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Unlikely leader: Educator of the Year sees education as act of “unbinding”
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by Bethany Furkin   
Sunday, 07 March 2010 15:33
NASHVILLE (PNS)

Jann Treadwell’s background might not be typical of church educators. She didn’t go to Sunday school or Vacation Bible School. She went to only one youth group meeting. And she didn’t major in education in college.
 
“All Together Now” – No, stop that tape
Church Wellness Project
Written by tom ehrich   
Sunday, 07 March 2010 15:31
We all have worn, unhelpful tapes winding through our thoughts, and church leaders do as well. One tape they need to stop playing is we-all-need-to-be-together-in-one-place.
 
New WCC leader says church must bring hope to world’s divisions
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by Stephen Brown   
Sunday, 21 February 2010 17:40
GENEVA (ENI-RNS) The global ecumenical movement must bring the hope of peace and justice to a suffering and divided world, says the new general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Olav Fykse Tveit of Norway.
 
A teenager goes camping, a minister finds calling
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by Paul T. Reiter   
Sunday, 21 February 2010 17:37
When I was called to my first pastorate as an associate for family nurture at Westminster Church in New Port Richey, Fla., the presbytery examined me for ministry at their newly opened Camp and Conference Center, Cedarkirk in Lithia, Fla.
 
Retreat centers serve missions
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by Janet Tuck   
Sunday, 21 February 2010 17:31
Retreat centers provide great settings for quiet contemplation, prayer, and worship. But they don’t stop there. Major training for folks preparing to engage in world mission takes place at camps and conference centers.
 
What price peace?
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by bill tammeus   
Sunday, 21 February 2010 17:25
Since President Barack Obama gave his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in December, I’ve been thinking about its many and profound implications.
 
Think outside the building
Church Wellness Project
Written by tom ehrich   
Sunday, 21 February 2010 17:07
If life did allow for do-overs and mainline congregations could start over, they probably wouldn’t build the facilities they have inherited.
 
Losing, and gaining, Sundays
Church Wellness Project
Written by Tom Ehrich, Church Wellness   
Monday, 08 February 2010 16:43

It has taken little more than one generation for American Protestantism to lose control of Sunday morning.

 
God moved into the neighborhood
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by Matthew A. Rich   
Sunday, 07 February 2010 16:37
Christmas has come and gone. Nativity scenes rest safely in the attic. But has anything remained? For we know at Christmas, The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.1 Perhaps it’s like this:
 
The profound amid the profane
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by Tad Shura   
Sunday, 07 February 2010 16:36
The most recent half of my faith-walk has been as a Presbyterian, while the previous quarter saw me as a lapsed Catholic (mostly of the Byzantine stripe: Catholics of the Eastern Rite with a liturgy more akin to that used by the Orthodox than the Church of Rome).
 
No big deal
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by Alice G. Miller   
Sunday, 07 February 2010 16:33
During the coffee hour between services at Saint Mark Church I often find myself, like many others, wanting to have less structure and be free to just continue talking together with old friends and welcoming new ones. And that is how Coffee Two, an unofficial extension of coffee hour, came to be.
 
Vacation Bible School for adults?
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by Jann Treadwell   
Sunday, 24 January 2010 18:27

Presbyterians are known for emphasizing life-long learning. Though Vacation Bible School can be an opportunity to provide adult learning, most churches do not take advantage of that opportunity.

 
Not only for six-year-olds: VBS for the ‘tween set
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by Krista Lovell   
Sunday, 24 January 2010 18:19

“Oh look,” the mom announces as she picks up the flyer off the kitchen counter.

 
VBS? Yes , but are they learning anything?
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by Linda LeBron   
Sunday, 24 January 2010 17:59
Sometimes Vacation Bible School can look and feel like barely controlled chaos. But the Spirit of God is hovering over those swirling children and dazzled teachers, creating a community of faith our Savior must thoroughly enjoy dancing around in. So it is undeniably fun, but what are they learning?
 
What is a “Multichannel Church?”
Church Wellness Project
Written by Tom Ehrich   
Sunday, 10 January 2010 16:26
Like many church leaders, I have been grappling with the steady decline of mainline Protestant churches over the past 45 years and trying to determine what we can do about it.
 
After 9-11: Top ten religion news stories of the decade
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor   
Monday, 28 December 2009 22:50
What events and trends of the past ten years stand out above the rest? The Outlook surveyed online readers for their input, resulting in this list:
 
From PUP to Katrina: Top ten Presbyterian stories of the decade
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor   
Monday, 28 December 2009 22:48

PUP was a DUD. Just don’t tell anybody. And, don’t tell any fellow Presbyterians that many other highly anticipated – and dreaded – events in the past decade turned out to be duds, too.

 
Wide-Awake Christians
For Church Officers
Written by Earl S. Johnson Jr.   
Monday, 28 December 2009 22:46
I have been rereading a book by Clarence Jordan (author of the Cotton Patch translations of the New Testament) entitled The Sermon On the Mount ( Judson Press, Revised, 1952).
 
John Calvin, Hey!
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by William R. Phillippe   
Monday, 28 December 2009 22:43
During observances of the 500th anniversary of John Calvin, several good books, many articles, and numerous seminars have highlighted his work.
 
Changing pledge Strategy
Church Wellness Project
Written by Tom Ehrich, Church Wellness   
Monday, 28 December 2009 22:40
Many churchgoers are caught in a three-part dilemma:
 
Dawn of Salvation
Advent
Written by Stephen Rehrig   
Thursday, 17 December 2009 15:59
by Stephen Rehrig
Used by permission.

 

Raise voice far and wide all over the earth!

Swell glories glad tidings brought on by His birth!
 
Terminal Advent
Advent
Written by The Presbyterian Outlook   
Thursday, 17 December 2009 15:57
Out there,

More than maple leaves

        fall—

burnt red,

beneath graying skies,

        winter’s dread.
 
Opinion: The advent of Christmas craziness
Advent
Written by Brent Walker   
Wednesday, 16 December 2009 20:03

(ABP) — The United States’ habit of Christmas craziness began, just like reminders of the holiday season itself, early this year.

 

 
Look at context, not generational labels
Church Wellness Project
Written by Tom Erich   
Monday, 14 December 2009 00:00
A young adults minister recently presented a paper to her colleagues on how to understand and respond to Generation X, Generation Y, or, in her shorthand, “Generation XY.”
 
The Muslims’ Christmas story and interfaith dialogue
Presbyterian Heritage Articles
Written by Bill Tammeus   
Monday, 14 December 2009 00:00
Not long ago I was giving a talk to some Presbyterians about why interfaith understanding is important.
 
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