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07/17/2024

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HELP FOR DEACONS IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY DR. DAVID APPLE, RETIRED MINISTER OF MERCY AT TENTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA. I BRING OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE FROM DIACONAL MINISTRY IN THE CRC AND PCA. I HAVE ALSO PROVIDED DEACON TRAINING INTER-DENOMINATIONALLY BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE IN MINISTRY T...

09/21/2018

DEACON & MERCY SKILLS TRAINING Saturday, Nov. 17, Dec 1, Dec 15, 9am-12pm at Westminster Seminary. Contact [email protected] for more information.

10/31/2017

Deacon and Mercy Training at Westminster Seminary, Glenside, PA, Nov 18, Dec 2, and Dec 16, from 9am-12pm. To register, go to Https://wwwdropboxcom/s/3j9uzxclx13jx75/2017%20FLYER-WTSpdf?d

09/25/2017

I will be equipping deacon/essess, nominees for diaconal office, and others wishing more training in compassion and mercy on Saturday, November 18, December 2 and 16, 9am-12pm. at Westminster Seminary in Glenside, PA. Registration is $95 or $40 per session. For information contact me at [email protected] or 215-735-7688. Make checks out to David Apple and mail to 1701 Delancey St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.
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Who has attended in the past? It has been my pleasure to serve PA, DE, MD and NJ churches. Feel free to contact me with any questions.

12/23/2016

The website is finally up and running:

08/31/2016

DEACON TRAINING 2016 will be held at Westminster Seminary, Glenside, PA on Saturday, Nov 5 and 19, and Dec 3 from 9:00-12:00. Topics include The Role of the Deacon, Setting Boundaries, Dealing with Con Artists, Listening, and Visitation. Registration is $80 or $40 for one day. Make checks out to David Apple and mail to 1701 Delancey St., Philadelphia 19103. Contact [email protected] for more info.

09/29/2015

2015 SERVANT and MERCY TRAINING will be held at Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia on Saturday, December 5 and 19, from 9:00-12:30. Topics: Jesus the Great Deacon, Everyone is a Deacon, the Ordained Deacon, Dealing with Con Artists. The cost is $50. Contact [email protected] for a brochure.

09/01/2015

Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, is the site of 2 identical Deacon and Mercy Workshops--Saturdays, October 3 and 17 or Saturdays, December 5 and 19, from 9:00-12:30. These workshops are good for deacons and deaconesses, diaconal nominees, church members, seminary students, and other men and women wanting to sharpen their skills. The sessions feature the teaching of Dr. David S. Apple author of Not Just a Soup Kitchen: How Mercy Ministry Transforms the Local Church. The cost is $50 for the October or the December sessions. Contact [email protected] for brochure.

08/04/2015

Who will join me? Register now.

2015 PCA Mercy Conference October 22-24 Fort Worth, TX The PCA Mercy Conference was designed to teach and equip congregations to minister mercifully both inside and outside the church body, to underscore the leadership of deacons in mercy ministry and to develop an integrated approach to ministry so…