As leaders in the CPC, we sometimes need new ideas and resources to spark our creativity. This page includes blogs, worship resources, tips on current ministries, how to exercise your spiritual gifts and more. You can also find a link for a regular virtual gathering for other church leaders. If you don't see what you need for your own ministry, let us know so we can build on these resources.
To make stewardship a little bit more palatable to the average “churchgoer”, we have developed this weekly blog.
Worship Resource Pages are categorized alphabetically for your convenience in finding the worship theme you are looking for.
The Discipleship Ministry Team would like to assist you with leadership training. You decide what training your congregation needs and we will design workshops specifically for your leaders.
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Encounter’s new layout features the Narrative Lectionary. Easy to use with the same great attention to scripture, it will continue to show the breadth and variety of voices within the Word of God.
We’ve curated five tips to think about when reflecting on things like acolyte training to developing a food bank and more.
We’ve curated five tips to think about when reflecting on things like acolyte training to developing a food bank and more.
Having a safe sanctuary policy isn’t just about keeping children and youth safe. It’s so much more. It’s creating a safe environment for all persons . . .
As with any church, charity, business, or home, the Discipleship Ministry Team needs to fund its ministries. In order to hold the events, write the curriculum, and sell the books, the DMT must have money to provide for the wider church.
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Short articles over a variety of topics:
Help! We Need To Have A Session Meeting By T. J. Malinoski A whoop or a holler to have a church session meeting with the minister and elders is not a call made too often. Ordinarily, one tends to avoid attending a meeting like one avoids poison ivy or a wet dog. There are so […]
Stewards have God-given tasks to accomplish, John in his writing to the seven churches in Asia indicated. Finding our task is to discern God’s will for our lives. To begin the task, we should take note of John’s writing. He was on Patmos because of the “word of God and the testimony of Jesus.” The […]
All of us are currently navigating our new world in the midst of our global pandemic Covid-19. The Discipleship Ministry Team applauds all of our churches for their continued ministry and want to help. We know there are many different things out there and we’ve tried to curate a helpful list compiled in one spot […]
A Resource Review: “Call and Response: Litanies for Congregational Prayer” by Fran Pratt From the Publisher: A compilation of modern call and response litanies intended for congregational use. Whether your community is liturgical and looking for fresh language, or contemporary and looking to incorporate liturgical elements, this volume contains relevant, reflective prayers that call congregations […]
I recently read “A Riff of Love. Notes on Community and Belonging.” This book is written by Greg Jarrell. He has a very interesting ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina. His ministry is the epitome of an incarnational ministry. Greg and his wife, Helms moved to the Enderly Park neighborhood to build community in the […]
How do you decide what to do with your money? This is the question that the youtube video introducing the ministry called COMPASS: Navigating Faith and Finances, developed by the Ecumenical Stewardship Center of which we as Cumberland Presbyterians are a denominational partner, asks its viewers. The goal of COMPASS is to engage young adults […]
The word stewardship gets a bad rap sometimes by the church. When anyone uses the word, some people immediately turn off their brains thinking “They are just trying to get my money.” But when was the last time you took a look at your Confession of Faith? If you did recently, you will notice that […]
A new term buzzing around Christian ministry is “Third Age.” Third age refers to the third stage of life. The first third of life covers from birth to your first real job. The second third of life is the stage of meeting your mate, raising children, and working till retirement. The third age of life is that time from retirement till death.
We are excited to share with you some brand new Advent lessons you can use in a pinch. We would like to thank the Rev. Taylor Young from Clarksville Cumberland Presbyterian Church for sharing these lessons with us to share with you. There are 4 lessons that include a powerpoint and leaders guide that you […]
This article was re-posted with permission from CLC Network, an organization committed to equipping congregations and schools to glorify God through purposeful, innovative inclusion of persons with varied abilities. Written by Barbara J. Newman Before you know it, school will be starting and your children’s and youth ministries will be starting again. How can you […]
We give time and energy to the ministry of Christian Education to help people mature in the Christian faith. We want all of the participants in our congregation to be able to follow Jesus by living out their love of God and their neighbors. That’s our hope and dream. And every congregation probably has the […]
We all want to see our small groups grow and thrive. But when we don’t have a strategy for that growth and transformative potential in every group, they will fade into being just another program. Here are some key ingredients to tap into and increase your small group potential. It seems my consulting conversations as […]
Are you looking to grow your knowledge and awareness about ministry to and with teenagers? Are you working in youth ministry and need some rejuvenation of ideas? Do you want to do youth ministry and don’t know where to start? Are you a casual observer of youth culture and want to learn more about what young people are […]
Blog found at Salt Societywritten by Ruthie Grace Ruthie Grace’s dream is to help small churches overcome budget, skills and volunteering challenges and kickstart their communications. Whether it’s branding on a budget, welcoming with a flourish or strategizing on social media, you can find tips + advice on it on her website, saltsociety.org. What I’ve noticed is, no matter […]
