A note from The Rev. Terri Peterson, Pastor at St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church (Elkhart)

I was and am blessed by going to the conference Rooted in Jesus in Atlanta in January. I was able to attend due to a continuing education grant from the Diocese. What a gift! This event was spectacular. I attended workshops on preaching, Invite, Welcome, Connect; Going Deeper, and Grant Writing with United Thank Offering. I learned something new from each workshop and am still processing everything. My favorite part of the event was the final worship service and Dr. Mark Andrew Jefferson’s message. Dr. Jefferson is a professor of homiletics at Virginia Theological Seminary and is traveling around the United States and the world preaching 200 sermons to celebrate the Seminary’s 200th Anniversary. He gave us the good news and inspired us to dig into scriptures and Jesus’ life. The service and Dr. Jefferson’s sermon is available here.

Thank you for the opportunity to grow and be rooted in Jesus.

Photos provided by The Rev. Phil Hooper, Curate at Trinity Episcopal Church (Fort Wayne)