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Starting New Worshipping Communities with God’s Mission in Mind
Last week, I started a Doctor in Ministry program on Missional Leadership at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. I can already see how my perspective is changing regarding how to start new worshiping communities and revitalize established ones. A concept that is...
The Benefits of Coaching
An interview with Rev. Dr. Marion Park Marion Park is an Associate Pastor at Grace First Presbyterian Church in Long Beach, CA and has been serving there since 2002, thats 17 ½ years. She takes care of pastoral care as well as overseeing the educational...
Eat Move Believe for Teens
Canyon Hills Elder Malia Lewis PhDOffers Simple Truths about Healthy Living Perfect for Youth and Family Ministries Author of Eat Move Believe for Teens, Malia Lewis PhD, is willing to serve all Los Ranchos congregations with free seminars about healthy eating, proper...
CEF
Westmont College is pleased to announce Frontiers, a new program designed to help pastors thrive in the long obedience of their ministry. Supported by the Lilly Endowment and offered free of cost to eligible ministry professionals, Frontiers is a yearlong opportunity...
You Matter.
The life and mission of New Hope Presbyterian Church. New Hope Presbyterian Church is celebrating two years of being a chartered PC(USA) congregation. There have been many, many milestones over the past two years, some big and some small. For example, the first time...
Meet your new Regional Consultant with the Board of Pensions, Kristin Leucht!
A letter from Clayton Cobb as he retires from serving as our Regional Consultant with the Board of Pensions. Kristin Leucht, will be taking over as Regional Consultant for the Synods of Southern California and Hawaii, the Southwest; and for Colorado and Utah in...
Member of Grace First releases new book “Rendering Divine Names on Coins” (Wipf & Stock)
Grace First Presbyterian Church member David Bentley just released a new book along with Brad Yonaka "Rendering Divine Names on Coins: Images from Antiquity to Modern Times" (Wipf & Stock). This work is 5 years of wonderful scholarship and theological reflection...
A Consultant’s Journey
In 2010, the Presbytery of Los Ranchos invited Alfredo Delgado to walk along Nueva Vida Presbyterian Church through a tricky, yet transformational, transition. Seeing the new day dawn for that congregation, Delgado was invited to walk with other multicultural...
September 2019 Gathering Recap
We enjoyed a great day of fellowship, learning, worship and presbytery business last month at St. Peter's By-the-Sea Presbyterian Church. We learned about key issues facing the Millennial generation in order to better engage these young adults in life and...