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…to your support teams and if you don’t have one, start one. Find those who are invested in the ministry and ask them for help, because that help will only make you stronger! Alumna Jordan B. Davis is associate pastor for youth and young adults at Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, North Carolina, and editor of Congregational Corner. …
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BY SARA PANTAZES When considering how your church does outreach, do you ever consider children first rather than adults? This was the opening question of a workshop I attended at the 2018 APCE conference, “Children are Welcome Here! (Adults May Tag Along, Too).” The presenter’s theory was partially based on the idea that if we offer programming that appeals to …
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…Baptist General Convention of VA. Stevens is presently serving as a team leader for the Lott Carey Foreign Mission Pastoral Excellence Program. Her motto is “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to Thee.” THE SPRUNT LECTURES The Sprunt Lectures were begun in 1911 through a generous gift by James Sprunt of Wilmington, NC, to …
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Virtual Clergy Self-Care Retreat Date: Saturday, January 30, 2021, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST Co-leaders: Rev. Phanta Lansden, Associate Pastor, C.N. Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian Church, and Founder, Phanta Lansden Ministries, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Rev. Kamal Hassan, Pastor, Sojourner Truth Presbyterian Church, Richmond, California Workshop Description: This virtual retreat geared towards clergy and ministry care-givers will offer self-care …
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…program and mission of the PC(USA). Required Reading Book of Confessions, Study edition. Online version is at http://www.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/oga/pdf/boc2014.pdf or on course documents, Blackboard Book of Order, 2013-2015 edition. Online version is at http://www.pcusa.org/resource/book-order-2013-2015/ or on course documents, Blackboard Historic Principles, Conscience, and Church Government, adopted by 195th General Assembly (1983) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) http://www.pcusa.org/resource/historic-principles-conscience-and-church-governme/ or on course …
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…accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. The candidate must also have served as a Senior or Associate Pastor and possess a Christian character and pastoral qualifications which are compatible with our Mission Statement. In addition, the candidate shall demonstrate the ability to meet the organizational and operational needs of the Church and provide …
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Register for “Seminary for a Day” to attend this workshop led by Dr. Richard W. Voelz. Freedom and Form in Christian Worship: Discerning the Balance for Your Congregation The PC(USA)’s Book of Common Worship identifies the principle of “form and freedom” as a marker of Christian worship. In this workshop, we will consider how the historic form of Christian worship …
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Clergy Self-Care Virtual Retreat Date: Saturday, September 25, 2021, 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. EDT Co-leaders: Rev. Phanta Lansden, Associate Pastor, C.N. Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian Church, and Founder, Phanta Lansden Ministries, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Rev. Kamal Hassan, Pastor, Sojourner Truth Presbyterian Church, Richmond, California Workshop Description: This virtual retreat geared towards clergy and ministry caregivers will assist participants in …
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…of young Black men by police in the United States of America. I believe it will not stop as long as the police are afraid of young Black men and young Black boys; and, as long as many white Americans still harbor resentments, and in many cases, hatred and racism against Black people because many of African descent have proven …
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Dr. Karen Marie Yust will be the featured speaker at the “Shaping Faith in a Digital World” conference at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary from March 2-5, 2020. The event is a joint conference of two annual leadership gatherings: AMBS’s Pastors and Leaders 2020 and Mennonite Church USA’s Deep Faith. Karen Marie Yust is the Josiah P. and Anne Wilson Rowe …
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This is post 12 of 12 in the series “Central America travel seminar” Our Central America travel seminar has landed! Central America Travel Seminar: Silencing Christian Justice Central America Travel Seminar: The War Years Central America Travel Seminar: The day we met Jon Sobrino Central America Travel Seminar: “Power is for the people” Central America Travel Seminar: Echoes of Womanists …
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…care responses. Resources for responding to mental healthcare situations will be provided, including a review of case studies surrounding pastoral care and mental healthcare and mental illness. Participants in this workshop will submit a case from their own ministry experience to Dr. Schweitzer by February 19, 2020. The cases will provide the foundation for workshop session discussions related to mental …
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Theme: Faith formation with children, youth and young adults in a multi-religious world. Contemporary times call for a reframing of congregational ministries with young people. Three scholars working on the cutting edge of research will share their ideas about issues facing children, youth, and young adults and what religious communities can do to address these realities. They will highlight the …
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…(ACA) being declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court, many black and brown people will not be able to afford health insurance. A diagnosis of COVID-19 could be labeled a pre-existing condition, thereby, making the cost of insurance even more prohibitive. The striking down of the ACA will mean the end of Medicaid expansion which has been a valuable …
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…States of America Much like our nation, South Africa has a long history of struggle between the white economic, social and political leaders and the black Africans. In South Africa the black Africans are the indigenous peoples of the land. The white Afrikaans people came, took leadership, instituted apartheid (a strict practice of segregation of the white Afrikaans and the …
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…its core, many white Americans still believe America was, “discovered” by men who thought that where their ships landed automatically became their possession; and the Black people they brought over from Africa in shackles and chains were inferior, stupid, and also their possession. Some still think that way. Some still hate that they lost the Civil War. Some have been …
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…Theology in Denver, CO. Dr. Arjona’s research interests include the pastoral care of men, the intersections of pastoral care and liberation theologies, the care of couples and families, the care of LGBTQ+ individuals, and Erik H. Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. One of his deepest passions is the care of theological students, which for him includes accompanying some of his …
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…and theological intersections of race and justice. We will spend the remainder of the trip in Washington D.C. We will explore the National Museum of African American History and Culture. We will spend several days with church professionals in the historic United Methodist Building, which houses the social justice offices for the UMC, PCUSA, ECA, ELCA, and the National Council …
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…was both striking and curious to me. While their society appears much more secularized, they continue to measure their lives and keep time by a Christian liturgical calendar that our American social conscious and enterprising spirit has long forgotten. There the stores are closed on Sundays. Advent is commemorated daily with small rituals, caroling, and Christmas markets. You can set …
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…widow gave was a gigantic gift, a mighty mite. She gave all she had. This story illuminates a caution and teaches us a lesson. The caution is that the “haves” (scribes or wealthy) in a church, community, or nation must be careful not to exploit or take advantage of the poor or “have nots.” Consider the practices in churches today. …
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…CA: SAGE Publishing, 2010. Kelcourse, Felicity, editor. Human Development and Faith, 2nd ed. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2015. Select ONE book from the list below to explore more deeply in one developmental area: Adults: Au, Wilkie and Noreen Cannon. Urgings of the Heart: A Spirituality of Integration. New York: Paulist Press, 1996. Young Adults: Parks, Sharon Daloz. Big Questions, …
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…that has played a significant role in your life. More than half of Americans, an estimated 56%, do not have an estate plan in place, making estate planning a critically overlooked component of financial wellness. National Estate Planning Awareness Week was declared by Congress on September 27, 2008 to help consumers understand the importance of estate planning. The purpose of …
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