Sep 1, 2013 |
By: Forrest Palmer For many of us, one of the required memory verses from Sunday school or Vacation Bible School was Matthew 28:19‒20, also known as “The Great Commission,” in which we were commanded to go into all the world, baptizing and teaching. When I was in...
Sep 1, 2013 |
By: Brian D. McLaren Before I became a pastor, I was an educator. I taught college English—writing, technical writing, and some literature too. If there’s one habit that educators develop, it’s the habit of making connections between classroom activities and desired...
Sep 1, 2013 |
By: Pam Ramseth and Anne Yee-Hibbs As we work together to introduce and invite you to APCE’s Annual Event 2014, we must tell you that one of us lives in Canada and the other is residing temporarily in Minnesota. The winters in both places can be brutal. If you have...
Sep 1, 2013 |
By: Miriam Kishi Join us for the 2014 Annual Event Do you know the way to San José? It’s in the heart of Silicon Valley. For some of you those words bring a catchy melody to mind, but for everyone “Silicon Valley” says leading-edge technology. From its founding in...
Sep 1, 2013 |
By: Bill Lane I live just north of Silicon Valley, the heart of technological development. Technology changes almost daily but in the church, we change our technology at a very slow pace and often fall way behind. The use of newer technology changes how people connect...
Sep 1, 2013 |
By: Beth Hayes Congregations need to move past the old paradigm that the church is solely responsible for developing faith formation. Instead the church should be a mentor and someone to walk alongside parents as they develop faith formation in their own children....
Sep 1, 2013 |
By: Heather Stevenson It all started with a small multi-generational summer Sunday School class and a lesson on “Who is My Neighbor?”at Fries Memorial Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, NC. Our lesson focused on Ephesians 2:14; 4:1–6 and Luke 10:25–37. We had good...
Sep 1, 2013 |
By: Kara K Root Body of Christ When you join Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church, you must tell a story. Technically, this is called, “being examined by Session.” It sounds like this should involve a cold stethoscope and a gown that opens at the back. But we’re small,...
Sep 1, 2013 |
By: Priscilla Andre-Colton and Debbie Hough The mission of APCE is to connect, enrich, empower and sustain. The APCE organization strives to accomplish this in a variety of ways—through events, this publication, regional gatherings, and the Endowment Fund. APCE is...
Sep 1, 2013 |
By: Joyce MacKichan Walker Debra (Debbie) Hough has been selected by the APCE Governing Cabinet as the 2014 Educator of the Year. This honor follows a 35-year career as a director of Christian education, work that was God’s clear calling, and her deep privilege to...
