Presbyterian Mission Agency spirit-inspired worship Archives

Striking a balance between ‘Spirit-led’ and ‘decent and in order’

Posted June 25th, 2024

Cannon admits she can get herself in trouble when she is teaching about this particular mark lifted up through the Vital Congregation Initiative (VCI), because she boldly tells people that if they don’t encounter Jesus Christ when they attend worship, then they may need to move on.

Panel discussion looks at why some congregations have seen giving increase during the pandemic

Posted September 2nd, 2021

One result of the pandemic is that members of organizations — churches included — are reimagining their common life together as well as their giving practices.

Spirit-inspired worship requires breathing life into dry bones

Posted June 16th, 2020

Using Ezekiel’s stark vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, the Rev. Dr. David Gambrell elicited any number of innovative ideas from about 70 pastors and other church leaders during a recent videoconference on Spirit-inspired worship, one of the Seven Marks of Vital Congregations.

South Carolina church grateful for ‘the gift’ of the Vital Congregations initiative

Posted April 29th, 2020

When the Rev. Dr. Jeri Parris Perkins became pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Clinton, South Carolina, she knew the congregation needed to revitalize. It’s what the Pastor Nominating Committee was looking for when the church called her in 2014.

Spirit-inspired worship requires breathing life into dry bones

Posted April 9th, 2020

Using Ezekiel’s stark vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, the Rev. Dr. David Gambrell elicited any number of innovative ideas from about 70 pastors and other church leaders during Wednesday’s videoconference on Spirit-inspired worship, one of the Seven Marks of Vital Congregations.