by Albany Presbytery Communications | June 13, 2018 | economic justicejusticerenewalSocial Justice | Blog
So this is how I am spending my Summer vacation. (Not to worry, I will be taking a real vacation!) My setting for ministry is in an area that has been in long-term economic decline. That affects so much of the ministry here. As with many churches, we view this as an... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | September 21, 2016 | MinistryrenewaltransitionTransitional Planning | Blog
“Perhaps the most serious mistake leaders can make is to throw technical solutions at an adaptive challenge.” Ron Heifetz, Leadership Without Easy Answers Okay, great, but how do you tell the difference? Basically, a technical problem is one we know how to fix and... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | August 10, 2016 | CongregationNew liferenewalResourcestransitiontransitional work | Blog
Dear Peers: The following is an invitation from the Congregational Renewal and Pastoral Leadership Team. As you know we are in a transitional process and I have been part of a group working on a piece of it. Our work is available for your review and comment on the... Read more
by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo | April 18, 2016 | CommunicationsfinancesMissionPastoral Supportrenewalstaffstructuretransitiontransitional workvisionwebinar | Blog
Albany Presbytery is engaged in a multi-year process of seeking God’s preferred future together. Our transitional planning page on the Albany Presbytery website has many updates and a chronological timeline for you of the work we have been engaged in. I encourage... Read more
