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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Bethany Furkin
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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.
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Church Wellness Project
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Written by tom ehrich
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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.
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Stephen Brown
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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.
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Paul T. Reiter
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Sunday, 21 February 2010 17:37 |
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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. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Janet Tuck
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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.
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by bill tammeus
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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.
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Church Wellness Project
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Written by tom ehrich
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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.
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Church Wellness Project
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Written by Tom Ehrich, Church Wellness
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Monday, 08 February 2010 16:43 |
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It has taken little more than one generation for American Protestantism to lose control of Sunday morning. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Matthew A. Rich
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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:
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Tad Shura
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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).
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Alice G. Miller
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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.
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Jann Treadwell
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Sunday, 24 January 2010 18:27 |
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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. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Krista Lovell
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Sunday, 24 January 2010 18:19 |
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“Oh look,” the mom announces as she picks up the flyer off the kitchen counter. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Linda LeBron
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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?
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Church Wellness Project
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Written by Tom Ehrich
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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.
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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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:
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Jack Haberer, Outlook editor
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Monday, 28 December 2009 22:48 |
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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. |
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For Church Officers
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Written by Earl S. Johnson Jr.
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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).
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by William R. Phillippe
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Monday, 28 December 2009 22:43 |
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During observances of the 500th anniversary of John Calvin, several good books, many articles, and numerous seminars have highlighted his work. |
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Church Wellness Project
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Written by Tom Ehrich, Church Wellness
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Monday, 28 December 2009 22:40 |
Many churchgoers are caught in a three-part dilemma:
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Advent
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Written by Stephen Rehrig
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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!
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Advent
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Written by The Presbyterian Outlook
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Thursday, 17 December 2009 15:57 |
Out there,
More than maple leaves
fall—
burnt red,
beneath graying skies,
winter’s dread.
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Advent
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Written by Brent Walker
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009 20:03 |
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(ABP) — The United States’ habit of Christmas craziness began, just like reminders of the holiday season itself, early this year. |
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Church Wellness Project
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Written by Tom Erich
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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.”
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Bill Tammeus
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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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