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Rev. Marcia Clark Myers, Director of Vocation for the PC(USA), recently gave a presentation on the challenges facing leaders in the PC(USA) that has generated a lot of Twitter traffic and internet “buzz.” We here at PresbyGrow encourage all of you watch this presentation which is simultaneously fascinating, sobering, and hopeful.
(from the PCUSA website:)
“Take an informative and revealing look at the challenge of developing Presbyterian leaders for today and tomorrow. View the comprehensive presentation the Rev. Marcia Clark Myers gave to the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) March 24. (To view this file, you must have the free Macromedias Flash Player installed on your computer system.)”
We are pleased to announce that our resource for new church development, Starting New Churches: A Discernment Process, has been revised and updated. Among the most prominent changes are the additions of appendices at the end of the booklet and the deletion of the DVD that accompanied version 1.0.
You can access the new version by clicking on the “Starting New Churches” icon or by clicking here.
A round-up of the newest links, articles, and resources posted on PresbyGrow this week.
Latest Resources:
- Video Resources from GraceNet- Martha Grace (“Gay”) Reese has graciously allowed us to post these resources on PresbyGrow. Reese is the author of Unbinding the Gospel.
- Online Spiritual Gifts Assessments: While no assessment can completely name or identify the totality of one’s spiritual gifts, these quick and easy online assessments are a good place to start.
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“Location, Location, Location!” has been the ruling mantra of the real estate industry. Does the same philosophy apply to congregations?
The cover story of the March issue of Presbyterians Today explains how congregations can minister to their local context, regardless of location. According to the article, “Good ministry happens everywhere when congregations see their location as a gift, promise and strength.”
I recommend this article for any congregation who is in the process of revitalization and transformation. To read the article, click here.
Do you need an example of a church that is doing ministry “outside of the box?”
First United Presbyterian Church of Guthrie, OK has a unique ministry and outreach program based on (of all things) skateboarding.
Click here to read the story from the Presbyterian News Service.
