Dr Bryan Chapell, senior pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois, was the keynote speaker at the launch, on 21st September 2016, of ‘How to Be a Close to Home Congregation’, a seven-session Bible study and video resource which seeks to help any member of any congregation understand the importance of covenant theology and how it practically shapes key areas of congregational life: community, family, worship, sacrament and welcome. Dr. Chapell spoke about the how Christian parents can pass on faith in their homes and what congregations can do to support them in this vital task.

'Close to Home' is a growing conversation within the Presbyterian Church in Ireland which has sought to rediscover and recapture the importance of covenant theology for the Church today. It has this name because it seeks to shape church life to keep our children and young people feeling right at home in a joined up community of all ages, a place we all want them to stay.

See more at www.presbyterianireland.org/closetohome