Presbyterian Mission Agency best practices Archives

Dr. Tori Smit with the Presbyterian Church in Canada has practical advice for churches with few children

Posted February 1st, 2023

Dr. Tori Smit, a diaconal minister and professional Christian educator in the Presbyterian Church in Canada serving the 262 churches in the Synod of Central, Northeastern Ontario and Bermuda — yes, that Bermuda — offered an insightful workshop during last week’s annual event of the Association of Partners in Christian Education, addressing a situation many churches find themselves in: “What to do when the kids are few.”

Louisville Seminary awarded grant to help gather best practices for passing along the Christian faith

Posted May 17th, 2022

Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary has been awarded a $50,000 planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. The focus of the grant is gathering best practices for passing the Christian faith of parents and caregivers to their children.

Three hundred participate in 1001 Zoom conversation on streaming worship services

Posted March 19th, 2020

As 300 people, including a pastor from Ireland, gathered via Zoom for conversation on best practices for streaming worship services, the host, the Rev. Marthame Sanders, began by asking for grace to abound — and that those gathered would remember that nothing can separate us from God’s love.