Jesus’ “I AM” Statements in the Gospel of John Over three workshop blocks, this in-depth Bible study will dig below the surface of the seven I AM declarations in the Gospel of John. The sayings, such as “I AM the Bread of Life,” “I AM the Light of the World,” are...
Pop Culture Faith: Teaching the Gospel through TV and Film
Pop Culture Faith: Teaching the Gospel through TV and Film Pop culture influences the clothes we wear, the music we listen to, the attitudes we hold, and even the language we use. In fact, the average American spends two hours per day consuming digital media! Yet church educators are often unsure how to leverage television […]
Reading the Bible Queerly: Beyond the Basics!
Reading the Bible Queerly: Beyond the Basics! This workshop will help participants dig deeper into trans and queer approaches to the Bible in ways that can help them transform their teaching, preaching, and personal interpretation/devotional practices. The workshop goes “beyond the basics” by skipping over the traditional “clobber passages” and questions of “what the Bible […]
Nurturing the Mental Health of Youth
Nurturing the Mental Health of Youth The adolescent mental health crisis has been at the forefront of national conversation, yet it continues to plague our local communities and congregations. The church has a unique opportunity to address the adolescent mental health crisis by allowing and equipping youth to rest in their identity as beloved children […]
Unboxing the Church: Becoming Courageous Congregations
Unboxing the Church: Becoming Courageous Congregations 1 John 3:18. Let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. We’re interested in co-creating a more peaceful world, but how do we do that with only an hour together on Sundays? The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship can help! This workshop engages congregations of the peace-curious, […]
Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study: Finding Resilience, Joy and Our Identity in Jesus Christ
Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study: Finding Resilience, Joy and Our Identity in Jesus Christ Sometimes we take on more than we can accomplish. But, reconnecting to our spirituality is a path that offers us the ability to spring back into shape and to find our resilience. The 2025–2026 PW/Horizons Bible study author, Rhashell Hunter, will lead […]
Advocate Oct. 2024
Advocate Podcast Recommendation List
Podcast Recommendation List from Facebook crowd sourcing, this was posted in the APCE Advocate Issue No. 2. APCE Advocate Podcast Resource