Mission Yearbook

The Way of Spiritual Fortitude explores faith and doubt

For the final edition of The Way of Spiritual Fortitude sponsored by 1001 New Worshiping Communities, host the Rev. Jeff Eddings engaged someone with intimate knowledge of faith and doubt, the subject of the broadcast.

Giving came naturally to the ‘Bread Lady’

When Doris Brown, a member of Sherrill’s Ford Presbyterian Church in Sherrill’s Ford, North Carolina, was invited to write a prayer for the 2020–21 Presbyterian Giving Catalog, the words she penned revealed a singular truth about this extraordinary woman’s life and legacy. Brown lived to serve.

Props for her sermon

The Rev. Karen Brown, whose sermon brought the REvangelism Conference to a rousing and joyous conclusion, told viewers near the beginning of their time together that they’d need three props to get the most out of what she had to tell them.

The eye of the beholder

While it’s always fun and enlightening to have an artist explain her work, the Rev. Lauren Wright Pittman clearly enjoys hearing what others read into her work.

Minute for Mission: International Roma Day

Some words can’t be adequately translated — the foreign-language version just doesn’t do justice to the original. One such word is tabor, a Romani word signifying a group of Roma people, typically related by blood and/or marriage, who live and travel together.

A journey of learning and unlearning

Wellshire Presbyterian Church in Denver responded to the Matthew 25 invitation in September 2020. Ever since, the congregation has embarked on a journey of self-education, starting with the 21-Day Racial Justice Challenge.

A retired engineer learns by helping others

When lifelong Presbyterian Jim Bartlett retired in 2007, he followed where the Lord directed his steps to help his neighbors in Mount Vernon, Indiana, his home for the past 40 years. Taking that road has made all the difference for his community and for his faith.