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...

As I continue to meet and discuss Commissioned Ruling Elder (CRE) recruitment and training with Presbytery leaders, one thing has become...

What’s Happening with Cultivating the Gift of Preaching Initiative (CGPI)?   We are in full swing getting ready to welcome a new group of...

A blessed Eastertide to you!  Christ is risen!  He is risen indeed!  As I write this on Easter Monday afternoon, I’m both still awash in...

March 30 – Apr 1 - Storytelling Festival at Princeton Theological Seminary (Princeton, NJ) April 7-8 - Board of Pensions Regional...

Greetings Siblings and Co-Workers! Calling all who are called! One of my responsibilities as the CRE Coordinator is to “Initiate, learn...

Rev. Ruth-Aimée Belonni-Rosario is a servant of God committed to educational ministry in all its variety. Her ministry spaces include...

I’m thrilled to announce that at our called meeting on 3/18/25, the Synod elected the Rev. Ruth-Aimée Belonni-Rosario as our new...