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President of the PC(USA)’s Board of Pensions talks about recent efforts to break down barriers to flourishing ministry
[caption id="attachment_179382" align="alignright" width="215"] The Rev. Dr. Frank Clark Spencer[/caption] A shared ministry pilot project involving both the Board of Pensions and Pittsburgh Presbytery was among the cutting-edge items of discussion Wednesday when the Rev. Dr. Frank Clark Spencer, President...
‘Leading Theologically,’ a PC(USA) broadcast, explores the joys of serving a pastoral residency
Pastoral residencies — post-seminary experiences designed to enhance and broaden ministry capabilities of fledgling pastors — received a fond gaze back last week from some of the people who best know the programs, which are scattered around the country. On...
Understand your risk tolerance before investing
To make your own or your church’s financial resources work for you, first understand the why, what and when of any potential investment, said Anita Clemons, Senior Vice President of Investment Management for the Presbyterian Foundation. [caption id="attachment_6803" align="alignright" width="124"]...
Make Year-End Gifts Now
Did you know that more charitable giving happens in December than in any other time of the year? Over one-third of all charitable giving is done in the last quarter of the year. The majority of that giving happens in...
Building transparency into your church budget
Transparency keeps money from controlling the church, said Robert Hay, Senior Ministry Relations Officer with the Presbyterian Foundation. Hay’s presentation, “Understanding Budgets and Reports,” was part of the Foundation’s Day of Learning Nov. 8. Here are a few highlights to...
Sharing love through Mr. Rogers in Wisconsin
Most people pass by First Presbyterian Church in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, noting its beautiful historic sanctuary. It sat on a one-way street, and the 1950s addition to the much larger sanctuary barely merited a backwards glance. But when the city of...
Auburn Seminary’s Dr. Keisha E. McKenzie talks up effective engagement during the Presbyterian Foundation’s ‘Leading Theologically’
Dr. Keisha E. McKenzie told the Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty during his Leading Theologically broadcast last month she’s drawn to biblical characters with vision, including the prophet Jeremiah and John of Patmos, especially the latter with his “vision of a...
Get your church prepared to fight cyber crime
Globally, cybercrime costs its victims more than $1.5 trillion annually- and churches are among the institutions being targeted. Robert Hawkey, director of IT Strategy and Transformation for the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church, presented on cybersecurity considerations for...
Concentrate on mission to fund ministry
The view from the 15th-floor hotel conference room of Savannah’s Historic Landmark District was impressive. Tall church steeples reaching to the sky testified to the generosity of congregations over the centuries. But in a contemporary church world where dedication to...
Caring for offerings and honoring the giver keys to good stewardship
Reflecting the ecumenical spirit of Stewardship Kaleidoscope, Mark Stauffer, past Council president and treasurer of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, and Rev. Joseph Moore, Ministry Relations Officer of the Presbyterian Foundation, co-presented a workshop called “Stewardship After the Gift.”...
