Presbyterian Mission Agency 1001 new worship communities Archives

South Presbyterian Church in Rochester, New York, celebrates the decision to sell its building to focus on faithful acts

Posted October 24th, 2023

South Presbyterian Church in Rochester, New York, recently celebrated the beginning of the second decade of selling its building and implementing its Acts of Faith community, a throwback to a first-century model of being the church.

‘A really terrible period of amnesia’

Posted May 27th, 2022

Season eight of the New Way podcast from 1001 New Worshiping Communities finishes off with a distinguished guest, the Rev. Dr. Brian McLaren, who tells host the Rev. Sara Hayden what strikes him most about his tribe is that there is almost no self-examination about the history of slavery in the United States.

Visionary pastors shouldn’t employ visionary accounting practices

Posted March 22nd, 2022

The Rev. Jon Moore, a mission engagement advisor for 1001 New Worshiping Communities, had a real-life example to explain the relationship new worshiping communities have with the presbyteries in which they do ministry.