President's Message
Dear friends,
February is packed full for youth workers and Christian educators. I was privileged to be able to attend the Extravaganza and the Association of Presbyterian Christian Education (APCE) virtual event: Anything But Ordinary.
The first session at the APCE was A Generous and Expanded Table: Reimaging the Beloved Community. The Rev. Bruce Reyes Chow offered the following advice:
Stop being surprised by how well you and the churches you serve have done
during the pandemic.
Why are we surprised? We are doing the best we can with what we have in the most unusual circumstances. This is a message I need to hear as much as I need to share.
Rev. Chow went on to challenge us to think forward, basing his comments on Exodus 36:1-7. God was reminding the people that God gave them the skills necessary to build a moveable sanctuary. The people saw the vision and brought so many offerings, they had more than enough.