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TFC Connections – October 2023

Having open hands and an open heart can be a scary thing—especially when it comes to your Call.     About a year and a half ago, I began sensing the Holy Spirit prompting in my spirit the readiness for a change. By then, I served a church in Coronado for just over 13 years. It…
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A word from Ray – October 2023

I can remember 10+ years ago being gathered in a room with hundreds of fellow PCUSA believers aligned around our faith and specifically tied together by the cadence of our historically evangelical heartbeat. As a newly ordained pastor, serving in my first (and only) ordained call, I wanted to find a tribe that radically lived…
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Northeast Pastors’ Retreat

Thursday, Nov. 9 – Friday, Nov. 10 at Refreshing Mountain Retreats Our time together will be led by Rev. Jason Tucker (a 2022 National Gathering speaker). Together we will explore the ‘what if’s’ that God is asking each one of us and our churches. Registration and payment deadline is Oct. 15, 2023. (NOW EXTENDED TO OCT. 24!)…
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단순하게 합시다

우리는 복잡한 시대에 살고 있습니다. 말씀을 안 드려도 이미 아시는 것입니다. 놀라운 속도의 테크놀로지의 발전, 보존을 위해 세계의 협조가 절실한 기후 변화 문제, 전쟁과 기근, 양극화 등등 입니다. 점점 더 빠르게 복잡한 세상이 되어가고 있습니다. 예수님의 제자들도 다른 사람들과 마찬가지로 그 복잡한 소용돌이 속에 갇혀 있습니다. 교회와 교회 지도자들이 그런 복잡한 것에 민감해야 한다고 느껴서,…
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