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November 6, 2009 Monthly
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November 2009 |
Volume 36 |
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NCP MONTHLY |
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| Greetings! We welcome the Rev. Lewis Johnson, HR as new writer to the monthly.
Lewis Johnson is a retired attorney and Presbyterian minister who has been a member of National Capital Presbytery since May of 1980. Before that he was a missionary evangelist and then overseas associate in mission with the American Presbyterian Mission in Iran for almost twenty years. He also represented the UPCUSA on the Board of Managers and Executive Committee of the International Assistance Mission in Kabul (IAM), Afghanistan from 1968 to 1978. He was a parish associate in the Falls Church Presbyterian Church from 1981 to 1996 when he became Assistant to the Pastor for Congregational Life until 1998. After completing interim ministry training, he served as Interim Pastor in three churches; Takoma Park PC, The Catoctin PC and St. Andrew PC until 2004. He is currently Parish Associate in the Clifton Presbyterian Church. Mr. Johnson was a member and later clerk of the NPC Permanent Judicial Commission for eight years.
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| A Few Medium-Sized Thoughts about Some Teeny-Tiny Things – by MaryAnn McKibben Dana |
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The clipping is long gone, but I read several months ago in the Washington Post about a new trend in upscale dining in New York City-”pop-up” restaurants, with five or six tables, total-and in some cases, one large table where the entire evening’s clientele sits together to dine. Chefs are opening these eateries as a way of downsizing their administrative workload and living out their vocation in a more personal way.
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| Peer Review – by John Wimberly |
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In one of my community responsibilities, I serve on the Board of Directors of the George Washington University Hospital. At a recent meeting, the Medical Director explained a new system of peer review for doctors. Twice a year, the hospital is required to ask peers to review the performance of each physician. If these reviews reveal problems, the Hospital is required to address them.
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| Seminary Partners – by Stephen Hiemstra |
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One of the learning opportunities to come my way at school this year has been participating in the Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary (GCTS) Partnership Program. The Partnership Program encourages students to develop ministry support teams to support students with prayer, fellowship, and financial support. The financial support comes in the form of reduced tuition for those fortunate enough to have ministry support teams.
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| Reconciliation in Berlin – by Henry Brinton |
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The Berlin Wall came down exactly 20 years ago, on November 9, 1989, so I was glad to be able to travel to Berlin in September and learn a few things about Christian reconciliation.
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