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Though on the longer side, this episode is rich with hope for possibilities of our church structures, and ourselves, flourishing in the midst of chaos.
Between recording the opening context essay of the episode and now posting this episode (…please pray for me that future episodes take less time to complete…) the post [...]
Last week I received a double epiphany. It resulted from the overlap of a Bible study and a short errand that turned into a conversation. At the request of a church member, I led a Bible study on the Epistle of James. We noted similarities and differences between James and Paul, and [...]
Announcing the presbymergent podcast!
As a one-year of presbymergent.org anniversary gift, I am overjoyed to share the launch of this new resource for the Church. Details on how to subscribe to the podcast feed can be found on the brand new Podcast page. Below is more of the story behind the creation of this [...]
Mark Brantley-Gearhart recently posted this comment in the discussion about Clerks of Session. It’s a great start for beginning a conversation about Session committees:
“Last night our Session did something different. Instead of the annual assignment of committee chairpersons, we talked about options to committees. With the exception of the Nominating Committee (which is mandated [...]
The events page on presbymergent.org has been updated with lots of information on where presbymergents are going throughout the coming winter and spring months. The biggest national gathering of presbymergents, however, will be taking place this summer at Montreat during the Church Unbound conference just after GA.
What is taking place in events, until this [...]
Our church, Westminster Presbyterian in Lakewood, NY, hosted Phyllis Tickle this past weekend. And we had another surprise and a wonderful guest, Karen Sloan joining us for the weekend. What energy!!! What inspiration!!!
I have decided to write this post in response to last weekend to share some reflections as well as to encourage [...]
Many of you may remember the announcement we made back in August when we found out that the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s Office of Evangelism and Church Growth had $20,000 in funds available for emerging churches. Many groups submitted grant applications and two churches were selected to receive funding from the Presbyterian Church (USA):
The Open Door, [...]
I share this in hopes of gaining more insight from this collective wisdom. This morning Carol Howard Merritt, alumni from APTS, discussed the financial disparity that exists out there in ChurchWorldLand. She says, “I wish that each pastor had a set amount, based on cost of living, housing, experience, and education. A set salary, [...]
I have been working on a project for a few months now. I am finally putting it together. I apologize for the cross pollination from my site. I wanted to get some feed back from y’all before I finalize anything. I am shooting for a C or maybe a B-. [...]
I was on my knees in the sanctuary of the church where I am currently serving as Associate Pastor (the only pastor as of now, since the senior pastor departed), and I probably should have been praying. Instead, I was muttering a few choice words at the iron that was smoking in my hands. [...]
