“Sometimes 15 minutes on Wednesday is the help we need to focus our week, and find our way through a season like Lent,” said the Rev. Barry Ensign-George, associate for Theology in the office of Theology and Worship. That’s just what members of the office of Theology and Worship—together with colleagues at the Presbyterian Center—will offer Presbyterians, and all who wish to participate, this Lenten season.
Through its religion grant making, Lilly Endowment, an Indianapolis-based, private philanthropic foundation, seeks to deepen and enrich the lives of American Christians. It pursues this goal primarily via initiatives to enhance and sustain the quality of ministry in American congregations and parishes.
The noise level is deafening on a Tuesday afternoon at Ezequiel Torres Presbyterian Church here. People of all ages pack the tiny sanctuary and spill into adjoining rooms, which are still under construction. There are no pews, and what’s going on is not exactly a worship service. The pastor, Joel Dopico, calls it community outreach.
Dan Vigilante is on a mission to create a vibrant new ministry geared toward young people in Uptown (Minneapolis). He’s been hired by Westminster Presbyterian Church, a thriving downtown congregation, to revive Grace-Trinity Community Church.
United Methodist Pastor Martin Thielen outlines a list of ten things Christians do not need to believe—and ten things they do—to “qualify” as Christians in What’s the Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian? A Guide to What Matters Most.
Every church has them — dedicated members or staff who don’t seek praise or recognition, but whose work is essential to the life of the congregation.
Presbyterians Today is planning a special feature on those “unsung servants” who enrich the lives of their congregations in ways that are usually not recognized.
Deadline for submissions is September 1, 2010.
According to Editor Eva Stimson an “unsung servant” may be: