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Becoming a Sailboat Church
Rev. Ann Kelly, Leland Presbyterian Church “Rowboat or Sailboat?” asks the title of Chapter 3 in Joan Gray’s Spiritual Leadership for Church Officers. After studying that chapter. the Session...
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Guns to Gardens Memphis
Rev. Patrick Harley, Pastor, Evergreen Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN I’m fascinated by artists who can transform items like clay, wood, or metal into something beautiful. I don’t have that skill....
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A New Table of Grace
Rev. Sue Westfall, Executive Presbyter, Sheppards and Lapsley Grace Presbyterian Church in Tuscaloosa is a recent merger between two, very different congregations. The merger work was thoughtful,...
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Give Them Something to Eat
Rev. Bob Madsen, Regional Presbyter South Alabama and Mississippi Presbyteries Back in 2019, the Presbytery of South Alabama had come to the end of a seven-year plan for our ministry. It was time...
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Living Waters for the World Haiti Update and Request for Assistance
Now may be the worst time in the entire troubled history of the nation of Haiti. The past three years have seen a complete breakdown of government function, social services, and law and order. As has been...
LWW Church Curriculum
Bringing the Whole Church Together to Focus on Mission:
Living Waters for the World’s Full-Church Curriculum LWW has long had Vacation Bible School curricula for churches to use with children. Now there is an expanded curriculum for all generations of...
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Out of the Ordinary
Rev. David Gambrell, Ph.D., Associate for Worship, Office of Theology and Worship, PC(U.S.A.) The first half of the Christian calendar is clothed in color—white and gold, purple and red. It is flocked...
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