Central Florida Presbycast
Your hosts at Central Florida Presbytery (of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.) share the latest CFP news and chat with guests about how God is moving us in our church and in the world.
Episodes
Rev. Dr. Nancy Meehan Yao has written a Bible Study entitled, "Scripture and Adaptive Change: How God's Word Show us Faithful Transformation." She shares with us about how she came to write the book, scripture passages that reveal examples of adaptive change, and how the book can be used in our church and personal lives as a means of transformation.
During COVID, Rev. Christina Greenawalt became interested in gaming. It has led her to begin her own gaming ministry called Cross Progression. Find out what inspired her to begin it and how it works. She also shares stories of how she has been able to through this ministry to touch lives of high school youth and young adults.
Christina's Twitch Page: Krusty Dog Gaming
Donate to Krusty Dog Gaming via this Cashtag: $kru...
Retired Pastor Rev. Tony Aja; Candidate for Ministry and Ruling Elder Janira Colon; and Pastor and Chair of the CFP Anti-Racism Committee Rev. Erika Rembert-Smith share about the issues the Hispanic/Latino communities face in our presbytery and the many gifts their faith communities offer to the presbytery and to the people they serve.
Author Anna Carter Florence, Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary, shares about her new book coming out around October, entitled "A is for Alabaster: 52 Reflections on the Stories of Scripture.
After the CFP update, Cheryl and Jody chat with Bruce Reyes-Chow, who currently pastors at First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, CA. Bruce was our guest at the March 2022 stated meeting of CFP to help us with one of the seven marks of vital congregations: "intentional authentic evangelism." In this Lucky 13th episode, we talk with Bruce about what it really means to be kind. Then we go behind the scenes at General Assem...
MaryAnn McKibben Dana shares her thoughts on how ministry is changing in light of the pandemic. She also discusses her upcoming book "Hope: A User's Manual"--what led her to write about the topic of hope and what unexpected insights she gained. She also talks about how her three books on Sabbath, Improv and Hope have shaped her “Grand Unified Theory of MaryAnn” (as Jody dubbed it).
MaryAnn's website
Rev. Eugenia Gamble shares about her upcoming book "Words of Love: A Healing Journey with the Ten Commandments" due to be released in February 2022. She approaches the Ten Commandments as a love letter from God to us, and interprets each of the "words" (commandments) through that lens. Makes you wish the book was already out!
We start every episode of the CFPresbycast with CFP news and upcoming events.
Next: Faith Arts Village Orlando (FAVO), a ministry of Park Lake Presbyterian Church, is doing its part to bridge the divide between the church and the arts community. In this TENTH episode (woo-hoo!) of the podcast, Cheryl and Jody hear the story of FAVO from Executive Director Will Benton and Pastor Helen DeBevoise.
CFP News Links:
Rev. Traci Smith, pastor of Elmhurst Presbyterian in Elmhurst, IL, and author of the Faithful Families book series, talks about faithful practices by families at home and how churches can be welcoming to families.
Links:
- Traci's website, which is chock full of resources to cultivate faithful families
- Traci's books:
Faithful Families: Creating Sacred Moments at Home
Prayers for Faithful Families
Fait...
On the heels of our presbytery's first-ever virtual VBS during the Christmas break we thought it might be fun to have a panel discussion of ways to use technology for faith formation.
Our panel included:
Cordelia Scheuermann, Children's Sunday School leader and Certified Educator, Eastminster PC in Indialantic
Sheryl Chernault, Director of Childrens Ministry, Grace Covenant PC in Orlando
Stephanie Fritz, ...
Cheryl shared CFP news:
- CFP is searching for a Coordinator of Youth and Collegiate Ministries. Link to complete position description
- The primary task is to work with the Leadership Development Committee to assist the Presbytery in carrying out its mission, strategy and program in the areas of
youth and collegiate ministries. This includes providing leadership development for the Presbytery Youth Council, made up of high s...
- The primary task is to work with the Leadership Development Committee to assist the Presbytery in carrying out its mission, strategy and program in the areas of
Cheryl and Jody invited Erika and David, two members of the Special Committee of Council on Racial Injustice, to talk about their experience of collaborating with the other committee members to craft the statement. We talk about the challenge and struggle of listening to one another, and reflect on the lifelong nature of this work for all of us.
Links:
Read the Statement
Download the Statement with Appendices that ...
The latest CFP News, and co-hosts Jody and Cheryl chat with Robert Hay, Jr., Southeast Region Ministry Relations Officer for The Presbyterian Foundation about "What is the same and what is different with stewardship in a pandemic?"
Links!
Hear the latest opportunities in leadership and mission within Central Florida Presbytery and a conversation with Rev. Dr. Ken McFayden, Vice President for Academic Affairs Professor of Ministry and Leadership Development at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. Co-hosts Rev. Jody Mask and Associate Executive Presbyter Cheryl Carson talk to Ken about the challenges and opportunities present when leading in times of pol...
In our first episode, we chat with the Executive Presbyter and Stated Clerk of the presbytery about its commitment to two initiatives in the PC(USA): Vital Congregations and Matthew 25.
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