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Feeling the Spirit Move
Friday, May 09, 2008 (24 reads)
 During my study leave on the Washington coast I noticed a kite flying. It was so playful soaring up and down and sideways. As I reflected on this kite it occurred to me it is a great metaphor for the church. In the old fashion kite we have a cross made of thin sticks that give the kite it’s foundational form. The cross is the foundation symbol for the church. Christ is the foundation, purpose, and central focus of the church. Without Christ we would be just another organization doing good in our world.
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Jerry Poole's last note to the Seattle Presbytery
Friday, May 02, 2008 (190 reads)
 Friends:
Unless I am surprised, this will be my last eNews article to you. Officially my term as your Interim Executive Presbyter ended on Wednesday April 30. On Thursday May 1, Scott Lumsden assumed his duties as Executive Presbyter. He has been in San Francisco attending a Board of Pensions sponsored update. I'll be providing orientation for him during May.
My twenty months with you has sped by in a blur. The EPNC was right when they advised that this is a two person job. Boyd Stockdale knew it as well but somehow soldiered on as he was able. If you want Scott to be successful you will help find and fund a partner for him.
I have found my work among you in the presbytery to be a high privilege. Advising committees, overseeing the presbytery office and serving as a pastor to our pastors and elders has been a joy. I've been inspired by the ministry of our congregations and ethnic fellowships. This work has been the most enjoyable and engaging of any I have done in my twenty-eight (almost) years since ordination.
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Seminary Support Network
Friday, May 02, 2008 (13 reads)
SEMINARY SUPPORT NETWORK….
Is the tag line for the Theological Education Fund. TEF is the denominational-wide program that heightens the congregational undergirding of the ten Presbyterian Theological Seminaries through prayer and financial gifts. Since its inception in 1989, 0ver $43,000,000 in congregational gifts have been distributed to the seminaries.
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Rev. Dr. David Dobler Called as Presbytery Administrator for Presbytery of Alaska
Friday, May 02, 2008 (3 reads)
Please join us in welcoming Rev. Dr. David Dobler as our new Presbytery Administrator. Rev. Dobler, President of Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, has accepted the part-time permanent position as of May 1, 2008, and will be employed by both locations until further notice.
We look forward to Rev. Dobler joining the Presbytery of Alaska Office.
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