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Blog Archives: September 2018
Hispanic Leadership Initiative: Raising up a new generation of leaders in the PCA
September 24, 2018
When Redeemer Associate Pastor Victor Martinez talks about the importance of developing minority leaders in the Presbyterian Church in America, he asks what the PCA will look like a generation from now.
According to denominational statistics presented at the PCA’s General Assembly, out of 4,882 Teaching Elders in the PCA, 51 are African American (one percent), and just 34 are Hispanic (.8 percent). While our communities have become more diverse, our churches have not kept up. That is not just a problem for churches located in ...
KidzTime at Strong Foundation: Helpers Wanted!
September 19, 2018
John and Chrissy Fitch began volunteering at Strong Foundation when their youngest child was about two years old. Now their children range in age from 10 years to post-college, but volunteering together at Strong Foundation is still a standing commitment on their family calendar.
Strong Foundation is one of Redeemer’s longtime city ministry partners. Strong Foundation is a residential program that gives families in homelessness or at risk of homelessness a place to stay while they work toward stability and independence. They also work with ...
Racial Reconciliation: What can I do?
September 12, 2018
If you watch the news it doesn’t take long to hear about the racial tension our country lives through every day. Racism is a big topic. As Redeemer seeks to be “in the city for the city” we want to be more aware of this reality and learn how to participate in a helpful and redemptive conversation towards racial reconciliation.
This summer our congregation experienced the blessing of reflecting together through John Perkins’ excellent book “One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race and Love.” This study represents for Redeemer an ...
VIVO Conference at Redeemer in October
September 06, 2018
In October, Redeemer will have the honor of hosting the Hispanic Leadership Initiative’s VIVO Conference. I want to encourage Redeemer’s members to attend and take advantage of the wealth of knowledge and wisdom this conference has to offer our congregation.
Redeemer is a founding church of the Hispanic Leadership Initiative (HLI), an organization that provides mentoring and financial support to Hispanic seminary students, church officers and others called to ministry in the Presbyterian Church in America and other denominations. I serve as ...
Speaking Hope to One Another in Fall Bible Studies
September 05, 2018
What a world we live in. Open a computer or a smart phone; turn on a radio. Tragic and disturbing news of brokenness, hopelessness and despair pours out. How do we live in such a world? If we have children, how do we equip them for such a world? The Bible tells us we are not to fight this battle alone, but side by side in the body of Christ, with the word of God dwelling in us richly, speaking to one another in another in Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in our hearts to God (Col. 3:15-16). We must have women we can text ...
The fall is here and so are Shepherding Groups
September 04, 2018
Living in South Texas means we can’t count on falling leaves and changing weather to tell us autumn is here. The temperature will still be in the 90s long after the first official day of fall in September, and we will be wearing shorts and T-shirts for months after other parts of the country have moved on to jackets and long sleeves. But if anyone is in doubt, the fall is here. School buses are back on the road, and pictures of smiling children on the first day of school fill our social media feeds. Summer is over and that means things have ...
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