I’m very excited about the progress we are making toward calling an Associate Executive for Racial Justice to help the Synod live into...

The Synod held two meetings in May of 2024, a Stated Meeting on 5/7/24 and a Called Meeting on 5/22/24. At the 5/7/24 Stated Meeting, the...

An Invitation from Rev. Dr. Elmarie Parker, PCUSA Liaison to Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon (5/18/24) Pentecost Greetings to you! And praying...

When I was a faculty at my very first institution, I was invited by an older faculty member to a Brown Bag Meet-Up. The format was pretty...

This weekend the inaugural conference of the Cultivating the Gift of Preaching Initiative will take place at Alma College!  It will be...

Why We Need to Listen. When I began this position as CRE Coordinator in January of this year, I expected I would be meeting with...

April 30-May - Board of Pensions Mid Council Leaders Gathering (Philadelphia, PA) May 5 - Preach at Westminster Grand Rapids (Lake...

We are six weeks away from the formal launch of the Cultivating the Gift of Preaching Initiative (CGPI)! And I want to provide readers of...

I recently celebrated my fourth anniversary as your Synod executive, so I’ve been thinking about where our ministries have been, and...

2024-25 Scholarship Applications will be available by June 1, 2024.  Completed applications will be due by September 1, and awards will...

Benefits of a CRE Program I have been serving as your Coordinator for Commissioned Ruling Elder ministry for close to three months now,...

Over the last few months, I – along with many others – have been at work getting the Cultivating the Gift of Preaching Initiative (CGPI)...

Happy Easter!  Did any of you happen to hear (or to preach) a sermon on Mark 16:1-8 on Sunday?  It’s often called the “Short Ending of...

Mother Teresa once stated, “My call is not to serve the poor. My call is to follow Jesus.” In God So Love the City, Jude Tiersma reflects...

As I write this, I have been on the job as the director of the Cultivating the Gift of Preaching Initiative for seven weeks to the day....

March 2 - Attend Presbytery of Lake Huron Meeting (Zoom) March 3 - Preach at Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church (Detroit Presbytery) March 3...

Yesterday I was talking with a colleague about two poles of our faith:  acknowledging the mystical, mysterious God whom we will never...

This course introduces students to Presbyterian history and polity so that as church leaders they can serve “decently and in order.” ...

February 8-9 - Attend Alma College Board Meeting (Alma, MI/Lake Huron Presbytery) February 10 - Attend Miami Valley and Muskingum Valley...

At the synod we are always working hard to make things more efficient so we can focus on what matters to our presbyteries and churches....