The 15 Most Common Anxiety Triggers in a Congregation
November 4, 2019
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The 15 Most Common Anxiety Triggers in a Congregation
It’s no secret that congregations experience times of increased anxiety. Those periods of acute anxiety can be triggered by any number of events, conditions, or situations. Here are the 15 most common triggers to anxiety in a congregation (in no...
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Presbyterian Women’s Histories at Columbia Seminary
November 2, 2019—“The twentieth-century history of Presbyterian women’s organizations is a rich and varied one, and it is a history that has been well documented by women themselves. There are stories of prayer groups and sewing circles, building programs and...
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Along the Journey
Older Adult Ministry Program Recognizes 3 New Graduates
Three people were recognized for completing the coursework required to earn a Certificate in Older Adult Ministry (OAM) at the annual meeting of the Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network (POAMN) in Louisville, KY.
This program is a partnership between POAMN...
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The Box Story
I counseled a parishioner who was dissatisfied with his work for a religious agency.
“I can do the work,” he said, “but my heart is not in it.”
Meanwhile, he was pondering the possibility of a new job that was...
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Along the Journey
Moving Possibilities: Four Lessons from Moving More
“Why are you still moving?” the kids around me in the elementary school lunch line instructed.
“Stop moving!”
We had just finished some kind of movement class and I was still practicing the moves while in the line.
In a...
+ Read MoreSpiritual Leadership During Turbulent Times
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Spiritual Leadership During Turbulent Times
During periods of societal regression, people may feel more entitled to even their bad behavior.
They may feel they have legitimate “excuses” for behaving as they do and that this should be understood and accepted no matter what the negative...
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Along the Journey
Fusion Retreat: The Art of Glass and Grace
“All the arts...
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How Do You Measure Success?
I encountered one of the most centering definitions of success during high school.
It was by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
His more humanistic definition of success goes: “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the...
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In the Campus Forum
Archives Creates New Discussion about Columbia’s History
October 12, 2019—With the recent release of Erskine Clarke’s To Count Our Days: A History of Columbia Theological Seminary, many are becoming acquainted with names, places, ideas, and events that shaped this institution for several generations. The C....
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