A WORD FROM KAREN HODGE

Dear Presbytery Women’s Leaders,

Connectional (adj.)—the state of being connected or joined together.

From the inception of the Presbyterian Church in America, our denomination was founded upon the ideal of connectionalism. It was easy at first when the denomination was small because of geography. Now all these years later through the efforts of church planting, the PCA spreads throughout North America and around the globe. During my years of serving in women’s ministry, I have taken great joy as I have benefitted from the women of our denomination exercising their life-giving design in such a way that being connectional was more than mere words, it was a vibrant reality. Presbytery Women’s Ministry has served strategically as a catalyst for meaningful connections. Through equipping and encouraging women to fulfill their God-given design, their lives, homes, churches, and communities have been transformed to reflect the splendor of the gospel. Presbytery Women’s Ministry holds the potential of building a life-giving network of support when many are lonely and isolated.

“Sisterhood is actually a matter of life or death. We really are better together, yet the world applauds self-orientation: self-reliance, self-promotion, and self-centered behavior. In our sin, we prioritize “me” before “we”. God created us out of the perfect community of the Godhead and declared that it was not good for us to be alone, we are created for community!”– Daughters of the Covenant, Susan Hunt & Barbara Thompson, with Karen Hodge

We are Better Together!

Karen Hodge