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Meet Synod’s Board of Trustees

Steve McMahan | December 08, 2005

Agency Features /  Finance /  Synod 

The mere mention of finances often causes eyes to glaze over at Synod, and we suspect that financial articles are quickly skimmed or skipped by all ...


A Letter from Japan

Patricia Boyle | December 08, 2005

Agency Features /  Global Missions 

I hope you will indulge your Women’s Missionary Fellowship (WMF) editor as I recount my experiences as the newest RPCNA missionary. I am not aware ...


The RP Home As I See It

Nadziega McMillan | November 06, 2005

Agency Features /  RP Home 

In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon describes old age: Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, Or the golden bowl is broken, ...


Robert Hemphill

November 06, 2005

Agency Features /  RP Home 

Stepping into Bob Hemphill’s room at the RP Home is like stepping into an art gallery. All four walls are filled top to bottom with artwork. But ...


Remembering Neil Postman

Arthur W. Hunt III | November 06, 2005

Agency Features /  Geneva College 

“He was basically a secular Jew, and I am basically a conservative Christian, but he taught me more than almost any Christian I can think of (C. S. ...


Persevering in Post-Christian France

Christy Pulliam | October 03, 2005

Agency Features /  Global Missions 

I had the privilege of serving on three mission teams to France in the summers of 2000, 2002, and 2004. Working with the Ball and McFarland families, ...


A Good Foundation

Grant Van Leuven | October 03, 2005

Agency Features /  Seminary 

It was one of the steps that confirmed for me that I should follow a pastoral call,” said 22-year-old Sam DeSocio of his experience as a high school ...


A Child’s View of Planting a Church

Joey Bagulia | October 03, 2005

Agency Features /  Home Missions 

Living Hope RPC started in the Stringers’ living room. When we read the Bible and prayed and sang the psalms, I had to sit on the floor because the ...


Sudan: Land of Opportunity

Heather Huizing | September 01, 2005

Agency Features /  Global Missions 

As I perused the latest news about Africa as reported on the internet, headlines spoke of military action, government inaction, corruption, genocide, ...



The Youth Ministries Committee of Synod

Will McChesney | July 05, 2005

Agency Features 

The Youth Ministries Committee of Synod (YMCS) was commissioned about eight years ago to focus on youth ministry in the denomination, a responsibility ...


RPTS News

June 01, 2005

Agency Features /  Seminary /  News /  Denominational News 

Retirement Dinner A retirement recognition dinner for Dr. Spear and Dr. Robson of the RP Seminary has been scheduled for June 30, the closing day of ...


Two Men for the Times

Jerry O'Neill | May 01, 2005

Agency Features /  Seminary 

In the fall of 1970, I was a private in the United States Army in advanced infantry training at Fort Ord, Calif. My life was consumed with preparation ...


Learning About the M in My WMF

Patricia Boyle | May 01, 2005

Agency Features 

The RP International Conference last summer provided me with a veritable banquet of food to nourish my faith and spiritual life. One of the many ...


Undaunted in Phoenix

Linda Reyburn | March 01, 2005

Agency Features /  Home Missions 

The first-ever Phoenix RP mission team, with 8 members and 1 other attendee, accomplished an amazing amount of work in 16 days (Dec. 29–Jan. 12). ...


Encouraging Trends in 2004 Giving to Denomination

Steve McMahan | March 01, 2005

Agency Features /  Finance /  Synod 

After peaking at an all-time high of $355 thousand in 2000, contributions to the Reformed Presbyterian Mission and Ministry fund (RPM&M) declined ...


The Witness Gets a Web Site

Drew and Lynne Gordon | February 01, 2005

Agency Features /  Publications 

Quick. You’re online chatting with a friend about what your church thinks about justification by faith. What does the RP Testimony say? What does ...


Taking Back New England

Betty Burger | January 01, 2005

Agency Features /  Home Missions 

On an average Lord’s Day morning at a traditional New England grange hall in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, a small but faithful band of four ...


Ministering to Cush

Vince Ward | June 03, 2002

Agency Features /  Global Missions 

“Cush will submit to God” (Ps. 68:31). The ancient people of Cush (Kush), at times called Ethiopia, once stretched out their hands in worship ...


What Is the Goal of Instruction?

Dennis J. Prutow | May 13, 2002

Agency Features /  Seminary 

Introduction The Apostle Paul writes the fledgling minister, Timothy. He has several concerns as this young minister labors in Ephesus. He’s ...