Quick Notes Update for October 21, 2021
Note our new email for the Synod Office:
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Our congratulations to The Rev. Dwayne Jackson, co-pastor at Second Reformed Church of Hackensack, who was elected Vice President of General Synod. |
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Rev. Micah L. McCreary, Ph.D. elected General Synod Professor |
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Our Mission
To provide permanent, affordable, safe housing and supportive services for survivors of domestic violence and their children.
Saturday, October 30, 2021
VIP Reception: 5:30pm -
Main Event: 7:00pm
New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
Join us in person or virtually!
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Greenville Community Church (GCC) in southern Westchester County seeks a full-time Pastor who will guide us to a higher place of spirituality, service, and community building. As a strong, collaborative, and creative leader, he/she will excite our congregation, youth, and staff; and grow our beloved faith community in keeping with the ethos of our church.
Our new Pastor will:
Be able to relate well to members of all ages
Be able to deliver inspiring sermons on a regular basis
Possess a proven ability to grow a congregation
Be able to inspire youth of the congregation
Be able to organize and develop staff, administer programs, and manage facilities
A small, contemporary church in the large community of Edgemont (located just 21 miles from New York City), GCC is a safe place to be ourselves in worship, discovery, and fellowship. We believe that God loves us and asks us to come as we are. Our warm and kind congregation embraces our diversity in race, politics, theology, education, economic and religious backgrounds, sexual orientation, and identity.
Vision
To gather all peoples to find the peace and grace of God
Mission
As an open place of worship, we welcome you as you are
We strive to:
● build a community of learning
● celebrate the richness of our diversity
● maintain a loving, inclusive personal connection with God and our community ● challenge ourselves to serve with compassion and care for our world
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For more information, we encourage applicants to visit our website at
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Understanding Theological Education Colloquies
Begin a New Year by Looking Back
In order to understand fully what we are doing and where we are going, we need to understand where we have been. A significant portion of the history of theological education in the RCA is wrapped up in the history of the denomination’s two seminaries: New Brunswick and Western. And so our first two Understanding Theological Education in the RCA colloquies, continuing last year’s successful series, will focus on those histories.
On Wednesday, September 29, 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm, we will learn about the history of NBTS and its role in RCA theological education from John W. Coakley, L. Russell Feakes Memorial Professor of Church History, emeritus, at NBTS and General Synod Professor emeritus of the Reformed Church in America. A widely published author of medieval and American Christianity, John, who holds degrees from Wesleyan, Rutgers, and Harvard Universities, is the author of thirty-one articles or essays and twenty-seven book reviews, and the editor or author of six books, including New Brunswick Theological Seminary: An Illustrated History, 1784-2014 (Eerdmans, 2014). After a response by Dennis Voskuil, we will open up for questions and discussion by the entire group.
The second part will come on Wednesday, November 3, 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm, as we look at the history of Western Theological Seminary and theological education in the midwestern RCA, presented by Dennis Voskuil, president emeritus of Western Seminary and a Senior Research Fellow at the Van Raalte Institute of Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Dennis began his ministry pastoring several congregations in Michigan and Massachusetts, then served as professor of religion at Hope from 1977 to 1994, when he became president of Western. Retiring from the presidency in 2008, he returned to teaching church history full-time, then as an adjunct at WTS from 2014 to 2017, when he began two years of service as interim president of Hope College. His presentation to us will be followed by a response from John Coakley, and then a time of questions and discussion for everyone.
Both of these colloquies will take place on Zoom. There will be no cost for attending the programs, but all participants do need to register.
FOR THE NOVEMBER 3RD PROGRAM,
James Hart Brumm, Director
The Reformed Church Center and The Theological Writing Center
General Editor, Beardslee Press
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
35 Seminary Place New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Need inspiration in these challenging times? Check out our new podcast, Lavish Hope, stories of resilience and overcoming. Available on Spotify, Apple and Google players.
Find out about Women's Transformation & Leadership and sign up for our quarterly enewsletter at www.rca.org/women.
Join our community on Facebook ("RCA Women" closed group and "She is Called" page)
She is Called/Ella es Llamada
Women of the Bible Study,
Volume 1 - print editions
in English and Spanish
now available!
"Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing." 1 Thessalonians 5:11
"Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing." 1Thessalonians 5:11
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MORE ONLINE LEARNING COHORTS |
The Churches Learning Change Big East community is pleased to announce 10 months of innovative resourcing designed to respond to the current pandemic reality and assist congregations and leaders in seeking flourishing as we move toward a new normal. ALL are invited to participate!
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Are you using a VR headset and exploring how virtual reality might be used in ministry? Let's have a conversation! |
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MURAL and other online whiteboards provide a way to add more interaction to zoom meetings. Let me know if you want to explore this further. |
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GATHER TOWN is a fun way to add some social involvment to your online options. |
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DO YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF ADAPTING AND INNOVATING TO SHARE FOR INSPIRATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT? SEND IT TO US! |
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NJ CONGREGATIONAL CENTER FOR CANCER CARE |
We have created an online gathering of all of the newsletters of the program. Find help for those facing cancer.
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CHURCH BASED MENTAL HEALTH NEWSLETTERS ARCHIVE |
We've created an online gathering of all of the newsletters the program has sent out during COVID. Very helpful insights to pass along to your congregations! |
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