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Governing body moderators to
gather in Louisville
GA moderator Syngman Rhee hosts parley on
"unity and diversity" with Jack Haberer as keynote speaker
by Jerry L. Van Marter, Presbyterian News Service
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - 1-May-2001 - Moderators from most of the 173
presbyteries and 16 synods will gather here next weekend for the annual
moderators' conference, hosted each spring by the General Assembly
moderator.
This year's moderator, the Rev. Syngman Rhee, has chosen the theme
"Unity in the Midst of Diversity" as the theme for the April
27-29 gathering.
Keynote speaker is well-known evangelical the Rev. Jack Haberer, who
will review his new book, God Views, The Convictions that Drive us
and Divide Us. Haberer is pastor of Clear Lake Presbyterian Church
in Houston and former president of the Presbyterian Coalition, an
organization of conservative individuals and groups within the PC(USA).
Moderators will visit program staff at the Presbyterian Center the
afternoon of April 27 and have an opportunity to walk a labyrinth in the
center's chapel. Worship services will be led by Rhee and General
Assembly stated clerk the Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick..
Workshops include issues before the General Assembly, the nuts and bolts
of being a moderator and what presbyteries are doing with the theme of
"Unity in the Midst of Diversity" in response to a request by
the 1999 General Assembly.
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created this new blog
for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship and activism,
Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the voices of
feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy, students,
exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers and
devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God in
whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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Witherspoon’s Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, Witherspoon’s
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
personal and organizational. But there’s room for more!
You can post your own news and views, or initiate
a conversation about a topic of interest to you. |
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John Harris’ Summit to Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical reflections on
everything between summit to shore, including kayaking, climbing,
religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology, politics, culture,
travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New York City and the
Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive New York City
Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the Witherspoon
board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian Church in
Flushing, NY. |
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John
Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently serving as
pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton, Tenn., blogs
about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized and
disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and lightening
up. |
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Got more blogs to recommend?
Please
send a note, and we'll see what we can do! |
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Plan now for our 2010 Ghost Ranch
Seminar!
GHOST RANCH SEMINAR
July 26-August 1, 2010
WE’RE
ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
CONFRONTING THE STRUCTURES OF INJUSTICE |
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