Thank You | An Open Letter from Dan W. Boles

Friends and colleagues, I have very much enjoyed the opportunity to serve Cherokee Presbytery for the past two years as our Part-Time Communications Manager, and I am grateful to God for the provision it has provided for me and my family. As I write this letter, I am wrapping up my last day on staff [...]

What Child is This?

2010 Christmas Joy Offering A Presbyterian tradition for almost 70 years, the Christmas Joy Offering is one of the four special offerings designated by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to provide congregations direct ways of supporting specific causes that help those in need. You are encouraged to support the Christmas Joy Offering [...]

Princeton to offer 3 Spring Conferences

Princeton Seminary’s School of Christian Vocation and Mission (formerly Continuing Education) has recently completed a season of research, repurposing and re-visioning.  The new name reflects their new focus to be with Christians who are seeking to best understand their vocation in commitment to Jesus Christ.  The program seeks to faithfully offer resources and conferences that [...]

Sabbatical Grants Available from Lilly Endowment

Congregations & Pastors encouraged to apply for up to $50,000 Sabbatical Grant. As much as $15,000 available to congregations to pay for worship and pastoral care support while the Pastor is away.

Make Your Favorite Presbyterian Smile this Christmas!

I (heart) Meetings t-shirts make great Christmas gifts, and they help send several college students to the College Conference at Montreat!

Presbytery Meeting Highlights – November 16, 2010

Highlights from the Stated Meeting of Cherokee Presbytery, November 16, 2010 at Presbyterian Village in Austell, Georgia.

Get Ready to “Engage”

Engage is a new resource from the Office of Evangelism. Beginning in January 2011, a number of focus groups will experience Engage, helping refine the resource, for an expected denomination wide release in June at Big Tent.  As focus groups engage the Jesus question, “Who do you say that I am?” pray for their work.   Designed [...]

Developing ‘a deeply theological core’

Watch Company of New Pastors Director Quinn Fox challenge seminarians to work on a “deeply theological core” that engages “the God questions”

New Tsunami Documentary to air on ABC affiliates

A new documentary called Kepulihan: Stories from the Tsunami, which addresses long-term disaster recovery by profiling three survivors of the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, is scheduled to broadcast on ABC network affiliates across the country beginning November 21, and will be available to affiliates to air for two months after the initial air [...]

Thankful Thursday | November 11, 2010

As a Presbytery, we have made an intentional effort to understand God’s call for us, to worship and fellowship with one another, to be a family, to celebrate life and faith together… our joys, our concerns, our celebrations, and our praises. As part of that effort, I am pleased to share this post, a first in a series of occasional posts called “Thankful Thursday.”

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