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Adult education has been an integral part of the St. Andrew’s experience for many years. Our congregation places a high value on the learned study of the Bible and teachings of many theologians such as Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Joan Chittister, Richard Rohr, Walter Brueggemann and others. Adult Theological Reeducation (as Borg called it) is critical to…

Hello, friends of St. Andrew’s. I am looking forward to serving our church in a new role as the chair of the Congregational Life Team. The CLT encourages relationship building. We welcome visitors to our church with a gift, follow up with contact, maintain the prayer chain, provide coffee and snacks for the social hour,…

Greetings, St. Andrew’s family! Today, I would like to tell you about my role on Session as youth elder. Being seventeen, I can bring and offer the youth perspective to our amazing St. Andrew’s leadership and governance team and advise on matters of outreach and  engagement strategies. Each month, I present a report to Session on a topic…

Dear friends, I’m happy to announce that St. Andrew’s has formed a membership committee. We know the joy and comfort that worshiping and serving Jesus Christ together brings us. We are excited to share those feelings with the larger community. We have a specific goal to grow our membership. If we achieve an increase in attendance, as well, we will be doubly blessed. Three basic strategies…

Two weeks ago today I got a phone call from a friend who serves as pastor of a church on the East Coast. About an hour into our conversation, my friend shared something to me that wasn’t much of a surprise. He was considering leaving the ministry. The pressure was getting to him and he…