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Emerging WorshipThe Christian Peace Witness for Iraq events of 2008 were centered around diverse worship experiences in over 12 houses of worship in Washington, DC at noon on Friday, March 8. The intent of the day was to bring people from different faith traditions together to bear a worshipful witness for peace in the conflict in [...]
The Associate Pastor Nominating Committee of Westminster Presbyterian Church (Oklahoma City, OK) has asked us to post a job opening for an Associate Pastor for Outreach and Contextual Worship. You can download the full job description here. This is from the job description:
Primary Responsibilities will include: oversee the development and production of experiential, participatory, image-rich [...]
First Presbyterian Church Midland, Texas is developing an emerging worship service designed to engage post moderns and others seeking a new worship experience. Our worship will be an ancient-future experience as we blend the heritage of our faith with a worship style that leads the participants into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Many of you know that I will be presenting the following workshop at the Always Reforming: Emergence in the Presbyterian Church Conference in two weeks (it’s not too late to register).
Presbymergent Polity 101: Worship, Sacraments and (Dis)Order
Many view the Book of Order as a rigid, rule-focused guide for saying more about what one “can’t” do [...]
Caught this on the “Presbyterians in Their Local News” section of Presbyweb yesterday:
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First Presbyterian Church Launches Emergent Worship for Young Adults
By HNN Staff
Huntington, WV (HNN) – On August 5, 2007, First Presbyterian Church of Huntington will launch The Crossing, a cutting edge, Emerging worship gathering designed by and for young adults. The Crossing is a [...]
I’m an Associate Pastor at mid-size, urbanish church. We’re not the most old-school, white-bread church on the block but don’t count us out yet! I’ve been given the go ahead to put together a proposal to bring to our Worship Commission. The proposal is to form a task force that will [...]
Does anyone know of good online text discussion groups or blogs that discuss upcoming lectionary texts?
I’m all for creative forms of exegesis and figure somebody smarter than me has already set something up. Can you help me out?
