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Jubilee REACH Featured in Bellevue Reporter

Jubilee REACH, a ministry of Bellevue First Presbyterian Church, was featured on the front page of the May 14, 2008 issue of the Bellevue Reporter.  Click here to read the article.




Photo by Fumiko Yarita/Bellevue Reporter

5/14/2008 7:29:26 AM
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Feeling the Spirit Move
Rev. Carol KirkpatrickDuring 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.
5/9/2008 9:18:56 AM
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Jerry Poole's last note to the Seattle Presbytery

Jerry PooleFriends:
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. 

5/2/2008 3:32:11 PM
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Our New Front Door: How Congregational Web Sites Communicate Church Vision

by Lynne M. Baab

Jonathan, 28, believes Web sites function like a “front page” for organizations. He notes that his generation surfs the Internet continuously, both during the work day and during leisure hours, and that they would almost never visit a church or other organization without first checking out its Web site.

Whether or not Jonathan can speak for an entire generation, organizational Web sites are certainly proliferating. More congregations are establishing Web sites and more congregational leaders are realizing how helpful, even strategic, Web sites can be.

4/17/2008 7:45:22 AM
 
 
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