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APCE Commits to the Work of Justice and Equity
“APCE as an organization has been engaged in a struggle . . . to embody as well as teach about justice and equity to both the wider Church and through the Church to society as a whole.” Gordon Brown, APCE Diversity Task Force member But first APCE itself must engage...
For Lent: A Litany of Confessing
We confess, O God, that the world is a mess of our own making. We have worshipped the idols of power and money at the expense of those you created in your own image. In so doing, we have suppressed the image of God. This way is not your way. We confess, O God,...
On Annual Event’s Virtual Prayer Room . . . and Making Your Own!
Let me start by saying, as I’m sure I don’t have to tell most of you, teachers are some of the biggest heroes of this time! Over the summer I started seeing posts about Bitmoji classrooms that educators were making for their virtual students. Inspired by a colleague,...
Were you one of the 1,018?
That’s right: 1,018 people attended the APCE annual event via Zoom last week! And And about thirty percent were ‘first-timers’! While we weren't able to gather in person, we were able to connect with educators, pastors, and church leaders from across the wider...
A Testimony from Campus Ministry
Bringing campus, church, and community together as we invest in the lives of students who will go forth and lead the world. When I was offered a leadership position in Presbyterian Campus Ministry (PCM) at North Carolina Central University (NCCU), I initially was...
Virtual Annual Event Leadership Team
The leadership line up for the 2021 Annual Event reflects the theme—they are anything but ordinary! Bringing together diverse voices of scholars and musicians, pastors and teachers, artists, and coaches, participants will get a sneak peak at the wide vision of...
Anticipating Lent – Ideas for Ash Wednesday and Lenten Activities
UPDATED Just as we’ve completed the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle, Lent is on the horizon. It’s an annual conundrum – waiting through Advent, celebrating the Christmas birth, sharing Epiphany stars and stories of the Magi – all the while anticipating Lent and the...
Annual Event 2021: Anything But Ordinary Time!
This is a text message conversation between the 2020 Annual Event cochairs. 2 People > Hey, did you see the APCE 2021 Annual Event announcement? Oh, my goodness, yes! I cannot believe they gathered all these incredible speakers on such short notice. It took...
Prayer and Meditation: Now I lay me down to sleep . . .
When I was a child, a good-night prayer was the last detail of the day. I’d lay down in bed and my mother would tuck me in and we would say THE prayer together. She would begin, “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep . . ." I’m sure I’m not the...
The Magnificat: Canticle of the Turning
“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God, my savior, for God has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done good things for me, and holy is his name.” Luke...