Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan (the state’s second largest city) is currently accepting résumés and referrals for the position of Pastor/ Head of Staff. We’re a 152- year-old congregation of more than 1,300 members and we have stayed vibrant through exceptional worship and preaching as well as a commitment to the disciplines of justice, hospitality, forgiveness and compassion. Our Ministry Information Form #03373.AD0 can be viewed at the clc website. Our Pastoral Nominating Committee can be reached at [email protected] For more information about Grand Rapids, please visit: experiencegr.com. If you or someone you know wants to lead a great congregation in a rapidly growing and changing city, we would like to hear from you! Westminster Presbyterian Church 47 Jefferson Ave Grand Rapids MI 49503 wpcgr.org Job Type: Full-time … [Read more...]
EXECUTIVE PRESBYTER
Presbytery of the Mid-South. We believe God is calling a visionary leader who will guide us into a new reality for a changing world. With strategic skills and the ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with diverse congregations this leader will engage trust to collaboratively and strategically vision the way forward for our Presbytery. If you have the energy for reformation, determination to persevere and exceptional listening skills, are transparent and eager to effect change, know when to tread troubled waters and when to hold firm, are fearless and creative in risk taking, are traditional and able to envision the future, you can help us transition from who we are to the next generation. View MIF #72559.AA0. To apply, send a cover letter and PIF/résumé to: [email protected] Visit our website: midsouthpresbytery.org. Presbytery of Mid-South 449 Patterson St Memphis TN 38111 Job Type: Full-time … [Read more...]
4th Sunday in Lent — March 31, 2019
Joshua 5:9-12; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Lent 5C Why do we choose estrangement? I recognize that separation often gets imposed upon us. Geographical moves. Death. Relationships too toxic and abusive to maintain. Another makes the choice to leave and we’ve no say in the matter. And yet, sometimes we are the ones who ask for our inheritance and hit the road. Sometimes, we are the ones who refuse to come into the house and join the party. The parent grieves our going, pleads with us to be a part of the celebration, return or remain in the household, but there seems to be something we just can’t stomach. The grace? The generosity? The inclusion of those we deem unworthy? The fact that those we thought needed to be punished were welcomed and loved instead? We conjure up sibling rivalry when the father knows no favorites. We calculate how much is left when the inheritance gets split even when there is more than enough for all with baskets leftover. We hang out … [Read more...]
This Day of Resurrection Joy (preview)
FOREST GREEN 8.6.8.6 D ("All Beautiful the March of Days”) This day of resurrection joy reminds us what is true: That Christ is raised, and Christ is Lord, and we have work to do. Christ’s reign has surely come to earth and caught us by surprise: And we who know that wondrous truth are called to live new lives. One day when the disciples met, afraid, behind locked doors, The Lord appeared and offered them a peace that still endures. “Just as the Father sent me forth, now I am sending you.” He said, “Receive the Spirit’s power,” and gave them work to do. So filled with resurrection joy, we make Christ’s presence known, For Christ goes with us to each place, and we are not alone. We share our faith and serve the poor; we love, forgive and pray. We trust the risen Lord to be close by us every day. Biblical Reference: John 20:1-18 Tune: Traditional English melody; English Hymnal, 1906 Text: Copyright © 2019 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights … [Read more...]
There by the Cross, the Women Stayed (preview)
ST. CATHERINE 8.8.8.8.8.8 ("Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me") There by the cross, the women stayed, with the disciple loved by you. Jesus, you were abused, betrayed. Why couldn’t others wait there, too? Why did the others not remain as you were dying there, in pain? Christ, we confess, we do this, too; we flee from sorrow, grief and loss. You came to bring a world made new; we do not want to bear the cross. Just like those ones who fled in fear, we want a safer journey here. Teach us, O Lord, to stay nearby; teach us to stand with those in pain. Teach us to hear our neighbor’s cry; teach us to risk for love again. May we stay with the poor and lost; may we remain beside your cross. Biblical Reference: John 19:26-27 Tune: Henri Frederick Hemy, 1864 ("Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me”) Text: Copyright © 2019 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved. Click here to return to the order page to purchase the scored music of this hymn. … [Read more...]
The Night You Were Arrested (preview)
AURELIA 7.6.7.6 D ("The Church's One Foundation") The night you were arrested, you told us to recall the bread, your body broken, the wine, poured out for all. You told them, “Take and eat it,” and in that time and place you gave to all creation the wonders of God’s grace. That night you sat at table and looked around at friends; you talked about forgiveness and how God’s love extends. You surely tried to teach them, to help them see anew, the joy of God’s salvation that comes to us, through you. This night we come together to worship and to pray. We hear your love’s commandment; we seek to learn your Way. May bread and cup now give us the strength we need to be your church, your loving body, in this community. Biblical Reference: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Tune: Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1864 Text: Copyright © 2019 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved. Click here to return to the order page to purchase the scored music of this hymn. … [Read more...]
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