Connecting & Informing the Presbytery of Arkansas
April 21, 2022
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The Presbytery Goes to The Travelers Game! |
On Friday evening, June 10 starting at 6:05pm, the Presbytery of Arkansas is going to Dickey-Stephens Stadium for dinner and to watch the Arkansas Travelers play the Wichita Wind Surge. The deadline to register is Friday, May 27.
Tickets are $16 (covers dinner and the game) for children 4 years and older through adult. Children 3 and younger are free.
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May Book Study: Tempered Resilience
by Tod Bolsinger
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"Leadership should generate capacity, not dependency." This quote by Ronald Heifetz is the lead quote of one of the chapters of Tempered Resilience by Tod Bolsinger who will be our featured speaker at our June Presbytery meeting (June 4th). As time is always limited at Presbytery meetings, being familiar with this work will maximize the experience of him being with us.
Carol Clark will be leading a zoom book study on May 2, 9, 16, and 22 at 3:00pm and hopes that many of you will join in for discussion. She says, "This is an understandable book but it is not an 'easy' book in the sense that it deeply probes the meaning of leadership and can be a tool of self-understanding. All attending will add richness and meaning to these concepts."
To join in, email (cbclark05@aol.com), call or text Carol (501-563-6279) so she can add you to her contact list. After the Presbytery meeting, Tod will join us on zoom for a Q&A on June 16th at 1pm.
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A Workshop for Outreach To Your Community |
Join the Presbytery of Arkansas and the Resource Team next Wednesday, April 27 from 10:30am to 12:00 noon for an online workshop that will introduce strategies to equip church members to:
- connect with the community in new ways
- build new relationships with neighbors
- create programming to help end social isolation
- and cultivate relationships with people who are different from them
Click here to learn more and register. This online workshop will not be recorded.
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We're Listening: The Art of Podcasting |
Join us Wednesday, May 4th at 10:00am for a zoom visit with Phil Blackburn (pastor, First Fort Smith with Podcast 1prespod) as he talks with Carol Clark about podcasting.
- What platform is he using for his podcast?
- How do you get started with a podcast?
- Why would you do one?
- What advantages are there to podcasts over other types of media?
If you are doing a podcast or you are interested in learning how to get started doing a podcast, we'd love for you to join us so that we can all share experiences together. As this is intended to be a discussion, we're not planning to record it so make a note on your calendar. We'll be on the Presbytery zoom (https://zoom.us/j/8271054504 Password: trinity). Just tune in!
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We're Listening: The Art of Self-Publishing |
Join us on zoom Wednesday, May 18 at 10:00am for a "We're Llistening" episode about self-publishing. Rev. Marc Van Bulck (now associate pastor at Oxford Presbyterian Church, formerly director of Youth Ministries at First Presbyterian Church, Bentonville) will be our guest. Marc is the author of the new book Gray Man which is a fascinating read set in Pawley's Island, SC. Almost as fascinating is his journey through self-publishing and what it takes.
If you've got that book of yours floating around in your head, you will want to join us as Marc talks about:
- various companies
- how he chose the company that he did
- how to get an audio book published
- how to market it.
If you have self-published, be sure to join us so that we can also 'listen' to you! We'll be on the Presbytery zoom (https://zoom.us/j/8271054504 Password: trinity). This is intended to be a discussion and will not be recorded. Hope to see you there!
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The Presbytery Goes to The Naturals Game! |
Save the date of June 15 for Presbyterian night at the ballpark. The Northwest Arkansas Naturals play the Arkansas Travelers at 7:05pm at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. We have been given the honor of having a combined Presbyterian choir sing the National Anthem on the field before the first pitch. If anyone in your church would like to attend and/or sing, please coordinate within your congregation so that we can organize our block seating and our combined choir. We encourage church members to wear their church t-shirt if they have one, or some other Presbyterian t-shirt (Ferncilff, PDA, etc) if available.
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Stewardship Kaleidoscope 2022 |
Registration has officially opened for Stewardship Kaleidoscope, an annual conference offering outstanding plenary speakers, informative workshop leaders, provocative worship experiences and unparalleled networking opportunities for all who are passionate about stewardship and generosity.
Scheduled from September 26-28, the in-person program of this year’s hybrid conference will be held in Savannah, Georgia.
Drawing leaders from across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and other ecumenical partners, Stewardship Kaleidoscope is designed to ignite generosity in faith-based communities, give practical tools for cultivating generosity in congregations, expand the leadership capacity of those who lead stewardship initiatives, and cultivate adaptive approaches for funding Christ’s mission. Click here to learn more and register.
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A Faith of Their Own: A Theological Field Guide for Youth Workers, 5/12/2022 at 1:00pm, a PRC webinar.
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What's Next in Youth Ministry, 5/24/2022 at 1:00pm,
a PRC webinar.
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What's Next in Christian Education Workshop |
The global pandemic has radically changed how we meet and connect for worship and education. Even as churches are resuming in-person activities, many of the faithful are still looking for online and hybrid offerings. Join us to consider how we can continue to offer spiritual formation for all ages in an ever changing world.
This is a workshop in three parts. We will begin with a presentation from Elizabeth Christie and PRC educators on tools and practices for this moment. Then, we'll break off into 3 small groups to brainstorm and discuss our particular contexts. The webinar will take place June 9, 2022 01:00pm Central. Click here to register.
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New Directions For Holy Questions |
With accessible language, Bible stories, and connections to daily life, this book guides children and the adults who love them through the core teachings of Christianity. Kids have big questions about God and faith, and, while many of those questions don’t have one clear answer, Christians throughout the ages have given us helpful ways to think and talk about what we believe.
Join authors Clair Brown and Anita Peebles on Tuesday, May 17 at 1:00pm central for this webinar where they share their work and answer your questions.
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Confirmation for the Matthew 25 Congregation |
In the spirit of Matthew 25:31-46, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) seeks to act boldly and compassionately to serve people who are hungry, oppressed, imprisoned and poor, showing God’s love, justice and mercy. In so doing, congregations will enliven their shared faith, shared worship and shared outreach in a biblical response to the compassionate justice of God.
Commissioned to Change the World: Confirmation for the Matthew 25 Congregation, written by Mark D. Hinds, marries adolescent confirmation with the theological focus of “serving the least of these.” The curriculum affirms teenagers as God’s beloved children, anointed for ministry in the context of a covenant community of mutual encouragement and accountability.
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Around the Table:
Design a Summer Series on the Faith Practices
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Join Worship Ministries’ Katie Roelefs and Faith Formation Ministries’ (Christian Reformed Church) Karen DeBoer (Practical Resources for Churches) as they introduce you to a new series of interactive and intergenerational ideas and resources which you can use to build your own worship service(s) or mid-week gathering(s) on the faith practices of Prayer, Celebrating, Listening, Wonder, Service, and Remembering. Register to join us virtually Wednesday April 27 at 12:00pm CT.
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Presbytery of Arkansas
9221 N. Rodney Parham Road
Little Rock, AR 72227
501-663-2424
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