At my presbytery’s meeting a week or so ago, we had our annual “necrology” report as part of our opening worship service – reading the names of elders from our churches and minister members of our presbytery who died during the previous year and giving thanks for their contributions to our communal life and work. […]
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By Rev. Greg Goodwiller, Synod Executive – The Old Testament reading for the Day of Pentecost that we just celebrated was the story of the Tower of Babel. The ancient faith story from Genesis was meant to help the people of Israel understand the world’s diversity. But its pairing with the story of the Spirit’s
Rev. Greg Goodwiller The Synod of Living Waters held its annual meeting on January 27, 2025. It was our first fully “in-person” gathering since January, 2020, just before the pandemic outbreak that changed all of our lives forever. It was exceedingly good to be back together, even with the recognition that because of various other
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Rev. Greg Goodwiller For some of you, the thought of attending presbytery meetings in four states as part of your official duties may sound like some form of cruel and unusual punishment. But the truth is, it is one of my favorite parts of serving as your Synod Executive. When I attend those meetings, I
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This summer, I attended my sixteenth consecutive General Assembly. I still remember my first one. In 1999, I was an Alternate Minister Commissioner from the Presbytery of Mississippi. That assembly was held in Fort Worth, Texas. It was an awe inspiring experience for a thirty-something year old minister whose church experience including some synod-level work,
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Rev. Greg Goodwiller, Synod of Living Waters Plans are coming together for the 226th General Assembly Meeting this summer, the plenaries for which will bring commissioners, delegates, and church leaders all together in one room for the first time since the last pre-pandemic assembly in 2018. While the opening “organizational” plenary (which is necessary to
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By Rev. Greg Goodwiller 2024 Annual Meeting of the Synod of Living Waters “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds,” went the old motto of U.S, Postal Service. In January of 2024, it could have been said of the commissioners to
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Gregory A. Goodwiller, Synod Executive I have devoted a good bit of my vocational life to the development and implementation of policies, procedures, bylaws, and rules. That kind of work has always come very naturally to me, and I’ve always seen it as part of what I have to offer the churches and councils
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