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...
by Lakesha Bradshaw Easter Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, our congregation, like many others, listed the names of our elder members and friends of the community who are home-bound due to physical and/or mobility challenges. These beloved friends frequently received...
Many churches mark the back-to-school season with a Blessing of Backpacks for children, families, teachers, and leaders who are returning to the classroom after summer break. This ritual is a tangible reminder that God is present everywhere and accompanies us in every...
Bringing Generations Together in Partnership Back in 1989, the One Great Hour of Sharing program adopted the theme: Partners in God’s New Creation. A member of the congregation I served suggested we build on this theme with congregation-wide OGHS activities that...
By: Scott Dobovsky This is not a group of middle aged adults! At Valley Community Presbyterian Church where I am a member, a group called the 45ers meets Wednesdays from 6-7:30 p.m. This is not a group of middle-aged adults, but children in the fourth and fifth...
By: Beth Terpstra I’m a young adult, and I’ve left the church. I guess I should qualify my statement. I haven’t left the church. I’ve left my church, my denomination; the secure structure of Reformed theology that was very formative throughout...
By: Toni Schaefer People who are experiencing the advent of their own mortality, or that of a loved one, go through a profound experience, a solitary, yet communal one. It is the communal aspect we can affect — all the while realising that this is someone else’s...
By: Charles B. Hardwick “We need more children in the pews. After all, children and youth are the future of the church.” If church staffs had a dime for every time they heard a sentiment like this, the Christian education budgets would grow in churches around North...
By: George Brown Jr. My wife Willa retired at age 63 and now, seven years later, I have retired at age 70. Our experience reflects something of the diversity in expectations for retirement of those engaged in religious vocations. Some years ago at a pre-retirement...
By: Mary E. Speedy Faith Formation 4.0: Introducing an Ecology of Faith in a Digital Age, Julie Anne Lytle. Morehouse Publishing, 2013. Using an ecological approach to study how emerging technologies affect individual and communal formation, Faith Formation 4.0 looks...
