Archive for the ‘Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts’ Category
Abortion Outreach & Our New School | RPM August Quarterly Update
Posted in Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on September 23, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Sowing Seed Over a Chain Link Fence | RPM May Quarterly Update
Posted in Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on September 23, 2026| Leave a Comment »
RPM: Peter Rivera & our abortion clinic outreach
Posted in Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on August 31, 2026| Leave a Comment »
The following was written by one of our new deacons in the Presbyterian Reformed Church here in S. Jersey, Peter Rivera, introducing our congregation’s abortion clinic outreach. Peter has helped a lot with my parish mission work, and this partner project has proved a great opportunity as well. Please keep him and all of us in your prayers.
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The need for this ministry became especially clear as we witnessed the horrors of abortion, with thousands of children being killed worldwide and especially here in the USA. This deeply troubled our hearts and motivated us to seek out the most consistent and faithful way to address this urgent issue. We prayed, researched, and discussed as a family, trying to discern how God would have us respond. Through our search, we became convinced that the only true way to fight evil and darkness is through God’s word and by relying on His power, as Romans 1:16 says: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” We committed to be faithful, even in the simplicity of God’s kingdom, by sharing the good news with our neighbors and doing what was necessary and biblical to save both babies and families. Our goal was not only to see lives spared, but also to see hearts transformed, encouraging repentance and belief in the Gospel.
My name is Pedro Nathan Rivera. My friends and family members call me Peter, and I am a member of the local church of the Presbyterian Reformed Church (PRC) of Corbin City. I have always been passionate about serving others, sharing the good news, and caring for the weak. In 2020, during the height of the pandemic, my family and I began an outreach ministry in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The circumstances were difficult, and we faced many doubts and uncertainties about how this ministry would develop. Nevertheless, we moved forward tentatively but with a deep trust in God’s sovereignty and guidance.
(more…)“Believe, Be Saved, and Your House” | RPM February Quarterly Update
Posted in Parish in American Context, Parish Theory & Practice, Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on April 9, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Here is the last quarterly update. If you missed the last one from June, you can read it here. And visit Reformed Parish Mission to learn more about history and principles of this effort.
RPM: Bilingual studies in 1 Samuel
Posted in Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on February 23, 2026| Leave a Comment »
I just launched a bilingual study (and Spanish-immersion experience for myself!) in 1 Samuel with my good friend, Pr. Lucrecio Muñoz of Iglesia Buenas Nuevas in EHT. Using the RV-SBT 2023 for Spanish and a somewhat modernized version of the AV (KJV) for the English readings. God willing, installments will premier weekly for the foreseeable future at 4:00 p.m. Eastern every Lord’s day (Sunday). See all Reformed Parish videos on our YouTube channel.
Jesus, the “First and the Last” | RPM September Quarterly Update
Posted in Parish in American Context, Parish Theory & Practice, Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on February 6, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Here is the last quarterly update. If you missed the last one from June, you can read it here. And visit Reformed Parish Mission to learn more about history and principles of this effort.
RPM: Autumn visits on my parish circuit
Posted in Parish in American Context, Parish Theory & Practice, Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on November 10, 2025| Leave a Comment »
As the weather cools, the leaves turn and fall, I continue my rounds in my little “territorial vineyard,” as Thomas Chalmers affectionately would call it. Since I arrived in S. Jersey in late 2023, I’ve made it more than midway through my second round. The Lord has been pleased to pick up my spirits after something of a little ‘dry spell’ in the mission. The following are sample conversations of late that have given me some encouragement.
As I approached one particular house that I first visited a year ago, I checked my notes. “Talker.” Yeah, I remember something of that first visit. Talkers in certain ways are definitely better than not-talkers, since they often give you more of an opportunity to proclaim the Gospel. If you can get a word in edgewise! But “talkers” will hardly enter the Kingdom for their much talking, unless of course they finally close their mouths and let God speak.
(more…)RPM: Preaching again at Iglesia Buenas Nuevas
Posted in Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on October 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Note, if you are hearing an English translation voice-over and wish to hear the bilingual original, you will need to click on settings at the lower right of the screen and change “Audio Track” from “English (US)” to “Spanish (US) original.”
“Go Away!” | RPM June Quarterly Update
Posted in Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on September 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Here is the latest quarterly update. If you missed the last one from February, you can read it here. And visit Reformed Parish Mission to learn more about history and principles of this effort.
RPM: technical help?
Posted in Audio Resources, Reformed Parish Mission (RPM) Posts on July 22, 2025| Leave a Comment »
I could use a tech-savvy helper for my Reformed Parish Mission work. I’m looking to create several videos of Spanish metrical psalms (Salterio de Ginebra) using slides such as these put to music sung by my family. Below are samples of both.
If you can help, drop me a note: michael@reformedparish.com, 515-783-5637.