Ministry Engagement & Support 2 Archives

A light in the clearing

Posted September 7th, 2021

When the prophet Elijah, deep in the throes of an existential crisis, fled to Mount Horeb in search of God, he was met instead with the sound of sheer silence. Natalie Pisarcik knows just how he felt.

Put on the whole armor of God

Posted August 17th, 2021

Of late, the hosts of Between Two Pulpits, Special Offerings’ Bryce Wiebe and Lauren Rogers, have asked their guest to discuss what the coming Sunday’s sermon might look like if they were taking to the pulpit.

Sharing an abundance of Presbyterian musical gifts

Posted August 16th, 2021

When William McConnell began recruiting artists for a new musical ensemble he affectionately dubbed the Mission Musicians, he took the familiar words of 1 Corinthians 12 to heart.

Is it time to crowdsource the stewardship campaign?

Posted August 12th, 2021

Crowdsourcing existed long before the internet. Of course, we didn’t call it that. In some instances, we called it a miracle. Consider this: What was, for you, the miracle of the Feeding of the 5,000? Was it that Jesus single-handedly fed 5,000 people with two fish and five loaves? Or was the miracle that the message of Jesus inspired an unexpected outpouring of generosity, the likes of which no one had ever seen? A level of generosity that was miraculous?

Crafting a delicate piece/peace

Posted July 15th, 2021

It’s little wonder that Hussam Qumsieh dreams of peace.

Sharing God’s love through the power of song

Posted July 7th, 2021

Perhaps no two words excite Jocqueline K. Richardson more than the two she now sees on nearly every line of Stillman College’s Student Life webpage. “Coming soon!”

Summertime outreach can foreshadow the fall stewardship campaign

Posted July 1st, 2021

In the words of Nat King Cole, “Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.”

What it means to follow Jesus as a Matthew 25 church

Posted June 10th, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is committed to being a Matthew 25 church that is actively engaged in the world, making a difference in people’s lives and in our communities. Some may believe being a Matthew 25 church that eliminates, once and for all, the root causes of hunger, poverty, oppression and injustice is an impossible task. After all, the church has been trying to do so for over 2,000 years.

‘My father, my hero’

Posted June 8th, 2021

Some might say that the Rev. Clay Macaulay built his own “Field of Dreams.”

The other side of the coin

Posted June 3rd, 2021

How many times have we winced as an older, wiser sage reminds us to “look on the bright side,” to consider the “other side of the coin” or to “look for the silver lining”? Cringeworthy platitudes to be sure, but wisdom worth considering.