Learn about Presbyterians Organized in Nurture and Teaching
Presbyterians Organized in Nurture and Teaching (POINT) is a network of educators who offer Christian education expertise and curriculum interpretation skills to churches in their area. These volunteers, appointed by each presbytery and equipped through the General Assembly Mission Council, lead the way in assisting churches with their educational ministry.
2013 POINT Highlights
The POINT network gathered for training in Orlando, Florida, to discover new tools for nurturing disciples. David Maxwell, adult editor, and Carol Wehrheim, general editor, of Feasting on the Word Curriculum, provided an overview of the Feasting family of resources. They highlighted the Daily Feast devotional, the revised Joining the Feast planning guide, the Feasting on the Word Worship Companion series, and the new Feasting on the Gospels commentary project.
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Network News Spring 2013
This issue contains highlights from the POINT 2013 event, including notes from both workshops, and information about the two Heidelberg Catechism resources from CMP, Awesome Adventures: God’s Amazing Son, and the new Engage series.
Network News Winter 2012–2013
This newsletter includes information about the newly named Presbyterian Mission Agency (formerly the General Assembly Mission Council) and tips for navigating Agency websites for ministry tools. Find information about two new titles in the Being Reformed series and the 2013 Lenten study, Living into Lent, by Donald K. McKim.
Get the 2013 POINT ministry guide
The ministry guide CD from this year’s training is revised and ready for download. Update your POINT notebook, use these documents in your congregation, or send them to Christian education committees and pastors who need tools for selecting curriculum.
Continue readingMeet the POINT CMP Regional Representatives
POINT CMP regional representatives consists of individuals who feel called to provide a different level of leadership in support of Congregational Ministries Publishing resources and POINT volunteers in their area. These team members receive additional training to be better equipped to connect pastors, educators, and volunteers to denominational resources and educational support in their region. They also assist with training at the POINT annual event.
Contact a regional representative to receive assistance with resources, to network with another POINT representative, or to discover how POINT members can assist your congregation. POINT CMP Regional Representatives are ready to assist you.
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Shari, great question. There are several very inexpensive and easy-to-use resources in the Being Reformed series that are excellent tools for new member classes. Although not specifically about the entire Book of Confessions, the four short-term studies, A Brief Statement of Faith, Thelogoy for Presbyterians, Re-membering Baptism, and Wisdom from the Early Church, are good options to build a foundation of faith in the Presbyterian Reformed tradition. There is also a small book from the Office of the General Assembly on our constitutional documents with one session on the Book of Confession, Common Faith, Common Mission. You can order any of these resources through store.pcusa.org. Last tip for inexpensive tools for teacher training, new members, or officers is the free online site Opening Doors to Discipleship. Send me an email with the name of your congregation and your requset for the PC(USA) login number. May God richly bless you and your leadership with new members. Peace. candace.hill@pcusa.org
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I am looking for inexpensive materials to use for a new member class; I would like to have information on (easy to understand) on the Book of Confession...any suggestions?