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As we approach this season of decision-making in our country, with the election just around the corner, Rev. Ismael Ruiz-Millán takes a moment to acknowledge the deep responsibility clergy carry. These times can feel heavy, and the challenges facing our congregations and communities can weigh on our hearts. But please remember, you are not walking…
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Rev. David Gira served several churches in the North Carolina Conference before he was diagnosed with lung cancer. While on medical leave, he continued his ministry by writing devotionals for people with cancer. He also wrote an insightful book about his experience, How Cancer Cured Me: Healing Brokenness and Disease. David’s legacy lives on through…
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October is Pastor Appreciation Month. The NC Conference Media Center offers books and DVD studies that help clergy care for themselves and be cared for by those around them. The Clergy Care pathfinder includes titles on: What is a pathfinder? Pathfinders are lists of books, studies, and DVDs that are available to borrow from the…
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An objective of the Dementia Resource Series is to offer ways for pastors and worship leaders to connect with those with dementia in worship. Duke Divinity Professor, Lester Ruth, offers his perspectives in “A Letter to My Pastor: If My Mind Should Start to Slip, What to Do with Me in Worship.” This letter is a…
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Have you ever heard great humor in a sermon that stays with you for a long time? NC Conference Pastor Won Namkoong has published a new book, Laugh and Lead with Your Congregation, focused on using humor in preaching, specifically in cross-racial/cross-cultural appointments, a topic he wrote his dissertation on and is now reflecting on…
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As we continue to support disaster relief efforts from Hurricane Helene, the NC Conference Media Center offers books, studies, and DVDs related to weathering the literal and figurative storms of life. The Weathering Storms pathfinder includes titles on: What is a pathfinder? Pathfinders are lists of books, studies, and DVDs that are available to borrow…

