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Resources

Here are some resources that may be helpful to you.

What is a Ministry Team? Committee?

We have been talking about how we can optimize our structure so that more people are involved in ministry. The point is not just to get people into committees, but ministry teams. So, what is the difference between a committee and a ministry team? Read this article by Pastor Dave Weidlich: What is a Commission? What is a Ministry Team? (PDF).

Listen to Sunday Sermons Online

What We Believe

Forms & Policies

NEW: In Response to The Da Vinci Code:

The Da Vinci CodeCan We Trust the Bible? (Part 1) by Rev. Dave Weidlich – (from a sermon, May 21, 2006)

Part 2: Can We Trust (People Like Us to Correctly Use) the Bible? by Rev. Dave Weidlich – May 28, 2006

 

Other Resources

GA 217General Assembly meets June 15-22, 2006 in Birmingham, Alabama. Keep up with what's happening here.

Worship God's Way: A Biblical Study of Worship (coming soon)

If God is the audience of our worship it makes sense for Christians to ask, “What kind of worship is pleasing to God?” The Bible provides answers to that question. A biblical understanding of worship begins with the Old Testament. Read the article.

Leaders in the Church:

Here are several resources you can use as elders, deacons and staff in the Presbyterian Church. I offer it on a CD to new officers, bu ' available to anyone.
Go to Leadership Resources (This may be more up-to-date than the Leaders' Resource CD)

You can look up verses in several translations at Bible Gateway.

Items marked with pdf are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. For best results, right-click the link (or click and hold for Macintosh), select "save target as" and save the document to your desktop for viewing and printing.

Small Group Leaders

articles from "Getting Big Results from Small Groups," a Small Group Leaders Manual, by Dave Weidlich, D.Min.

Building Community in Your Small Group

Four Objectives of any Small Group

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First Petaluma Forum

This was set up for FPCP people to share ideas and plans for how we are responding to the needs resulting from Hurricane Katrina. But, it can be used for other purposes too. You don't have to register to read or leave messages.

Section Links

Especially for Members

Especially for Church Leaders

For Small Group Leaders

AfterThoughts
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