Presbyterian Mission Agency resiliency Archives

The next step: To love our neighbor

Posted May 17th, 2021

Amanda Craft differentiates between small-a advocacy and big-A Advocacy. Small-a advocacy, she said during a workshop during the Presbyterian Border Region Outreach conference, is articulated every day. It’s about standing up for ourselves and others. It’s about making the system work for us, said Craft, manager for Advocacy in the Office of the General Assembly’s Office of Immigration Issues.

Compassion fatigue in the church

Posted February 22nd, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for more church ministries and services, but this has led to compassion fatigue.

Courageous leadership

Posted December 20th, 2020

Guiding a congregation through a crisis — or even “normal” times — takes a strong leader with courage, vision, flexibility and humility.