by Susan | Aug 31, 2026 | Featured, Features, Moderator, Moderator's Challenge
By: Beard McAulay Before I cover the Moderator’s Theme for the year, I want to speak about my experience this past week at the Bonclarken Music Conference. Although this is the September/October issue of the magazine, I am writing this on July 18 to meet the...
by Susan | Jul 29, 2026 | Featured, Moderator, Moderator's Challenge, News
By: Beard McAulay, Moderator A year ago, when I accepted the position of Moderator-Elect, I promised to count it a joy to serve in this role. And I must say that it has been a joy thus far. In automatically becoming an advisory member to all the boards and committees...
by Susan | Dec 18, 2024 | Featured, Moderator, Moderator's Challenge
By: Alan Broyles, Moderator This is the theme of Synod this year, and it comes from a need to focus on the efforts of our denomination in several key aspects of church work. “And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been...
by Susan | Sep 15, 2023 | Featured, Moderator, Moderator's Challenge
By: Rev. Rob Patrick, Moderator Selecting the “Moderator’s Theme” is among the early responsibilities of the Moderator-Elect. Months before Synod meets, there is an expectation of a theme for the year,...
by Susan | Jun 30, 2022 | Featured, Moderator, Moderator's Challenge
By: Moderator Bill McKay The synod theme and emphasis for the decade of 2020-29 is “One God, One Mediator.” In 2020, Dr. McGregor challenged us with his theme of “Preparing the Church for the Return of Jesus Christ.” Last year in 2021, our brother Patrick Malphrus...
by Susan | Aug 20, 2021 | Moderator, Moderator's Challenge
By: Rev. Patrick Malphrus, Moderator Last year’s theme, chosen by Dr. McGregor, was “Preparing the Church for the Return of Christ Jesus”, and what a fitting theme! Dr. McGregor, I believe, chose this theme before anybody knew what Covid was. Before we came to use...
