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COMMISSIONED PASTORS

The Commissioned Pastors Network is comprised of CP’s in all the Synod Presbyteries; to  As educational and training needs are determined opportunities for training and/or networking will be developed and plans established to meet those identified needs. We help presbyteries serve the smaller churches that cannot justify or afford an ordained Teaching Elder, provide a higher quality of preaching and pastoral service to churches.

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The Synod of the Sun Commissioned Pastors Network has created a Closed Facebook Group for the purpose of information sharing, conversation, and connection. 

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Resources for Worship and Book/Bible studies

A survey was conducted for/by Synod CLPs on their favorite resources for worship and book/Bible studies. Here are results from some of the participants.

  • Lectionary Homeletics

  • Many versions/translations of Bible

  • Interpreter’s Bibles

  • Daily Study Bible

  • Series by William Barclay

  • Proclaiming the New Testament by Turnbull

  • Matthew Henry’s Commentary

  • Nelson’s Three-In-One Bible Reference Companion

  • Oxford Companion of the Bible

  • Bible Dictionary

  • Handbook of Revised Common Lectionary

  • Feasting on the Word: Worship Companion

  • The Worship Source Book, 2d Ed (calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids MI)

  • Book of Common Worship (2018);  Book of Common Worship Pastoral Edition

  • USCCB.org

  • Glory to God Hymnal

  • Lectionary Comments by Jill Duffield (Prsby Outlook)

  • Textweek.com

Public domain titles are free at librivox.org

 

  • Calvin’s Institutes

  • Augustine’s Confessions

  • St Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica

  • Thomas Kempis’ Imitation of Christ

  • Brother Lawrence’s On Loving God

  • John Donne’s Sonnets

  • Blaise Pascal’s Pensees

  • Teresa Avila’s Interior Castle

 

Tens of thousands of audio sermons at sermonaudio.com

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  • God Came Near by Max Lucado

  • Child of the Light  (Walking through Advent and Christmas) by Beth Richardson

  • Hard to Dance with a Devil on Your Back (Lent) by Ray Buckley

  • No Wonder They Call Him Savior by Max Lucado

  • David Kopp

  • Max Lucado

  • Frederick Buechner

  • Priscilla Shirer

  • Lisa Terkeurst

  • Kaye Arthur

  • Beth Moore

  • David Lose

  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  • Bridging the Political Divide by Center for Courage & Renewal, Next Church

  • Opening Doors to Discipleship 

  • Disciple Bible Study (I-IV) Abingdon Press

  • Forty Days in the Word by Rick Warren

  • Nooma by Rob Bell

  • The Good Funeral by Tom Long

  • The Message

  • Westminster Bible Companion

  • Kneeling with Giants by Gary Neal Hanson

  • Keygma

  • Christian Doctrine by Shirley Guthrie

  • Mighty Acts of God by Rhodes and March

  • The Autobiography of God

  • Study of Hebrews from Horizon

  • Fortress Commentary on the Bible

  • Apologetics Study Bible

  • Chronological Life Applications Study Bible

  • Harper Collins Study Bible

  • Integrate Study Bible

  • Psalms by Horizon

  • Henri Nouwen

  • Philip Yancey

  • Ann Volskamp

  • CS Lewis

  • The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard

  • Beyond Words and Hungering Dark by Frederick Buechner

  • The Mind of Jesus, New Testament Words, The Parables of Jesus, and Prayers for Help and Healing by William Barclay

  • Wendell Barry

  • Periodicals: Weavings, Christianity Today, Upper Room, Presbyterian Outlook.

  • Poetry: Robert Frost, WB Yates, Mary Oliver, Emily Dickinson

  • Matthew Henry Commentary

  • Tanakh

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