{"id":4388,"date":"2017-03-03T06:10:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T06:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=4388"},"modified":"2017-03-13T09:00:28","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T09:00:28","slug":"young-men%e2%80%99s-association-announces-its-guidelines-and-plans-for-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=4388","title":{"rendered":"Young Men\u2019s Association Announces Its Guidelines and Plans for 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

On January 25, Tenrikyo Young Men\u2019s Association held its monthly meeting at Yoki Hall. It was attended by approximately 450 people, including chapter chairmen of directly supervised churches and dioceses as well as members of the steering committee.<\/p>\n

At the beginning of the meeting, Association Chairman Yoshihito Ando announced the association\u2019s new guidelines: \u201cBe grateful and take on new challenges.\u201d He then stated, \u201cToward the bright future of the path, the Young Men\u2019s Association will continue to take on new challenges and offer attractive activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kazumoto Kubo, head of the Training Section of the association headquarters, then explained one of the new activity goals: \u201cLet each of us bring one new person to worship.\u201d He said that each association member is encouraged to bring at least one new person to worship at a Tenrikyo facility where a symbol of worship (medo <\/em>or kanzane<\/em>) is enshrined\u2014such as a church or fellowship\u2014between April 1 this year and October 25 next year. He also announced a plan to distribute a smartphone app that can be used as a tool for promoting the association activities.<\/p>\n

Association President Daisuke Nakayama, who took the podium to deliver his address, also referred to the activity goal of bringing new people to worship. He pointed out that the aim of the activity is to connect new people with churches and to create opportunities for salvation work. He said, \u201cRather than focusing on numerical goals, I would like you to carry out fresh activities to spread the teachings in high spirits.\u201d He then encouraged the participants, saying, \u201cLet us take today as a new beginning and, keeping in mind the new guidelines \u2018Be grateful and take on new challenges,\u2019 let us exert our utmost efforts both to seek the path so as to correct the orientation of our mind and to spread the teachings so as to bring new people to worship.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The association\u2019s main activities for this year include the 93rd Young Men\u2019s Association Convention to be held in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters from 10:00 a.m. on October 27. As for the activities to be conducted by the chapters based in churches, Arakitoryo Nioigake Day (day focused on sprinkling the fragrance of the teachings) is scheduled for the second Sunday of each month. Regarding regional activities, the association encourages members to work on the \u201cJoyous Life PR Project,\u201d which is a public relations campaign to spread the association\u2019s current catchphrase: \u201cfilial piety and harmonious husband-wife relationship.\u201d May 14, which is Mother\u2019s Day in Japan this year, is designated as Action Day for all diocese chapters to carry out the project. As part of the activities to nurture young members, directly supervised chapters will conduct the Arakitoryo Orientation, which targets high-school-age members, between March and August. In addition, all directly supervised chapters will hold their respective 100th Anniversary Pre-Convention Rallies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On January 25, Tenrikyo Young Men\u2019s Association held its monthly meeting at Yoki Hall. It was attended by approximately 450 people, including\u3000[…]<\/p>\n

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