Stepping into the New Year

Stepping into the New Year

Jan 1, 2023 | 2 comments

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?

Eight days a week!

Eight days a week!

Dec 1, 2013 | 0 comments

By: Barbara J. Essex Some of you may remember “Beatlemania”—the British invasion phenomenon that struck the US during the 1960s. The frenzy was over a boy band from Liverpool, England, the Beatles. The Beatles are among the most celebrated and decorated groups in...
Turning Wheels for Kids

Turning Wheels for Kids

Sep 5, 2013 | 0 comments

By: Patricia and Donald Griggs The APCE Conference Mission Project for 2014 is Turning Wheels for Kids (TWFK). Ten years ago, Sue Runsveld, a nurse, and a few nurse friends collected enough money to purchase and build 12 bikes to give to children with health issues...
Whether it be at church or in the home

Whether it be at church or in the home

Sep 1, 2013 | 0 comments

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....
Reaching out with bagged lunches

Reaching out with bagged lunches

Sep 1, 2013 | 0 comments

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...
ConnectED: Storytelling as sacrament

ConnectED: Storytelling as sacrament

Sep 1, 2013 | 0 comments

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,...
Educator Certification: Get ConnectED

Educator Certification: Get ConnectED

Sep 1, 2013 | 0 comments

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...
“ConnectED”

“ConnectED”

Sep 1, 2013 | 0 comments

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...
Educator of the Year: Debra Hough

Educator of the Year: Debra Hough

Sep 1, 2013 | 0 comments

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...
ConnectED

ConnectED

Sep 1, 2013 | 0 comments

By: Mary E, Speedy Hearing a Film, Seeing a Sermon: Preaching and Popular Movies, Timothy B. Cargal.WJKP, 2007. Pastors are constantly in search of ways to connect to their parishioners through their sermons, and one of the most effective ways is through contemporary...