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Rev. Kevin Smith Is New Pastor At New City Fellowship

Rev. Kevin Smith, senior pastor at Pinelands Presbyterian Church in Culter Bay, Fla., will be the new senior pastor at New City Fellowship Church.

Counseling Pastors at a Crossroads

The number of retired PCA teaching elders will triple in the next 25 years. One-third of them won’t receive Social Security benefits, and many more haven’t saved for the golden years. That’s why in October the PCA’s Retirement & Benefits, Inc. (RBI) hired David Anderegg.

David Myers: Retired Minister Became Military Mentor

In the Army, you don’t ever have a home,” explains the Rev. David Myers when asked about his hometown and background. The son of a longtime Army chaplain, Myers, a retired PCA pastor, never stayed in one place for very long.

Pasadena’s Providence Christian College Prepares for Merger

Tiny Providence Christian College already had been planning for significant growth when it announced a merger with a larger school near Chattanooga, Tenn., last week.

RUF Students Find Project, Purpose During School Holiday

Killing time on a 12-hour van ride, the college students talked about what else they might have done for spring break.

Dr. Bob Orner Named Dean of Students at RTS/Orlando

Dr. Robert H. (Bob) Orner has been named the Dean of Students at Reformed Theological Seminary’s Orlando campus and will take on those responsibilities on June 1, 2012, when the current Dean of Students, Scott Redd, becomes the president of RTS’s Washington, D.C., campus.

MODGNIK: Where Blue Ridge Youth Learn to Live “Upside Down”

Nineteen year-old Nathan Slater can often be seen walking around the University of Mary Washington campus wearing a shirt that reads “MODGNIK.” He’s always ready with an answer to the questions he inevitably gets: “It’s ‘KINGDOM’ spelled backward . . . God’s kingdom is an upside down backwards kingdom.”

Covenant College Selects Dr. J. Derek Halvorson as Sixth President

On behalf of the Covenant College Board of Trustees, Chairman Martin A. Moore announced the selection of Dr. J. Derek Halvorson as the sixth president of Covenant College. Dr. Halvorson’s tenure will begin on July 1, 2012.

New Resources for “Gospel and Disability Education”

Mission to North America’s (MNA) Special Needs Ministries has just released a DVD series, Same Lake Different Boat: Coming Alongside People Touched by Disability. The series is based on Stephanie Hubach’s 2006 book, Same Lake Different Boat. In her book Hubach encourages readers to think biblically about disability. She also suggests practical ways for congregations to better engage all members of their church body in order to more fully reflect Christ.

“50 Days of Prayer Devotional” Available Through March 30

For the last 10 years, the PCA’s Christian Education and Publications (CEP) Committee and Mission to North America (MNA) have called churches to 50 Days of Prayer for the denomination’s General Assembly.

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