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Start me up
04005
January 9, 2004

Start me up

PPC equips new pastors with free resources

by Jerry L. Van Marter

LOUISVILLE - Newly ordained Presbyterian Church (USA) ministers will receive
a "starter kit" of free resources this year from the Presbyterian Publishing
Corporation (PPC) in partnership with the Office of the General Assembly
(OGA).

	This year's package - valued at about $100 - includes a copy of The
Book of Order, The Book of Confessions, the Book of Common Worship, the Book
of Occasional Services, Equipping the Saints by Sarah Covin Juengst, a
one-year subscription to These Days devotional magazine and a 25 percent
discount coupon for a future PPC purchase.

	In addition to the new pastors program - called "Equipping the
Saints" - the two entities are also continuing a program, "In the Beginning,"
that supplies a larger package of free books and resources to new church
developments. Since its inception in 2000, the "In the Beginning" program has
furnished $42,000 worth of free resources to more than 70 new churches.

	That package now includes 25 copies of The Presbyterian Hymnal, 25
NRSV pew Bibles, 10 copies of one volume from the Interpretation Bible
Studies series, a Book of Order and a Book of Confessions, a Book of Common
Worship, Presbyterian Polity for Church Officers and a one-year bulk
subscription to These Days.

	Vince Patton, PPC's church relations manager said PPC is "firmly
committed to making sure that PC(USA) churches have the resources they need
to meet the challenges of ministry in the twenty-first century. PPC is
delighted that the Office of the General Assembly is partnering with us to
provide the present and future leaders of the PC(USA) with resources that
will benefit them in the ministries as well as those they serve.

	"The Office of the General Assembly is excited that it is continuing
its partnership with PPC to provide newly ordained ministers and churches
with important books and resources that will surely aid them in their
ministries," said the Rev. Kerry Clements, OGA's associate director for
communication and technology. "This partnership has proved to be of great
value to the PC(USA)."

	PPC, with a heritage that dates back 160 years, is the denominational
publisher of the PC(USA).

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