On August 1, Eastminster Presbytery launched the Great Lakes Call Finder ( https://greatlakescallfinder.org ) with the help of a grant...

This month I wanted to highlight some of our participants and their experience at the second annual Cultivating the Gift of Preaching...

We recently had a long-time missionary visit us at Bloomfield Presbyterian Church in New Concord, OH (where I serve as pastor). Peter...

Language is a system of communication used by a particular community, a verbal or nonverbal method(s) of expression (Oxford...

Last month, the Korean pastors of the Synod of the Covenant invited our Associate Executive Ruth-Aimée Belonni-Rosario and me to visit...

August 3  - Bring greetings at White Lake Church 190 th Anniversary Service—Detroit Presbytery (Ruth-Aimée) August 3 - Preach at St....

“Rooted in Faith” Presbyterian Women in the Synod of the Covenant @First Presbyterian Church of Battle Creek (MI) June 27 & 28 Gathering...

We will be adding a new feature this fall to this column where we celebrate and spotlight the ministry of CREs in our Synod! We want to...

We are entering our second month since the second annual Alma Preaching Conference and our participants are hard at work developing their...

“God doesn’t just appreciate, tolerate, or approve of justice and righteousness. God loves them” (The Bible Project). Every week the...

Today in our staff meeting, we were discussing how overwhelmed we feel with the many challenges facing our country right now.  War in...

June 30-July 6 - Vacation July 4 - Synod Office Closed for Independence Day July 15 - Host Going Away Dinner for Sharon Core, General...

I was honored to spend some time with the participants of the Cultivating the Gift of Preaching Conference in Alama, MI back in June. It...

My July 4th tradition is the Peachtree Road Race, the world’s largest 10K held amidst the heat and humidity of a summer Atlanta morning. ...

What’s happening is that we are coming down from the spiritual mountain that was the second annual Alma Preaching Conference!   From June...

I recently had an interesting conversation about leadership with a colleague. It was in connection to thinking about pastor training and...

June 2-9 - Continuing Education June 12-16 - Cultivating the Gift of Preaching Annual Conference (Alma College, Lake Huron Presbytery)...

Sociologist of Religion Christian Smith’s impact on the American church and theological education has been immense.  His 2006 book Soul...

As I write this, we are a mere two weeks away from the Second Annual Alma College Preaching Conference! When we gather together in Alma,...

April 22-May 5 - Continuing Education May 6-8  - Vacation (Except for Zoom Assembly on 5/6) May 11  - Preach at First Muskegon, MI (Lake...