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Presbyterian Mission Agency Cohorts benefit members and leaders alike


by Paul Seebeck | Presbyterian News Service
This fall, 20 cohorts were offered by the Christian Formation Partner Association Collective.
LOUISVILLE — Gina Yeager-Buckley came away from her experience coaching the Presbyterian Youth Workers Association (PYWA) cohort for the Office of Christian Formation dramatically changed.
“I’m excited again, renewed,” she said. “It took me back to my love and passion for youth ministry.”
Gina Yeager-Buckley
From the start, Yeager-Buckley’s PYWA cohort — one of 20 cohorts offered this fall by members of the Christian Formation Partner Association Collective — clicked and became important to cohort members.
She said members in the cohort really talked and listened to each other, using one of the principles of holy listening: no interruption. It worked so well that the cohort is planning on getting together for an informal gathering in 2021.

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