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QUICK CALENDAR February: Feb. 2, COM, Central, 12noon Feb 6, INPW Winter Gathering @Covenant, 9a Feb. 8, New Church Develop Lunch, 12noon @ SantaFe Feb. 9, Council @INP, 10a Feb. 21 & 22, COM Retreat @St. Crispins Feb. 22 - 24, CPM Retreat @St. Crispins March: Mar. 25, INP Foundation Mtg @INP, 1:30p
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Mission Yearbook Prayer God of all hungry hearts, help churches never to be afraid to get closer to people in need. Help us to trus that if we can do what we can, you will do what we cannot, through Christ, the Bread of Life. Amen.
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Jan. 27, 2010
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Notice: Presbyter Women's Winter Gathering has been changed to Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 @ Covenant Presbyterian Church. Registration starts at 9:00 a.m.
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Hope Garden Meeting Join us to learn more about Hope Garden and ways to get involved! When and Where: Thursday, February 4th from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Grace Presbyterian Church 11300 N. Council Rd., OKC 73162 .Hope Garden is a 1/2 acre organic garden located on the grounds of Grace. . Produce from Hope Garden to be donated to hungry individuals and families as well as groups serving the hungry in Oklahoma City. Mission of Hope Garden: .Provide nutritious, sustainable, free food for economically challenged families and individuals. .Share knowledge and skills with others interested in creating organic gardens and eating nutritiously. Questions: Contact Rev. Matt Jones at 405.924.0515 or by email at: [email protected] Jesus said, "Feed my sheep. (John 21:17)
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Indian Nations Presbytery extends deepest condolences to Haden Newman on the death of his wife, Faye Newman, of the First Presbyterian Church of Ardmore who died on January 21, 2010. Services were held on January 25, 2010. Faye served the church for 31 years. Please remember the family in your prayers. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, says the Spirit. They will rest from their labors, and their deeds will follow them. - Revelations 14:13
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From the desk of Jack Huntress, Stated Clerk
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Practical education PC(USA)-backed Nicaragua university combines theology, community development BY BETHANY FURKIN PRESBYTERIAN NEWS SERVICE CIEETS comprises 22 denominations and unites 400,000 people in Nicaragua, including Moravian, Pentecostal, Mennonite and Church of Christ members. In many Nicaraguan communities, people become pastors not after years of education, but because they are known as community leaders, Cortes said. Theological education comes after they’e been established as a pastor if it comes at all. CIEETS also has a theological program for women who are leaders in the church. The program focuses on the development of women, both in their theological studies and personal lives, touching on themes of abuse, body issues and exclusion. The agro-ecological arm of CIEETS works in rural areas to educate and advocate for clean water, sanitation, food security and risk management. In the area of food security, CIEETS works with families on small farms that traditionally grow basic grains. Lately, a big focus has been clean water and sanitation. CIEETS has taken on the work of clean water, government officials feel they don’ have to do anything, said the CIEETS staff. Throughout Central America, governments and leaders are corrupt, the CIEETS staff said. When people work with NGOs, they see that when they band together, they can expect their rights to be followed. [Read More].
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Coming soon to Music City USA --- Presbyterian Writers Conference Sponsored by the Presbyterian Writers Guild April 28-29, 2010 Scarritt-Bennett Center Nashville, TN Do you have questions about writing? Do you want to turn your ideas into marketable articles or books? Do you wonder about the best way to develop a freelance writing career? Do you desire to impact the world with your words? Our faculty is prepared to help you. more information please go to: http://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2008/08932
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The Rev. Jenny Wynn writes to Indian Nations Presbytery: Dear Partner in Ministry, On behalf of Cameron Campus Ministry, I would like to thank you for your generous gifts in 2009. Your commitment to helping provide ecumenical ministry to student s, faculty and staff at Cameron University is sincerely appreciated. Each year Cameron Campus Ministry continues to advance its mission of nurturing spiritual growth while integrating Christian truths with active witness. Your donation helps to provide programming that meets students at their faith level helping them to develop a more mature faith as they explore faith-based options to life issues. Thanks to you, we have seen our Loaves and Fishes weekly lunch program grow, as well as The Search, our weekly worship service. We have also added a new program this year, a monthly concert series that features local and regional bands and poets. The concert series allows for a space in which students can express their faith and journey through the arts of music and poetry. In 2010, we plan to explore new programs such as a Film and Faith weekly discussion group. As you know, the cost of offering programs such as Bible study, worship, mission, fellowship, and counseling does not go away. If you have sent in your pledge for 2010, thank you. If you have not had a chance to do so, we hope you will remember us again. We hope for you continued support in the future. Rev. Jenny Wynn Campus Minister Cameron Campus Ministry
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First Presbyterian Church of El Reno is proud to present the 3rd Annual production of "An Evening of Music" (with an array of local talent) Saturday, February 6, 2010, 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church 221 S. Barker St. El Reno, OK (There will be an opportunity for a love offering benefitting the Women's Service and Family Resource Center.) Childcare will be provided www.fpcelreno.org
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“Regional Training for Interim Ministry” March 15-19, 2010 Sponsored by the Synod of the Sun, PC(USA) and Austin SeminaryThe Rev. David Fletcher, Interim Pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Richardson, Texas, is the coordinator of this event. Faculty: ·Timothy Jones, Stated Clerk and Interim Associate Presbyter for Leadership Development of Western Reserve Presbytery. ·Lynne Myers, Certified Interim Ministry Specialist; Interim Executive Presbyter in de Cristo Presbytery. ·Jacquelyn Pinkowski, Interim Pastor, trainer and consultant. ·Hart Edmonds, Interim Pastor. A brochure and registration form are available by clicking the links and also online at www.synodsun.com. Follow the “Events” link. Costs are available at this site. For questions regarding registration, e-mail [email protected] or call 1-866-381-7075.
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Join us in Chicago, April 7-10, 2010, for a once-a-decade multi-faith forum of all levels of communicators of religion. This extraordinary event brings together over 1,200 communications professionals to expand our experience and broaden our perspective on embracing change. Social change invites us to new ministries Religious change invites us to new dialogue Technological change entices us to new modes of reaching out Top reasons why you should be there! ·Challenging plenary speakers on timely issues with global impact ·Over 50 skills-building workshops to teach you cutting edge communication ·Expert roundtable interest groups for information sharing among communications pros ·Networking and ideas exchange with an interfaith, global gathering of communications professionals RCCongress 2010 is the place to be as we explore the changing landscape, exchange views, educate ourselves, and embrace the challenge of effectively communicating faith in today’s world. Hope to see you there! Religion Communication Congress | Voice: 212-870-2985 | Fax: 212-870-2171 | [email protected]
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January 19 Marj Carpenter breaks hip in fall ‘What a rotten deal,’ says former GA moderator, news director by Jerry L. Van Marter Presbyterian News Service LOUISVILLE — Marj Carpenter, former General Assembly moderator and former director of the Presbyterian News Service, is recovering in a Big Spring, Texas, hospital from a Dec. 31 fall in her home that resulted in a broken hip. Originally a stress fracture that went undiagnosed, Carpenter’s injury worsened after she walked around on it for two weeks. “It just kept hurting more and more,” she told the Presbyterian News Service by phone on Jan. 19, “so I went back and they said it was busted up pretty good.” [Read more] Filling the room with the love of Christ Hundreds turn out for Harold Kurtz memorial service by Jerry L. Van Marter Presbyterian News Service PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon farm kid whose biggest dream as a child was traveling to Salem to see the Oregon state capitol building first-hand probably would have been surprised — but shouldn’t have been — to see hundreds of Presbyterians turn out for his memorial service. Visit the Web site to view a slideshow of the memorial. But turn out they did January 9 at Westminster Presbyterian Church here to pay tribute to and remember, with much laughter and more than a few tears, the extraordinary life of the Rev. Harold Kurtz, whose journeys from that childhood farm near Adrian, Ore. — “a town too small to have a church” — took him and gospel he loved to the remotest corners of the earth. “Harold filled this room,” said Westminster Pastor the Rev. Scott Dalgarno, “but because this room was not big enough, Harold filled the world with the love of Christ.” [Read more] Presbyterian Disaster Assistance rushing help to Haiti PDA sends $209,000; seeks to raise at least $500,000 as death toll mounts by Jerry L. Van Marter Presbyterian News Service LOUISVILLE — With the death toll from the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti mounting and chaos threatening in the capital city of Port au Prince because of fractured infrastructure that is making relief efforts difficult at best, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has staff on the ground in Haiti and has already issued $209,000 to provide immediate emergency support to earthquake survivors, including food, water, sanitation equipment, and supplies. The Associated Press reported today (Jan. 19) that as many as 200,000 may have died in the 7.3-magnitude quake. By the Martin Luther King holiday weekend, Presbyterians had contributed well over $100,000 to the relief effort. Combined with $100,000 from One Great Hour of Sharing offering receipts, PDA sent $209,000 to PC(USA) partners in Haiti on Jan. 14. PDA has committed at least $500,000 to the short- and long-term response to the Haiti tragedy. [Read more]
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January 20 Notes about people by Jerry L. Van Marter Presbyterian News Service Margaret Montgomery, who devoted much of her life to the Presbyterian Church’s refugee resettlement ministry, died of cancer Jan. 11 at her Decatur, Ga., home. She was 88. A native of LaGrange, Ill., Montgomery grew up in Texas, graduating from the University of Texas and then the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Va. She served as a Christian educator in churches in Texas before marrying J. Howard Montgomery in 1949. She then served for 10 years as director of alumni relations, communications and public relations at PSCE for 10 years. In 1974, she became director of refugee resettlement for the former Presbyterian Church in the United States based in Atlanta and later directed the Refugee Resettlement Service for the Christian Council of Metropolitan Atlanta. Ministry with refugees was Margaret’s life calling, said her son, the Rev. Stephen Montgomery of Memphis, who called it “radical hospitality — as exemplified in Matthew 25:35-36, where Jesus talks about giving the stranger food, clothing and shelter.” [Read more] Writers Guild schedules annual conference Event featuring Cecil Murphey set for April 28-29 by Emily Enders Odom GREENSBORO, N.C. — Following up on its well-attended 2009 event, the Presbyterian Writers Guild has announced that the Presbyterian Writers Conference for 2010 will be held April 28-29, at the Scarritt-Bennett Center in Nashville, Tenn. The conference, which is aimed at helping writers produce marketable articles or books, develop a freelance career, and “impact the world with their words,” will again feature prolific Presbyterian author, Cecil Murphey. Murphey’s most recent book, written with Don Piper, is 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life. It spent nearly three years on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list. Registration information is available on the guild’s web site. [Read more] PC(USA)-backed hospital in Haiti still standing Hopital Sainte Croix in Leogane damaged but not destroyed by Jerry L. Van Marter, Presbyterian News Service and Pat Cole Communications Associate LOUISVILLE — Hôpital Sainte Croix (Holy Cross Hospital) in Leogane, Haiti, an (Episcopal) Diocesan ministry that for decades has been a major focus of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission in Haiti, received serious damage in the Jan. 12 earthquake. Earlier reports indicated that the hospital had collapsed, but more recent information indicates that the building is still standing. However, a guesthouse and an apartment owned by the hospital were destroyed. Hospital officials believe that all hospital staff survived the earthquake. Less than a mile away, a nursing school owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti — the PC(USA)’s partner church in the island nation — is hosting thousands of survivors who are living in tents on the campus. The faculty and students are providing medical care, but they are lacking medicine. Sky News, an international news broadcaster based in London, filed a video report about the situation in Leogane, which included an interview with Hilda Alcindor, the nursing school dean. [Read more]
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January 21 ‘‘God’s people in any circumstance’ Georgia pastor on Haiti mission trip recounts quake experience by the Rev. Barnabas Sprinkle Special to Presbyterian News Service DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — It started out as a loud rumble, as if a semi truck were driving next to our building. Then came the shaking: solid concrete rippling like water under our feet and all around us. As we looked at one another in pure shock, students across the walkway screamed — and suddenly we were running in a great mass, scampering down the stairs, seeking the safety of the courtyard below. On Jan. 12 I was on the island of La Gonave in Haiti, in the bay outside Port au Prince, as part of an 11-person mission team from three churches in Greater Atlanta Presbytery, which has partnered with Haiti for more than 20 years. [Read more] January 22 Memorial service held for Arabella Meadows-Rogers NYC Presbytery executive’s ‘faith was deep and commitment to Christ sincere’ Photo essay by Abie Nedelka Special to Presbyterian News Service NEW YORK — A memorial service was held Jan. 9 at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church here remembering the life and ministry of the Rev. Arabella Meadows-Rogers. Visit the Web site to view a slideshow of the memorial. Meadows-Rogers, 60, who retired as executive presbyter for New York City Presbytery last summer, died from the effects of pancreatic cancer on Dec. 17. Her husband, Rob, and her sister, Louisa, were by her bedside. [Read more] Skyping out the mission field PC(USA) missionary to teach PA Sunday school class from Honduras by Jerry L. Van Marter Presbyterian News Service LOUISVILLE — This Sunday (Jan. 24), Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) missionary to Honduras Mark Wright will teach a Sunday school class at Second Presbyterian Church of Carlisle, Pa.
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Without leaving his home in Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras. According to Vicki Lantz, director of Christian education at Second Church. Wright will be at his home computer in Tegucigalpa, connected via audio and video to his “class” in Carlisle by Skype, the free Internet-based communication tool. He has titled his presentation “Where Do We Start?” because, he says, “that’s the first thing I asked myself about this class.” [Read more] Match up South Alabama Presbytery meets churches’ Haiti relief contributions by Jerry L. Van Marter Presbyterian News Service LOUISVILLE — The Disaster Recovery Commission (DRC) of South Alabama Presbytery has offered to match contributions to Haiti earthquake relief by its member congregations up to $10,000. “The DRC has decided to challenge our churches to give generously to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance,” said South Alabama Executive Samford Turner. In a letter to South Alabama churches, Turner wrote: “The DRC encourages each church to give directly to PDA and then apprise the DRC of its giving and the DRC will match that gift until the $10,000 (committed to the challenge) has been gifted to PDA.” PDA Coordinator Randy Ackley responded: “We in PDA are deeply moved by the sentiment and the implications of the letter from Samford Turner to the pastors in his presbytery ... committing the South Alabama Presbytery to match the first $10,000 raised by their churches.” [Read more]
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Issue: 287 January 25, 2010
THE NEED FOR STRESS AND CONFLICT
by Jeffrey D. Jones
Despite the ideal image of the loving, peaceful congregation in which everyone is happy--an image deeplyingrained in most all of us--leaders at times need to encourage conflict. They need to act in ways that makeconflict inevitable. They need to enhance, not reduce, conflict. Doing these things is difficult. Few of us enjoyconflict. For many of us, taking deliberate actions that will lead to conflict runs counter to both personal desireand our image of our role in the congregation. The very thought of it may make our stomachs tighten, ourhearts pound, and our palms sweat. And yet, at times inciting conflict is what effective and faithful leadershipdemands.
The leadership role in facing an adaptive challenge is not to provide answers, because no one knows whatanswers are needed to address the concerns the organization is confronting. The key to discovering the answersis giving the work back to the people, so that the answer can emerge from their experience. What do the peoplehave to offer that enables this answer to emerge? In a word: conflict. The appropriate responses to adaptivechallenges most often emerge out of a conflict of values within the organization. Sometimes the conflict isbetween values held by different groups. Sometimes it is between professed and lived values. But the answersneeded nearly always emerge from a conflict of values. Without the conflict, there can be no answer.
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Issue: 287 January 25, 2010
THE NEED FOR STRESS AND CONFLICT
by Jeffrey D. Jones
Despite the ideal image of the loving, peaceful congregation in which everyone is happy--an image deeplyingrained in most all of us--leaders at times need to encourage conflict. They need to act in ways that makeconflict inevitable. They need to enhance, not reduce, conflict. Doing these things is difficult. Few of us enjoyconflict. For many of us, taking deliberate actions that will lead to conflict runs counter to both personal desireand our image of our role in the congregation. The very thought of it may make our stomachs tighten, ourhearts pound, and our palms sweat. And yet, at times inciting conflict is what effective and faithful leadershipdemands.
The leadership role in facing an adaptive challenge is not to provide answers, because no one knows whatanswers are needed to address the concerns the organization is confronting. The key to discovering the answersis giving the work back to the people, so that the answer can emerge from their experience. What do the peoplehave to offer that enables this answer to emerge? In a word: conflict. The appropriate responses to adaptivechallenges most often emerge out of a conflict of values within the organization. Sometimes the conflict isbetween values held by different groups. Sometimes it is between professed and lived values. But the answersneeded nearly always emerge from a conflict of values. Without the conflict, there can be no answer.
Continue Reading "The Need for Stress and Conflict"
FEATURED RESOURCES
Heart, Mind, and Strength: Theory and Practice for Congregational Leadership
Traveling Together: A Guide forDisciple-Forming Congregations
Holy Clarity: The Practiceof Planning and Evaluation
Promise and Peril: Understanding andManaging Change and Conflict in Congregations
FEED MY SHEEP:
MINISTERING EFFECTIVELYTO GENERATIONS IN YOUR PARISH
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