The Rev. Ryan Althaus, the founder of Sweaty Sheep and the Hunger Advocate for the Presbytery of San Jose, convened a thoughtful and moving webinar over the weekend on mental illness and the church. His first-person story is told with candor and grace in the sidebar below.
On a frosty Saturday afternoon, three days before Christmas, the doors of the Presbyterian Center here opened for a most unusual holiday gathering.
540 miles in 7 days, many of which were pedaled in record heat. Through it all, a handful of bicyclists led by Team Sweaty Sheep—a new worshiping community in Mid-Kentucky Presbytery—thrived, arriving here at the 220th General Assembly (2012) Saturday afternoon.
Delta. Southwest. United. American. US Air. In less than three weeks, thousands of Presbyterians will descend on Pittsburgh for the 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Almost all will arrive by either plane or car.
Then there’s Sweaty Sheep.