Presbyterians Organized in Nurture and Teaching

Presbyterians Organized in Nurture and Teaching (POINT) is a network of educators who offer Christian education expertise and curriculum interpretation skills to churches in their area. These volunteers, appointed by each presbytery and equipped through the General Assembly Council, lead the way in assisting churches with their educational ministry.

How can a POINT representative help my church?

A member of the POINT network can visit with your Christian education committee to discuss existing programs and brainstorm new possibilities for ministry, including evaluating curricula to meet educational goals.

Who is my POINT network member?

You can locate your POINT representative by calling your presbytery office, by finding your regional representative in the directory section of this site, or by contacting the coordinator for Christian education or by calling (888) 728-7228, x5166.

Where can I find free tools for educational ministry?

The POINT Academy provides free Christian education resources for educators and congregations.

Subscribe to free online teacher training

Opening Doors to Discipleship, the free online teacher training resource, is now live with twelve session for Course A: Teaching Skills. Pastors, educators and volunteer teachers in Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations are encouraged to subscribe for full access to the site. Contact your presbytery resource center, your POINT volunteer, or the office of Christian education for the PC(USA) log-in code. For security purposes, this number is unavailable on the Web. Watch for Course B, Basic Bible, coming soon.

Read more about Opening Doors to Discipleship in the spring 2008 issue of ideas! magazine.

POINTing to Font & Table

Kirk Winslow, associate pastor to College and Young Adults, Irvine Presbyterian Church, Irvine, California, shared a powerful vision of Christian discipleship for the church today at the 2008 training event in San Diego, California.