Format: VHS
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So, You’ve Been Elected a Deacon
Members of three Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations participate in this video designed to prepare deacons to serve in Presbyterian churches. It covers the office of deacon, Presbyterian faith and order, deacons at work, duties, and ordination.
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So, You’ve Been Elected an Elder
Designed to help pastors and their sessions prepare newly elected elders for the required examination of the doctrine, government, and discipline of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Book of Confessions, and the Book of Order.
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You Can Always Call RESPONSE
Presents the services provided by RESPONSE, an employee assistance program in which members may call a toll-free number to speak to a representative about problems including stress, depression, martial difficulties, child care resources, and financial concerns. Members may also speak to clergy on the telephone or in person.
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Small Churches Can Turnaround Too
If you would like to see your congregation turn around, then this… seminar will help you understand the truth that God wants all churches to experience and pass on new life and meaning to every community. While this seminar is based on the turnaround of a small rural congregation, these same levers have been used…
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Talking About Tough Issues
Richard G. Watts, staff member of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), introduces six role playing sessions about how to deal with conflict among church members.
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To All Generations
Graphic art presents the history of Christianity from the Council of Nicaea through the Protestant Reformation to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Book of confessions.
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Turning Points
Designed to enourage discussion about the difficult and divisive issue of homosexuality in the church, Turning Points portrays four stories set in ordinary Presbyterian congregations.
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Video Helps for Journeys of Faith
Seven Presbyterian congregations participate in this video designed for persons who are being prepared to join a local Presbyterian church. It covers Presbyterian sacraments, mission, service, creeds, history, polity and membership.
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The Presbyterians – Part I: The People
First of a five part series, this video shows who Presbyterians are as individual people and congregations across the United States. They speak and sing about their faith. Designed for inquirers’ classes, youth groups, church officer development, and adult education.
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The Presbyterians – Part III: Belief and Doctrine
Third of a five part series, this video helps answer the question ‘What do Presbyterians believe and teach?
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Seeking Peace, Unity, and Purity
In this video, Vicky Curtiss, co-pastor of Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Ames, Iowa, shares some of the tools being used on the task force to build a community of trust within the framework of worship, Bible study, prayer, and sharing. Frances Taylor Gench, professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of…
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What Makes Us Distinctive as Presbyterians
Explains the 3 books that are foundational to the denomination, 7 principles adopted by the church for interpreting the Bible, 10 doctrines characteristic of the Book of Confessions, and principles of representative government in the Book of Order