PresbyMeme 5

April 1, 2008

So I’ve been tagged (not once, but twice) to participate in the PresbyMeme that Bruce Reyes-Chow started. So I suppose that means I should take some time and put together a post. The rules are pretty basic:

In about 25 words each, answer the following five questions;
Tag five Presbyterian bloggers and send them a note to [...]

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How to Survive Your First PCUSA General Assembly

March 31, 2008

Many of you saw that I mentioned that I’ll be at GA this June blogging for The Presbyterian Outlook. I’ve received some nice notes from folks, and my friend Adam even mentioned that he’d offer to give me some tips for surviving my first GA; in fact, his first tip was that I should “be [...]

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Blogging for The Presbyterian Outlook at GA

March 28, 2008

While I’m having a hell of a time finding a job/call for the next few years, I have at least one job for a week in June. I’ll be attending the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s General Assembly in San Jose. I’ve been hired by The Presbyterian Outlook (which should be launching their new website in the [...]

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The Phoenix Journal

March 12, 2008

I’ve recently run across a great new podcast that I’ve been enjoying, produced and hosted by Presbyterian minister, Landon Whitsitt. It’s called The Phoenix Journal, and over the past few weeks, they’ve hosted some great interviews with folks like Eric Elnes, Carrie Newcomer, Bruce Reyes-Chow and this week Fritz Gutwein is interviewed. It’s a great [...]

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Bruce Reyes-Chow for 2008 PC(USA) Moderator

February 1, 2008

Presbyterian pastor, 30-something and Presbymergent Bruce Reyes-Chow was recently endorsed by San Francisco Presbytery to run (or stand, as the PC(USA) lingo goes) for Moderator at this summer’s General Assembly in San Jose. I have run into Bruce once or twice and know him from his involvement with presbymergent and his blog. I am very [...]

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You can hire us, if you’d like…

January 15, 2008

Sarah and I have both been given permission to send out our Personal Information Forms (PIF) and so we’ve created websites that have some information about us (Adam and Sarah). You can go there and learn what types of jobs I’m interested in, as well as Sarah. If you hear of anything, please pass these [...]

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Let the Craziness of the Call Process Begin

December 6, 2007

Right now, 3.00pm EST, I am in an interview. And the craziness of the call process begins.
Granted, it’s a crazy time for all seniors at Princeton Seminary. Especially if you’re PC(USA). My presbytery has been very helpful in allowing me to begin circulating my PIF (Personal Information Form) but I know some people whose presbyteries [...]

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Presbymergent Polity 101: Worship, Sacraments and (Dis)Order

October 6, 2007

Many of you know that I will be presenting the following workshop at the Always Reforming: Emergence in the Presbyterian Church Conference in a week (it’s not too late to register).
Presbymergent Polity 101: Worship, Sacraments and (Dis)Order
Many view the Book of Order as a rigid, rule-focused guide for saying more about what one “can’t” do [...]

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Always Reforming: Presbymergent Conference

September 25, 2007

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I’d like to encourage you to attend the 2007 Presbymergent Conference, “Always Reforming: Emergence in the Presbyterian Church.”
It’s not too late to sign up for the event. It’s going to be held at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary on October 12-13. I’m going to be there presenting a workshop and we’ll hear from [...]

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Broad Street Ministry

August 29, 2007

This past Sunday, Sarah and I drove into the Philadelphia to worship at Broad Street Ministry. Broad Street Ministry is pastored by a variety of staff, but their founding pastor is Bill Golderer. The church is located on Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts, and directly across the street from The Kimmel Center for Performing Arts [...]

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