Offering Words
I have always been impressed by the liturgy written by my friend and colleague, Jenny McDevitt. Those who attended the NEXT National Conference in Dalls (2012) will remember the beautiful […]
Author Archive for: andrew
Entries by andrew
Red Light, Green Light
By Lori Raible Let me go ahead and get this out there: I’m one of those people who texts at red lights. You honk at me when the light turns […]
Ripe “Old” Age
By Katherine Kerr Age has been on my mind lately. No doubt that is partly due to the fact that, at 41, I am expecting my first child this summer. […]
Courage
Dear friends, As we wrestle with tragedy as individuals, congregations, and the larger church, please receive these pastoral and prophetic words from Marcia Mount Shoop as an offering. Personally I […]
Where Is My Place at NEXT?
by Helen Wilkins As a sophomore at Presbyterian College who’s majoring in Christian Education and excited to follow a calling into ministry, the question “What’s NEXT?” is extremely relevant to […]
The Most of These
by Kim McNeill Last week, with the help of dedicated youth advisors, I took a group of middle schoolers from University Presbyterian to Washington, DC for a spring break service […]
Youth Ministry in the NEXT Church
Here’s a story about a small world. At a youth retreat I organized with some friends last fall, I got accused of stealing the idea for my go-to youth group […]
What New Ministers Need
by George Anderson “I went to Law School to learn Law. I learned how to practice Law after I joined a law practice.” Robert Ballou, a lawyer in the church […]
From Generation to Generation
by Steve Willis My sister works in a high rise building overlooking Rockefeller Square in New York City and her husband works in the city as well. They live north […]
A Journey Together
By Frank Spencer When asked to reflect on the NEXT Church event in Charlotte, I find that I cannot limit my thoughts to this one gathering. For me, the development […]