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The Synod of the Covenant
Oct 30, 20233 min read
Cultivating the Gift of Preaching
The Synod of the Covenant, in partnership with Alma College, Johnson C. Smith Seminary, and the Presbytery of Cincinnati, has received a...
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Chip Hardwick
Oct 30, 20232 min read
From your Synod Executive...
It’s not every day you get a seven-figure check in the mail! But that’s what happened last week when the Lilly Endowment’s commitment to...
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Chip Hardwick
Sep 27, 20232 min read
From your Synod Executive: October 2023
With all of the good things we can do, what are the most important things we should do? That’s a question that every church and...
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Chip Hardwick
Aug 24, 20232 min read
From your Synod Executive September 2023
Last week I was invited into the end-of-summer rhythm that families know well, but that this single-never-married-no-biological-children...
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The Synod of the Covenant
Jul 27, 20231 min read
Covenant Gathering Joins Presbyterians from Across Synods
On July 9th, a group of faithful Presbyterians from the Synods of Lincoln Trails (Illinois and Indiana) and of the Covenant assembled at...
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Chip Hardwick
Jul 25, 20232 min read
From your Synod Executive: August 2023
A young mother of twins said “Everything was great!” about worship. A church rebuilt from the ashes. 200 free hot meals for the...
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Chip Hardwick
Jun 28, 20232 min read
From your Synod Executive: July 2023
Almost exactly a year ago, Joy Hebner (who lives in Lake Huron Presbytery) emailed to see if I could help her extend the ministry of her...
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The Synod of the Covenant
Jun 4, 20231 min read
A Letter from Rev Jin Seung Kim, Pastor of the Hanmi Presbyterian Church in Maumee Valley Presbytery
Thank you for the generous support and prayers for the Korean International College Students ministry at Hanmi. We are experiencing...
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Chip Hardwick
Jun 4, 20232 min read
From your Synod Executive
One of my favorite parts of serving you in the synod is the chance to see God at work in so many different congregations in so many...
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Chip Hardwick
Apr 25, 20232 min read
From your Synod Executive
In my devotions recently, I have been reading through the book of Joshua. The very first passage (Joshua 1:1-9), called “The Lord’s...
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The Synod of the Covenant
Apr 3, 20231 min read
Help The Synod Resource Congregations More Fully
Take a Brief Survey Telling Us About Your Communities The Synod wants to hear from you! Ruling Elders, Teaching Elders, CREs, members of...
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Chip Hardwick
Mar 26, 20231 min read
From your Synod Executive: April 2023
Holy Week is upon us, with its rollicking roller coaster of palms and praise, of tumultuous turmoil in the temple, of seder and sorrow,...
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Lindsey Anderson
Feb 23, 20233 min read
From your Organizer: March 2023
I am writing this on the day before Lent begins. This is a season that I have learned has much more meaning for me when I focus on...
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Chip Hardwick
Feb 23, 20232 min read
From your Synod Executive
February has been such a difficult month for communities within the Synod. Between the train derailment in East Palestine, OH...
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Chip Hardwick
Jan 29, 20232 min read
From your Synod Executive
It has finally snowed in Southeast Michigan where I live. Since Christmas I have been complaining persistently to the Synod’s Office...
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Chip Hardwick
Jan 2, 20231 min read
From your Synod Executive
I received an article called “Ten Reasons Why Leading a Church Is Often More Complex than Leading a Business” from a friend in December. ...
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