What an eventful two months we have had in America’s political system!  Since June 27th, we’ve had perhaps the most impactful...

August 4 - Preach at John Knox Church in N Olmsted, OH (Presbytery of the Western Reserve) August 6-7 - Host Synod’s Presbytery...

Greetings Commissioned Ruling Elders and Commissioned Pastors! This month, we are looking to expand our network in two ways! First, we...

Someone sent me an email recently asking me, “Does the Synod do anything about earth care?” While we don’t have any direct ministries to...

Last month, from June 6-10, we kicked-off the Cultivating the Gift of Preaching Initiative with a conference at Alma College. I confess...

June 29-July 4 - General Assembly (Salt Lake City) July 7 - Celebrate Communion at Kirk West (Detroit Presbytery) July 8-14 - Vacation...

I’m very excited about the progress we are making toward calling an Associate Executive for Racial Justice to help the Synod live into...

June 2 - Preach at Northminster (Cincinnati Presbytery) June 4 - Lake Huron Presbytery Meeting (Alma College) June 6-10 - Inaugural...

The Synod held two meetings in May of 2024, a Stated Meeting on 5/7/24 and a Called Meeting on 5/22/24. At the 5/7/24 Stated Meeting, the...

An Invitation from Rev. Dr. Elmarie Parker, PCUSA Liaison to Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon (5/18/24) Pentecost Greetings to you! And praying...

When I was a faculty at my very first institution, I was invited by an older faculty member to a Brown Bag Meet-Up. The format was pretty...

This weekend the inaugural conference of the Cultivating the Gift of Preaching Initiative will take place at Alma College!  It will be...

Why We Need to Listen. When I began this position as CRE Coordinator in January of this year, I expected I would be meeting with...

April 30-May - Board of Pensions Mid Council Leaders Gathering (Philadelphia, PA) May 5 - Preach at Westminster Grand Rapids (Lake...

We are six weeks away from the formal launch of the Cultivating the Gift of Preaching Initiative (CGPI)! And I want to provide readers of...

I recently celebrated my fourth anniversary as your Synod executive, so I’ve been thinking about where our ministries have been, and...

April 3-14 - Out of Office for Continuing Education April 21 - Open for Preaching Invitation April 28 - Preach at Rev. Jeff Gephart’s...

2024-25 Scholarship Applications will be available by June 1, 2024.  Completed applications will be due by September 1, and awards will...

Benefits of a CRE Program I have been serving as your Coordinator for Commissioned Ruling Elder ministry for close to three months now,...

Over the last few months, I – along with many others – have been at work getting the Cultivating the Gift of Preaching Initiative (CGPI)...