Youth Culture Update

Today, Youth Director Eli McCulloch gives us the latest updates and information on youth happenings, technology and more.

This lecture was presented on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 in the weekly Issues Class at Derry Presbyterian Church in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Swiss Reformation Travelogue

Rev. Marie Buffaloe and Rev. Brad Bradburn traveled to Switzerland in August, visiting Calvin's Geneva, Zwingli's Zürich, and Erasmus's Basel. Their presentation was accompanied by a slide show. Later in the week, if possible, a link will be added to the podcasting page of the church website so you can view the photos along with the lecture.

This lecture was presented on Sunday, November 16, 2008 at Derry Presbyterian Church, Hershey, PA.

Discerning God's Call

Our special guest for Consecration Sunday weekend, Rev. Dr. Charles Marks, talks about discerning God's call for our lives and how the church helps to nurture future leaders: ministers, elders and deacons.

Rev. Marks is Chaplain and Associate Professor of Ministry, San Francisco Theological Seminary.

His lecture was given in the chapel at Derry Presbyterian Church on Sunday, November 9, 2008.

Religion and The Public Square, Part 2

Derry member Joel Ario originally presented this lecture on Sunday, October 26. When the recording failed, he graciously returned to the church on November 4 to re-record the second and final part of his "Religion and the Public Square" series.

Mission Week Recap

Due to the highly visual content of the November 2 Issues Class (lots of photos from this summer's mission trips), this program was not recorded on audio.

Next week at Derry Church, the Issues Class speaker will be our special guest for Consecration Sunday: Rev. Dr. Charles Marks, Chaplain and Associate Professor of Ministry at San Francisco Theological Seminary.

Religion and The Public Square Part 2

This week's recording failed. Stay tuned next week for Mission Week Recap: highlights from the summer's trips to Nicaragua, Baltimore, and The Disabilities Retreat.

Religion and the Public Square, Part 1

Derry Church member Joel Ario says that the relationship between church and state has been contentious throughout American history. Today he takes on this topic by presenting the first part of a timely two-week Issues Class series at Derry Presbyterian Church.

Joel considers himself to be "an armchair theologian with just enough training to be dangerous." His education includes St. Olaf College (BA), Harvard Divinity School (MDiv) and Harvard Law School (JD). He started his career as a public interest lawyer and currently serves as Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner. His perspective on church and state can be summed up as, "I believe in the separation of church and state and the inseparability of faith and politics."