Presbytery of Lake Michigan
Best’s Blog
- Transitions May 14, 2018Oh my goodness, my time as General Presbyter of this Presbytery is getting fleetingly precious! Following the June 12th Presbytery meeting, I will attend the 223rd General Assembly in St. Louis June 16-23, where Fran and I will be accompanying our Commissioners, Youth Advisory Delegate and Theological Student Advisory Delegate. Follow my blog posts during […]
- Retirement April 17, 2018Dear members of the Presbytery of Lake Michigan, After much discernment in prayer, I’m writing to announce my retirement from middle council work effective August 1 this summer. For the past ten and a half years it has been my honor to serve you as General Presbyter. We have faced many challenges together-- a great […]
- Like a Watered Garden March 20, 2018“Like a Watered Garden”Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Jeremiah 31:1-14 Luke 4:18-19Sermon by the Rev. Dr. John Best to the Presbytery of Lake Michigan at its meeting March 17, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church in Paw Paw, MII was raised in a gardening family. My parents, raising a family of four on a pastor’s salary in the […]