Creator God, From the rising of the sun in the east to its setting in the west, you have blessed us with life, family, food from creation and spiritual ways drawing us closer to you.
On November 24–25 the Moving Forward Implementation Commission convened a meeting with leadership, board chairs and members of the Office of the General Assembly (OGA), Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) and Administrative Services Group (ASG). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the creation of a unified budget representing OGA, PMA and ASG. This unified budget will be presented for approval at the upcoming 224th General Assembly meeting to be held in Baltimore, Maryland next June.
There’s a spiritual side to serving as a mid council moderator that’s every bit as important as “the Book of Order side,” Ruling Elder Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri, co-moderator of the 223rd General Assembly, said during a workshop at last week’s Moderators’ Conference she was co-hosting along with her fellow co-moderator, the Rev. Cindy Kohlmann.
Between the commercial observances of Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, Unbound: An Interactive Journal of Christian Social Justice is giving its readers a gift for the first Sunday of Advent: a new look.
교회 모임의 흐름, 결과 및 포괄성에 관해 의장의 어깨에 많은 책임이 있다. 지난주 루이빌 회의 중 열린 워크숍에서, 미국장로교 총회 사무국 직원들은 참석자들에게 그 과정을 보다 성공적이고 포괄적으로 만드는 방법에 대한 토론을 이끌었다.
OGA의 평등 및 대표 부서 매니저인 몰리 캐스틸Molly Casteel은 성공적인 준비 및 계획에 대한 토론을 이끌었다.
When it comes to the flow, outcome, and inclusivity of church meetings, a lot rests on the shoulders of the moderator. During a workshop last week at the Moderators’ Conference in Louisville, staff from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Office of the General Assembly led attendees through a discussion on how to make that process more successful and inclusive.
Molly Casteel, OGA’s manager for equity and representation, led the discussion on successful preparation and planning.
An African American CREDO conference hosted by the Board of Pensions in partnership with Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary drew 17 African American ministers to Roslyn Retreat Center in Richmond, Virginia, to cultivate wholeness — specifically, their spiritual, vocational, health, and financial well-being.
The Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) will again participate in #GivingTuesday, the global generosity movement. Always observed on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, #GivingTuesday falls on Dec. 3 this year.
During last week’s Moderators’ Conference, the Rev. Dr. David Forney led workshops teaching about 120 moderators and moderators-elect how to deal with conflict that’s inevitable during meetings and other events of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mid councils.
Forney, pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Va., called his workshop “Conflict and the Work of the Gospel: Moderating Difficult Dialogues.”
Though the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is a relatively small denomination compared to Baptists or Methodists, Hollywood has paid plenty of attention to Presbyterian clergy.