Hope and Curiosity

Hope and Curiosity

The Advocate launches a 3-week series highlighting words of wisdom, hope, and curiosity from APCE’s 2023 annual award recipients. This week, we hear from Mary Marcotte,

Faith and Trust

Faith and Trust

Our faith may move mountains, but trust will get us out of the boat and draw us toward Jesus when nothing else makes sense.

Stepping into the New Year

Stepping into the New Year

You’ve made it through the season when many feel burned out, exhausted, and seeking ways to breathe new life into your ministry. I ask you, “Where is home?” Where can you exhale, share stories, and be rejuvenated for the weeks and months ahead?

Highlighting AE Workshops: From Being an Ally to a Co-Conspirator

Highlighting AE Workshops: From Being an Ally to a Co-Conspirator

To share ideas with others who desire to live in a more just and equitable world and explore how the principles of community organizing–listening and building relationships–can give us tools for speaking and acting and risk, in the words of John Lewis “getting into good trouble.”

AE Workshop Highlight: Build on Your Strengths: Churches and Mental Health

AE Workshop Highlight: Build on Your Strengths: Churches and Mental Health

Studies have shown that people in crisis will more often initially seek out a faith leader (which includes Christian educators) than a therapist. This means that we need to be equipped to respond and to educate. This workshop will help us recognize and build on the strengths we may already have in place to support mental health in our congregations, and will give us ideas for expanding these supports.