Presbyterian Mission Agency karen deboer Archives

Moving beyond Sunday morning Christian education

Posted February 14th, 2022

One by one, and sometimes in pairs or trios, denominational partners of the Association of Partners in Christian Education rose Saturday to tell those attending APCE’s annual even in Chicago and online how they’re sustaining their faith communities, especially as pandemic obstacles to faith formation enter their third year.

Creating online worship space for Presbyterians of all ages

Posted June 19th, 2020

Worried about how mainline churches are communicating to the youngest and oldest in their congregations during a time of online worship, Karen DeBoer, creative resource developer for the Christian Reformed Church in North America, recently surveyed a landscape of churches.

Faith formation at home

Posted June 5th, 2020

For decades, children whose clothing has caught fire have been taught by teachers and firefighters alike to stop, drop and roll.