Faithful Presence

FOR FAITHFUL PRESENCE, 2022 WAS THE YEAR OF CREATION AND FORMATION. WE SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED A 6-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A 12-MEMBER BOARD OF ADVISORS TO OFFER INSIGHT AND INPUT ON DEVELOPING INITIATIVES AND CONTENT.EQUIPPING THOSE LEADING AND SERVING IN WASHINGTON:OVER THE COURSE OF 2022, FAITHFUL PRESENCE LAUNCHED THE FIRST ITERATION OF OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, "THE WEDNESDAY POST," OFFERING A MISSION-FOCUSED DEVOTIONAL AND A PRAYER GUIDE. LATER IN THE YEAR, WE LAUCHED OUR FLAGSHIP PODCAST, "THE FAITHFUL PRESENCE PODCAST," PRODUCING 21 ORIGINAL EPISODES FEATURING A COMBINATION OF FOUNDATIONAL MESSAGES FROM OUR FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT AND SEVERAL INTERVIEW-DRIVEN EPISODES.OUR STAFF PASTOR MET REGULARLY WITH VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN WASHINGTON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE CONTENT OF THESE MEETINGS RANGED FROM SPIRITUAL CARE CONVERSATIONS TO DISCUSSIONS OF IDEOLOGICAL AND THEOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS WITHIN THEIR SPHERE OF VOCATION. WE LED OUR FIRST GROUP DISCIPLESHIP COHORT WITH MEMBERS OF A SUB-CABINET AGENCY. LASTLY, WE WERE INVITED TO ATTEND A WEEKEND RETREAT FOR SENIOR HOUSE AND SENATE STAFF MEMBERS ON MATTERS OF FAITH RELATED TO PUBLIC POLICY.STAFF MEMBERS ATTENDED FAITH-BASED PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON THE HILL AND AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, AND ALSO ATTENDED SEVERAL POLICY CENTER SYMPOSIUMS.SUPPORTING THE LOCAL CHURCH:FULFILLING ONE OF OUR STRATEGIC MINISTRY PLAN GOALS, FAITHFUL PRESENCE MADE PRESENTATIONS TO TWO DIFFERENT PRESBYTERIES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA: POTOMAC (WASHINGTON DC AREA) AND CHESAPEAKE (BALTIMORE AREA).ADDITIONALLY, WE CONDUCTED IN-PERSON TRAININGS ON FAITHFUL PRESENCE IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE IN FOUR INDIVIDUAL CHURCHES: ONE ANCIENT HOPE (IOWA CITY), HERITAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (WARRENTON, VA), ORLAND PARK CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH (CHICAGO, IL), AND CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (GEORGETOWN, TX).FINALLY, FAITHFUL PRESENCE WAS SELECTED TO HOST A DOUBLE BOOTH AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA'S ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN BIRMINGHAM, AL. DURING THIS 4 DAY CONFERENCE, FAITHFUL PRESENCE STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADVISORS SPOKE TO OVER 500 PEOPLE REGARDING THE MISSION VISION MINISTRY AND GARNERED OVER 160 NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS TO OUR NEWSLETTER.