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The Catch of the Week is a bite-sized update focusing on telling the story of our conference. We do this primarily through interviews with church members, staff, and event leaders. This year we celebrated baptisms, reflected on events, tackled challenges, welcomed new staff, supported outreach projects, checked in on our church plants, and got to know our conference staff. 38 blog posts were added to our website and featured in our Friday newsletter. Visit our blog at the link below to catch up, or click on any of the previous issues links.
Previous Issues:
Emerge Retreat 2018 | Reflection
By Amy Jayne – Emerge Retreat Planning Team | Associate Pastor at Newport Covenant This past weekend, 39 young adults from around the PacNW Conference gathered at Cascades Camp for a relaxing, life-giving retreat. Some came in groups from their churches and others ventured out alone, hoping to find connection with others in the same… Continue reading→
Jump Start Personal Finances Retreat Reflections
By Trish Greenidge On March 9-10, a group of Covenant pastors, missionaries, and spouses from across the denomination gathered at Eastridge Covenant Church in Oregon to participate in the Jump Start Retreat, an introductory personal finance course. This is a first step course in the Financial Leadership initiative funded through the Lily Endowment to address… Continue reading→
Past, Present and Future of Church Planting
By Peter Sung, Conference Coach, PacNWC First, the past. I have stepped into a stream that has been flowing long before I got here, and will continue to flow long after I am gone. Many were in the frontlines – taking risks, pushing through, and working hard. Many more supported from the front rows –… Continue reading→
From the Superintendent April 2018
By Greg Yee, Superintendent, Pacific Northwest Conference “Christ is arisen…He’s arisen indeed…mind-blowing!” Happy Resurrection Sunday! There are so many different ways we communicate today, but God’s message has been timeless. He is our loving Father who relentlessly pursues us. Before the foundations of the earth were laid down, it has been his desire for us… Continue reading→
Covenant Men’s Retreat Report
By Rolf Hammersborg The Men’s Retreat at Cascades Camp was a good time where men from around the conference were able to talk about race, racism, hope and faith in a way that they may not get to do in their everyday lives. We started things off Friday night with kind of a Race and Faith 101… Continue reading→
WM 2018 Spring Celebration Report
Women Ministries 2018 Spring Celebration Report By Julie Breston On Saturday, March 17th, Cascade Covenant Church in North Bend WA hosted the WMPacNWC 5th annual Women’s Spring Celebration. One hundred and forty women from more than 30 churches around our four-state conference attended this one-day event featuring nationally known author and speaker Dee Brestin who… Continue reading→
PNW Youth Worker Connection Reflections
PNW Youth Worker Connection Reflections By Phil Berlin, Youth Pastor, Irvington Covenant Church Last week’s Youth Workers Connect with Jinny Olson and Tim Ciccone provided a lot of information to consider for those who currently serve in youth ministry. The topic of the day was ‘Anticipatory Leadership’ with specific reference to Generation Z. Jinny challenged… Continue reading→
Ministerial Association Annual Meeting 2018
Ministerial Association Annual Meeting 2018 By Sarah Hammersborg, Chair, PacNWC Ministerial Association Something I am so grateful for is the fact that as a clergy in the Pacific Northwest Conference, I am part of the ministerium of other clergy, pastors, and chaplains who support and encourage me. The wealth of resources and creativity amongst the… Continue reading→
From the Superintendent March 2018
From the Superintendent March 2018 By Greg Yee, Superintendent, Pacific Northwest Conference I did not grow up practicing any Lenten rhythms in my home church in Oakland. But the time before Easter was always filled with rehearsals for Easter cantatas and drama productions. Grandma Yee didn’t have much money but would always splurge on one… Continue reading→
Justice Journey
Justice Journey By Jeremiah Watchman aka Wallace Clausen, Chair for Outreach and Service, Kent Covenant Church As I hunt for a parking spot at the Northwest African American Museum, I ask myself “Why have we come here?’ My wife and I, with another couple, are part of a church group of thirty who carpooled the half-hour… Continue reading→