do”, “Spiritual and Behavioral initiative” and inspirational approaches in doing systematic work of worship, fellowship, discipleship, missions and evangelism.
On October 20, they attended the conference of Baptist Ministers of Massachusetts and also had a meeting with the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Baptist Multicultural Ministries Inc. They then visited the host churches i.e. first Federated Church, Hudson, Adoniram Judson Memorial, Salem. The following church leaders Mar Imsong, Michael Harvey, Ed Hobart, Richard Wolf, J. Mulligan, Jim Hinds and Mark Jackson, Louis Meren, Ao Community of MA and various America friends made the visit very enriching and inspirational.
Later, they also visited Grace Community Fellowship, Edison NJ, Princeton University, Uiversity of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Boston, Cape Code, Hyannis Port, the John F. Kennedy Museum, Plum Island, New York City.
At the last leg of the tour, Dr T Lima Jamir visited Washington DC on the invitation of Senator Paul Strauss who is currently serving his third term as US Senator (Democrat) from the District of Columbia. He has the rare opportunity to visit the capitol and held discussions over lunch at the Senate Restaurant reading student exchange programmes and explored various avenues for Naga organic products. As a token of this visit the Senator presented Dr Lima with the official 2011 United States Congressional Holiday ornament of the US capitol. Thereafter, he visited the Holocaust Museum, the National Geographic Society and vicinity of the White House. Senator Paul Strauss expressed keen interest to visit Nagaland in 2012.
