This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent!
We’re very pleased that Rev. Dr. Dave Csinos will be with us as we enter this special time of the church year. Our guest soloist for Sunday is Gaige Waugh.
Here’s a little more about Dave :Dr. Csinos is Associate Professor of Practical Theology at the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax. At AST he teaches homiletics, religious education, and ethnographic theology.
Dr. Csinos earned a PhD in practical theology (University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto); a ThM in Christian education (Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond); an MTS in Christian ministry (McMaster University, Hamilton), and a BA in religion and culture (Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo). He researches, teaches, and writes widely about faith formation, homiletics, children’s and youth ministry, intergenerational ministry, and culture. Dr. Csinos serves as founder and president of Faith Forward, an ecumenical organization for innovation in ministry with children, youth, and families. With Faith Forward, he has organized five international conferences and currently hosts a podcast about progressive approaches to faith formation with young people. He is a regular speaker on topics such as children and youth, intergenerational ministry, faith formation, intercultural ministry, social justice, and ministry innovation at churches, conferences, and universities throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Dr. Csinos serves as book review editor for Religious Education.
We’re looking forward to Dave’s message on Sunday!