Celebrating the Success of EMI 2025: Engaging Conflict
This year’s Early Ministry Institute (EMI) proved once again to be a transformative experience for our emerging pastors across the Synod of the Northeast. Held over the course of a dynamic week, the 2025 EMI gathered leaders from across the region under the theme: Engaging Conflict, equipping participants with tools to navigate difficult conversations and divisive moments—including those touching on sensitive political issues—with compassion, wisdom, and integrity.
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April Synod Mission and Ministries Commission Summary
Rev. Dr. SanDawna Gaulman Ashley reported. The synod is bringing people together to serve in public ministry -- how we live in the world and spread the gospel as partners with others. During the conference at First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, NY in March, eighty-five people came, with presenters from across the denomination, to talk about what it means to be a partner.
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