WWJD? HWLF!
Excitement, Curiosity, and Inspiring Faith
The Advocate continues our three-part series with words of wisdom from APCE’s 2023 award recipients. This week, we hear from Jenna Campbell, 2023 Educator of the Year.
What is God Calling Us to Do?
How do we faithfully answer God’s call when we don’t know how to hear it? This 7-step process may start your church on the road to discerning your unique mission.
New things on the way!
Pardon our dust while we create something new and exciting!
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.
Who wants to be conventional anyway?
I started praying and praying intentionally. I said to God, “I’ll do whatever you want me to do with whatever time I have left on earth. The answer I got was simple and clear… “Go do what you love and do it to help people who are going in a different direction in life and who need a second chance.” I’ve been a tattoo artist for 29 years and I truly love creating art to illustrate people’s stories in tattoos.
Accepting the Love and Care We Give
Jesus does not want us to use our busyness and exhaustion as a badge of honor. Easter reminds us that he is the one who saves and in return asks us to love God and to love people. As we do that work, let us make sure that the love and care we give includes loving ourselves.
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,
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.