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PCUSA Pastor in Columbus, Ohio
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PC(USA) announces major cuts to mission co-workers amid restructuring The PC(USA)'s plans to cut mission co-workers by 50%, spark concerns about global outreach, transparency, and the future of the church’s mission efforts. @ericoledermann.bsky.social

I was honored and saddened to be interviewed for this story. Join me in praying for our mission co-workers, the Unification Commission, and the PC(USA) as a whole. May the Spirit lead us forward. #PCUSA

Learning about the fight for clean water in Costa Rica with #PCUSA coworkers and peacemakers. Praying PCUSA keeps funding this important work.

“Hope locates itself in the premises that we don’t know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty is room to act." Rebecca Solnit

My 2024 Spotify wrap is here with my top artists and songs of the year. New and old music alike. Looking forward to more music in 2025.

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Last week, I was elected and installed as Moderator of the Presbytery. We voted to amend the BOO to include sexual orientation and gender identity as part of our rich diversity in Christ. I am pleased that our Presbytery voted to affirm this change and honored to have presided over the vote.

In Louisville for Moderator’s Training #pcusa

“My God—help me accept how you see me—no matter how beautiful it is.” A Trappist Nun, prior to death

“We don’t have enemies; we have injuries. We don’t have hate; we have wounds. We don’t have fear; we have the shared ruin of our common human brokenness. Everyone belongs and everyone’s good.” Fr. Greg Boyle in Cherished Belonging