1st Session: By Sashi Jamir
Opening Prayer : Anne Swuro
“Purpose of OTSAF is to provide a platform to have fellowship and interact…help OTS (thought not obligated).”
Words from the Principal:
• Welcomed the OTSAF by explaining the significance of yellow ribbons!
• “…the world is being operated… (1) Fellowship…and (2) Partnership….to move together in partnership.”
• Quoted from the UNICEF: “all improvements in life are the outcome of partnership.”
• That OTSAF will bear fruits.
• Move ahead but never forget OTS.
• Then he commended having an OTSAF office in OTS, and to consider having part-time personnel.
Words for the Dean:
• Commented that it is the first time to have this kind of meeting.
• Shared on the importance of Relationship in ministry, and introduced the book Mentoring: The promise of Relational Leadership, by Walter Wright.
• That, mentoring not only helps the “mentoree” but helps the mentor to develop.
• That, mentoring is choosing the right people to mentor…sharing our lives.
• That, leadership potential is in everyone…but passing on the principles we believe to the next generation is what is important.
• Not to ignore the individual we come across everyday.
• To glorify God wherever we are placed.
Neiwete voiced his reflection:
• Colleges coming up…theological differences, churches splitting…relationship with other institutes.”
• How can we bring these colleges together?
• The danger of coming up with differences in theology.
• Suggested that only one seminary should have M.Th. or post-graduate, Doctoral level study programs.
Response from the Principal:
• Mentioned the presence of a Theological Fraternity, in which the Dean, Rev. Dr. Z. Keyho, is one of the office bearers….mentioned some schools such as OTS, TTT, Shalom, CTS, and BTC.
• Mentioned the presence of Nagaland Theological Association.
• Further mentioned on the importance of partnership saying that “highly competitive agenda taking up by individual is not advisable, specially in doctoral level”…to draw the best resources from all these institutions to bring out a Theological Cluster.
The Dean pronounced the closing prayer for the session.
Then we broke tea (tea-break), 10:00-10:15 a.m.
2nd Session: By Imli Jamir
• Mentioned how the OTSAF started through the initiation of James, Imli and others….
• Threw in a challenging thought worth mentioning: “How will this kind of fellowship contribute to the society in 25, 50 years from now?”
Time of Speech by Ma’am Alongla
• Read Acts 20:24…and encouraged us to finish the race, to complete the task…and mentioned that to ‘finish well’ is the core passion.
• How are we doing in this race we have all begun?
• Beginning with the end in view gives right perspective.
• Finishing the race kept him (Paul) in the right perspective.
• Mentioned about Victor Frank on how he was able to rise from misery.
• Encouraged us to:
Keep the end in view: let eternal values draw us.
Persevere in obedience: it has to be a long obedience in the same direction.
Deepening life of prayer.
• Are you faithful long-term?
• God’s grace is sufficient to finish what He had begun in us.
Business Hour
1. Co-ordinator: (Outgoing) Sashi and ( Incoming) Anne
2. Treasurer: (Outgoing) Imli and (Incoming) Mathew Maram
Treasurer report by Imli Jamir.
Minutes considered during the business hour:
• Alumni office—coordinator in charge
• Blog
• Open account.
• Membership fee / contributions Rs. 100/-
• Entrust class representatives
• Pledge cards to raise funds.
3rd Session: Panel Discussion, on “Pastoral care”, consisting of 12 panelists:
Pastoral care as:
• Preaching / teaching
• Care & counseling
• Leadership / administration
What is pastoral care?
Monday, March 10, 2008
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