loyal radicals…
Presbyteries & presbymergent
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 [...]
I’ve just come from a visioning committee meeting, a gathering of folks interested in starting a “new faith community” (Is that what the kids are calling it these days?) in a growing part of Santa Fe, NM. Many on the committee are retired PC(USA) clergy; I’d say the average age of those doing the [...]
Last Friday, November 9th, the Cascades Presbytery (most of Oregon) approved the creation of a full time Director of New Church Development. This person will work with existing churches and the NCD team to connect, teach, evaluate, and promote the creation of new churches AND NEW FORMS OF MISSIONAL COMMUNITIES in existing church congregations [...]
