{"id":7427,"date":"2020-02-13T14:40:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T05:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=7427"},"modified":"2020-02-13T14:40:18","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T05:40:18","slug":"young-mens-association-activity-guidelines-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=7427","title":{"rendered":"Young Men’s Association Activity Guidelines 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

On January 25, Tenrikyo Young Men\u2019s Association held its monthly meeting at Yoki Hall. There were about 400 attendees, including chapter chairmen from directly supervised churches and dioceses as well as members of the steering committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, the association will continue to promote the same guideline that was announced last year: \u201cTake on challenges for world salvation.\u201d The newly added sub-guideline reads, \u201cLet us settle in our heart the teaching of \u2018a thing lent, a thing borrowed\u2019 and move forward in salvation work by taking advantage of our unique qualities.\u201d Also announced at the meeting was the concrete goal for association activities: \u201cListening to it a thousand times, conveying it a thousand times\u201d\u2014referring to the teaching of \u201ca thing lent, a thing borrowed.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

At the meeting, Association President Daisuke Nakayama took the podium to address the participants. He spoke about three important aspects of the teaching of \u201ca thing lent, a thing borrowed\u201d: how our body is a thing borrowed from God the Parent, how all things and people around us are also things borrowed from God the Parent, and how our state of mind is reflected in all these things. After noting how this year\u2019s guideline and sub-guideline specifically focus on the mind, he said, \u201cIt is indispensable for all of us, who are working for the salvation of others, to take the lead in settling in our heart the teaching of \u2018a thing lent, a thing borrowed\u2019 as we take on challenges for world salvation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

President Nakayama then pointed out that, when we engage in salvation work, it is essential to share our experience of how we received divine blessings or how we were able to change the orientation of our minds. He urged the attendees to reach out to anyone who is suffering or facing a challenging situation in the world by sharing their experiences of how they received blessings through the teaching of \u201ca thing lent, a thing borrowed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

President Nakayama concluded his speech by saying, \u201cWe would like us to boost our efforts to take on challenges for world salvation by both pursuing the faith through the teaching of \u2018a thing lent, a thing borrowed\u2019 and engaging in \u2018salvation work by taking advantage of our unique qualities.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Association Chairman Yuzo Yaoi then took the podium. In relation to the activity goal, \u201cListening to it a thousand times, conveying it a thousand times,\u201d he announced the launch of a YouTube channel called Senben <\/em>(A thousand times), which is designed to help viewers learn and explain the teaching of \u201ca thing lent, a thing borrowed.\u201d The YouTube channel, which started on February 1, broadcasts faith experience speeches by committee members of the Young Men\u2019s Association Headquarters on the topic of \u201ca thing lent, a thing borrowed\u201d from Monday to Saturday (in Japanese). \u201cMy hope is that this will be a useful resource for directly supervised chapters, diocese chapters, and individual members,\u201d said Chairman Yaoi. <\/span><\/p>\n

The major activities for this year will include the 96th convention to be held on October 27 in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters. Also, the Oyasato Construction Young Men\u2019s Association Hinokishin Corps will conduct the monthly 24-day corps and 3-day corps. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On January 25, Tenrikyo Young Men\u2019s Association held its monthly meeting at Yoki Hall. There were about 400 attendees, including chapter chairmen from directly supervised churches and dioceses as well as members of the steering committee. This year, the association will continue to promote the same guideline that was announced\u2026<\/p>\n

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