Aug 19, 2025 |
Description Artificial intelligence is transforming our world in ways both promising and perilous. From medical breakthroughs to lesson planning tools, AI has the power to enhance human life and ministry. At the same time, it raises urgent ethical concerns around...
Aug 19, 2025 |
Description Many churches and Christian organizations offer land acknowledgments, but how can these communities organize for repair and join with Indigenous-led movements for justice? This interactive workshop explores some of the fundamental skills and practices the...
Aug 19, 2025 |
Description Join us as we take a unique look at Matthew 22:36-40, Deuteronomy 6:4-7 and Leviticus 19:18 to gain insight into the many loves that are necessary for a healthy and stable world. What is love of God, love of self and love of neighbor that Jesus speaks...
Aug 19, 2025 |
Description This workshop explores how churches can equip parents and caregivers to integrate faith into daily life. Based on research from the GenOn Christian Parenting Project, it highlights the importance of intergenerational faith formation and aligning church...
Aug 19, 2025 |
Description Participants are invited to consider the history and future of the children’s sermon while exploring various current approaches creating a bridge from past practices to future practices. Demonstration will be part of the workshop. Workshop Leader:...
Aug 19, 2025 |
Description As two of the three ordered ministries in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), ruling elders and deacons serve as spiritual leaders. Many congregations, though, have not made an investment in helping them understand, grow, and be formed as leaders in these...
Aug 19, 2025 |
Description Although First Corinthians contains familiar theology and passages we easily recognize—like the words of institution for the Lord’s Supper and the meditation on love—readers often don’t realize that Paul wrote this letter to a church in conflict. The...
Aug 19, 2025 |
Description This is a special group of students as they are at a time in their faith journey that they have a lot of questions and are beginning to verbalize what they believe. With school and extracurricular schedules limiting the time at church, it is important to...
Aug 19, 2025 |
Description This workshop focuses on planting the seeds of faith within families, nurturing the growth of children’s liturgical experiences as a natural extension of the broader church community’s worship. The aim is to create a liturgically accessible and...
Aug 19, 2025 |
Description When someone in our congregation is sick, we often want to help but don’t know how. Sometimes, our casseroles and well-meaning words are not enough. We may unintentionally bypass someone’s pain, minimize their grief, or flood the moment with toxic...
