Jennifer's Blog

Culmination of three-year leadership empowerment and spiritual formation program Creating a Culture of Renewal® August 10, 2026 On July 31, 2026, twelve church leaders were awarded a Certificate of Congregational Renewal, and earned the credential of Certified Renewalist through Creating a Culture of Renewal®. One of this year’s recipients is from the Presbytery of Wabash Valley of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., The Rev. Jennifer Burns Lewis. This is the sixth year this cre

These days have felt especially heavy. A cousin by marriage has walked a challenging path with her spouse after his diagnosis of...

These days, the talk and work around The Church is about hybrid worship, hybrid meetings, hybrid work. A return to in-person worship and...

We’re days away from Palm Sunday and Holy Week and Easter. The congregations of the Presbytery of Wabash Valley, like so many others, ...

I’m a huge Mark Sundby fan. I respect his wisdom and guidance, I appreciate his humility and humor. I am grateful for the work he does...

2020 has taken us to school, hasn’t it? We’re working and worshipping differently, and we’re thinking in new ways as the Church about...

The words of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) Brief Statement of Faith seem especially relevant in these days of pandemic and politics. ...

Our colleague, David Crowley, chaplain at Peabody Retirement Center in North Manchester, has recently published/updated two of his...

Our granddaughter, Eleanor, will turn two at the end of October. She’s curious and playful and loves to make others laugh. She’s...

The year was 1976 and Stevie Wonder’s album, Songs in the Key of Life, was at the top of the charts. I was a seventeen year old,...

A good friend of mine recently admitted that he has found reading to be challenging in the season of Covid. I expect that weariness,...

Every Day’s a School Day: What We’re Learning in a Global Pandemic Part Three The leaders of the Presbytery of Wabash Valley are without...