Quick Notes Update for April 13, 2021
The Synod of the Mid-Atlantics is currently seeking a layperson to serve on the RCA Commission on Judicial Business. As per the BCO, "legal training and experience shall be required of lay members". Those interested should contact Rev. Stephen Eckert, Stated Clerk of RSMAt, at rsmatclerk@gmail.com.

NOTE ALSO THAT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE REGIONAL SYNOD OF THE MID-ATLANTICS WILL BE HELD ON ZOOM ON SATURDAY, MAY 1. DELEGATES WILL RECEIVE INFORMATION BY EMAIL.
Friendly Reminder! Tuesday, April 13th from 1:30-2:30pm eastern we welcome esteemed theologian, pastor and professor, Dr. Soong-Chan Rah to encourage and engage us on the topic of Prophetic Lament, providing a thematic springboard for our prayers and intercession. 

All are welcome, please feel free to share this invitation with like-minded people seeking to dismantle racism in all its forms. 

If you are not already registered, please do so here: Dismantling Racism Prayer Gathering with Dr. Soong-Chan Rah

About our special guest: Dr. Soong-Chan Rah has a passion for and investment in Christian witness to the world (evangelism) and ministry in multi-cultural and cross-cultural settings. He is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church and was founding senior pastor of Cambridge Community Fellowship Church, Cambridge, Mass., a multi-ethnic, urban ministry-focused church committed to living out the values of racial reconciliation and social justice in the urban context. Books he has authored or co-authored include Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times; Return to Justice: Six Movements that Reignited Our Contemporary Evangelical Conscience and Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery. Dr. Rah holds a ThD from Duke Divinity School, in theology and American evangelical history. He also holds an MDiv and a DMin, with a concentration in urban ministry leadership, from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, as well as a ThM from Harvard University, with a thesis on the immigrant church.
We are grateful to Rev. Pete Watts, the RCA's African American Black Council (AABC) Coordinator and member of our planning team, for setting up this time with Dr. Rah, who is one of his DMin professors and mentors at Fully Seminary.
We look forward to a moving, Spirit-led time together ~
Rev. Nancy Boote, Rev. Dr. Rick De Bruyne, Rev. Dr. Micheal Edwards, Elder Lorraine Parker, Deacon Cynthia Peters, Rev. Liz Testa, Rev. Dr. Joanne Van Sant and Rev. Peter Watts 

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.

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Join our virtual prayer gatherings on alternate Tuesday afternoons, 1:30-2:30pm eastern. Learn more and register here: Dismantling Racism Prayer Gatherings
Discover how to create trusting, healthy ministry environments where  women and men can freely, fully develop their gifts and serve together:  https://www.rca.org/women/building-gods-church-together
"Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing."  1Thessalonians 5:11
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As we find our way through the next months, there will be many discussions about how we use technology in ministry. Click on the link to the left to access more information about a two part online workshop coming up in the next weeks.
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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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GATHER TOWN is a fun way to add some social involvment to your online options.
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