Apr 1, 2015 |
By: Anne Wilson Are there days when you feel like you’re barely hanging on? Do you ever feel like you don’t have the energy to attend another meeting? After a tough Sunday morning, do you wonder where to turn for renewal and strength? Being an introvert I don’t often...
Apr 1, 2015 |
By: Priscilla Andre-Colton I’m lucky enough to be working in a church that includes their educator in the sabbatical policy. The policy provides that after six years, one is granted a three-month sabbatical. I decided to take mine in the fall—after all the...
Apr 1, 2015 |
By: Mary E. Speedy Imagine all your books and resources disappeared overnight! What would you need to replace? Since everyone’s list of favorite resources is different, I asked a number of trusted friends and co-educators what they would do if faced with this kind...
Apr 1, 2015 |
By: Shawna Bowman When God began to create the heavens and the earth—the earth was without shape or form, it was dark over the deep sea, and God’s wind swept over the waters—God said, “Let there be light.” And so light appeared. —Genesis 1:1-3 (Common English Bible)...
Nov 1, 2014 |
By: Michael Waschevski In this issue of the APCE Advocate we are exploring classic and innovative approaches for nurturing faith in adults as we focus on the theme of “The Changing Face of Adult Education.” As we move even more fully into postmodern ministry, it is...
Nov 1, 2014 |
By: Scot Sherman The British missionary-theologian Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1998) is famous for his prophetic call to the churches of the West to rediscover their place in the mission of God. According to Newbigin, Western churches now lived in a post-Christian culture....
Nov 1, 2014 |
By: Pamela S. Vande Voort As we travel along in our automobiles and come upon a gas station, we make a decision about whether to stop and refuel or pass by. In a similar way, we also make daily decisions about when and how to refuel ourselves spiritually. God’s Word...
Nov 1, 2014 |
By: Mary T. Van Andel As they settled into the old chair surrounded by shelves of books and the jungle of plants that filled my office, my parishioners told me about their kids and their jobs, their love affairs and loneliness, their losses and hopes. I listened...
Nov 1, 2014 |
By: Beth Fellinger He walked in the door declaring he was hungry. Our church had just opened in downtown, storefront office space, and we’d already met a number of people who were curious about who we were. Their concept of church differed from what they were seeing...
Nov 1, 2014 |
By: Linda L. Wold The Friendship Group at Valley Community Presbyterian Church in Golden Valley, Minnesota, was born more than 15 years ago out of a desire to connect the three or four developmentally disabled adults in the congregation with the good news. The...
