Let’s Pause Together

Let’s Pause Together

Whenever we meet someone new, invariably we find ourselves asking the question, “So, what kind of work do you do?”  It’s a natural inquiry that expresses a curiosity about the other person, helps us establish rapport and usually gives us a place to start building a relationship. Yet, in a subtle but very real way, that question of what someone does reveals who we tend to be as a people and how we view ourselves and others.

An Advocate Anthology: 2022 Annual Event

Are you getting excited? In less than three short months our APCE Annual Event will take place in Chicago. And it won’t be just any annual event, it will be a spectacular anniversary celebration as we come together for APCE’s 50th – plus one. So,...

Clouds of Witnesses Blown by the Spirit

by Joyce MacKichan Walker, Princeton NJ Almost a year ago, in an Advocate article titled, “The Role of Advocacy for Educators in the PC(USA),” I wrote: Advocacy is something you do until what matters – what is flawed or broken or unjust or simply “not right” – is...
God Loves Circles

God Loves Circles

Rodger Nishioka, plenary speaker and preacher God loves circles. Look around. Start with the sun and the moon. Envision the planets moving in their orbits. From the grand and expansive universe, focus on the minute spherical nucleus of the atom. God loves circles....

What Will the Soundtrack Be For the Church in This Generation

Lift Every Voice and Sing!  En la lucha hay vida! No matter what people say, you are a child of God! On April 16, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., wrote from his jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama, that “our destiny [that of Black Americans] is tied to America’s destiny.” ...

Circle of Faith: 50 years + one and beyond

 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us” Hebrews 12:1. From an early age, we understand...

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...

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...