by Tom Cramer | Feb 21, 2023 | News
It sounds counterintuitive, but Los Ranchos pastors and pastoral candidates found great help for “Returning to their Souls” this week from three Ministry Relations Officers of the Presbyterian Foundation. We focused on the “why” of ministry, our calling and purpose,...
by Tom Cramer | Aug 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
An Expansive Gospel: Retooling Congregations for a New Era September 24th Presbytery Welcomes Rev. Dr. Ray Jones. Reflecting on language from one of Ray Jones’ recent articles and the title of his upcoming keynote at our Presbytery Gathering on September 24th, an...
by Tom Cramer | May 31, 2022 | Reflections Blog
Responding to Hate with Love and Justice Report to Presbytery on May 26, 2022 from Presbytery Co-Executive for Vison & Mission, Tom Cramer Greetings, siblings in Christ. Grace and peace to you. As you well know, the recent weeks, and even days, have brought loss,...
by Tom Cramer | May 17, 2022 | Reflections Blog
Dear Colleagues and Friends, Over the past weekend, we experienced two unspeakable acts of gun violence on our nation’s soil, one in our own presbytery at the campus of Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, and the other at a neighborhood supermarket in Buffalo,...
by Tom Cramer | Feb 14, 2022 | Reflections Blog
Faster, Higher, Stronger The opening ceremony of the Olympics, winter or summer, always brings me great cheer. I love seeing athletes from all over the world joining together on a single stage. For me, it is a vision of what God wants for humanity, metaphorically...