Encouraging, challenging and equipping congregations to thrive spiritually and be apostles for reconciliation
The Spiritual Leader Development Commission has been exploring the best ways to support our clergy in their work for a few years. One of the realities in our presbytery is that the majority of our churches in the presbytery are pastored by solo pastors, sometimes in communities that are more isolated from other churches in […]
On July 15th, almost 70 high school students from 11 different churches in our presbytery piled into two buses and headed for Purdue University in Indiana for the 2019 Presbyterian Youth Triennium. During their week there, they heard inspiring plenary speakers, made new friends in small groups, and shared fun times with other students from […]
The Ecumenical Leaders’ Group of Maryland released this letter to President Donald J. Trump in response to his many tweets about Baltimore over the past weekend. July 29, 2019 To the President of the United States: As the judicatory heads of a number of Christian denominations in Maryland, we want you to know that many […]
August 1-3, 2019 Join the movement of Presbyterians in Baltimore for a Big Tent like no other. The theme, Called to a Movement beyond Institution, will emphasize our hope of the Gospel and its power to challenge institutional conventions. The goal is to come together and live in this moment, immersed in our current cultural […]
The Migrant Crisis: Root Causes, Christian Responses Join the Baltimore Presbytery’s Guatemala Partnership on a specially-designed trip October 14-20, 2019 that will provide an up-close look at the forces driving migration from Central America. Experience first hand-encounters with those who know the human costs of this crisis and learn ways that CEDEPCA, our Central American partner, is responding. […]
Racial Equity & Women’s Intercultural Ministries and the Mission Development Resources Committee members continue to offer grants for New Worshiping Communities & Presbytery-Level Transformation efforts. Click this link below to read an overview of the grants and award available through this office – New Worshiping Communities Seed, Investment, Growth & Health Insurance Grants, Presbytery Grants […]
About 3 years ago we looked at all the wall space in the hall at the Presbytery offices and saw the possibility of an art gallery! Beginning with our inaugural exhibit of works by Rev. Michael Moore, our gallery has been a source of continual delight for staff and visitors alike. We have enjoyed paintings, photography, needlework […]
Today, two buses will roll out from separate locations in the presbytery carrying 69 high school students, 10 adult leaders, and 2 young adult members of the work crew. They will be heading to the campus of Purdue University in Indiana for the Triennium Youth Gathering of the PCUSA. Triennium is a weeklong event that […]
Encouragement – Equipping – Leadership Written by Deborah Schmidt, Associate for Spiritual Leader Development Coaching is not meant to be a remedial step for pastors who are failing; instead, it is a way to encourage and equip energized and committed pastors so they can become even better leaders of their congregations. This is the reason […]
Black and Presbyterian . . . When the book of the same title was first published in 1983, written by Dr. Gayraud S. Wilmore, it asserted without apology that there indeed was such a thing as African American Christianity. By virtue of the fact that many African Americans came to Presbyterianism through colonization, it […]
