In the United Church of Christ, when a new pastor comes to a congregation, the pastor enters into a formal covenant with the congregation and the Association (our regional family of congregations) to be in mutual ministry with one another.
Read MoreWhen I came out, Love itself changed me. Love itself saved me from death. That experience of God saving me from death, well, it created new wine in me. It created new life in me. As Jesus says, “new wine needs new wineskins.” That new wine needed a new container.
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