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Michael Kruse is chair of the General Assembly Mission Council

This blog is for General Assembly Mission Council leadership. Others are welcome to observe, but comments and discussion are limited to GAMC members and individuals designated by Mike Kruse.

We hope that by raising our awareness of the GAMC ministry context we will provide even more effective governance as GAMC elected members.

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April 8, 2011

News Links for the Week of April 4

Church Draw

Lovet Weems notes that Sunday School was the primary entry point for church life. Then it was the worship service. Now it is service and mission work.

Mission as the Emerging Entry Point for New People

 

Biblical Illiteracy

A group of theologians have taken to cyberspace to address biblical illiteracy.

Theologians Launch Blog to Tackle Biblical Illiteracy

 

Presbyterian Congregational Trends

In case you missed it, while we were meeting in Louisville last week, Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce released a report on Trends unfolding in Presbyterian Congregations.

Looking inside Presbyterian congregations

 

Church Trends

Eileen Lindner …

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March 25, 2011

March 25 Links

Here are the links for this week. We will skip next week due to GAMC meetings and pick up with posts the following week.

The Future of Mainline Seminaries
Mainline seminaries are struggling. What is their future and what role should they play in the life of denominations? Frederick W. Schmidt, Jr., Director of Spiritual Formation and Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality at Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, Texas, offers his take.

Is It Time to Write the Eulogy?: The Future of Seminary Education

(Related: SFTS closes Southern California campus)

Social Media and Community
The …

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