FELLOWSHIP & RESOURCES

Prayer Requests

Looking for someone to pray for you?

There are a committed group of Christian lawyers in the Pittsburgh area who pray together regularly and who are willing to pray for your needs and requests.

Contact:  C. Robert Keenan III at crkeenan@dmcpc.com or at (412) 338-4754.

May God bless you!

 Join the Lawyers’ Bible Study

You are invited to attend the Weekly Lawyers’ Bible Study, which is hosted by local Christian attorneys on Wednesdays at noon in the basement of First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh downtown (on 6th Avenue across from Duquense Club).  The Bible study starts at 12:20 p.m. and ends at 1:00 p.m.  You can bring your lunch or buy lunch at the church cafeteria.

Contact:  Pete Pross at ppross@eckertseamans.com for more information and to be included on his email reminder list.

Please come and join the group -- and bring a friend!

MEMBERSHIP

No Local Dues – Join National CLS

Our local Chapter does not collect local dues but, instead, encourages you to join the national CLS organization, which has a dues-sharing program with its local chapters.  Information on joining CLS can be found on the Home page.  If you haven't already, please prayerfully consider joining CLS today!

Why join CLS?

From Chapter President:

There are many benefits to joining the Christian Legal Society, and I’d like to take this opportunity to encourage you to do so. 

As many of us have experienced and grown from over the years (both in law school and in practice), the foundation of CLS is getting Christian lawyers together to pray and to fellowship and to encourage each other. 

Additionally, through membership in CLS, you become a vital part of a ministry that reaches out to thousands of lawyers and law students across the country, engaging in important religious liberty advocacy, promoting biblical conflict resolution, and ministering legal aid to the poor in over 40 clinics nationwide (including locally here in Pittsburgh).  Through association together, we can accomplish what we cannot do individually. 

Become a member of CLS and put your voice towards a ministry to which God only calls Christian lawyers!

We do not collect local dues for membership in the WPA Chapter of CLS.  Instead, through membership in the national CLS organization, we participate in a dues-sharing program.

Please consider signing up now for CLS membership.  Just click on the membership application on the CLS website:  www.clsnet.org.

By doing so, you become part of a national network of Christian lawyers.  There are a lot of benefits to joining CLS, as one of our members attests to below.

Thanks!

Delia Bouwers Bianchin

Member Testimonial Regarding CLS

To:  Delia Bouwers Bianchin
From:  C. Robert Keenan III
Date:  March 31, 2005
Re:  CLS Membership

           Dear Delia,

          I wanted you to be aware of a benefit of Christian Legal Society (CLS) membership that's not on any of the flyers or newsletters or other information about CLS.

          Earlier this month, I knew I'd be in Austin, Texas, for a week with my wife & younger daughter.  Because I am a CLS member, I could use the directory (it's computerized, but even a dinosaur like me could navigate it easily) & I called the head of Austin's CLS chapter & asked if they had any events during our week in Texas.  He told me of a lunch that Friday & gave me the details.  Joann & I were able to go, & they refused any attempts at payment for a fine hour of fellowship with brother & sister Christian lawyers.  What a great opportunity to meet & break bread as the guests of our new brothers & sisters.

          So, yes, I enjoy the newsletters, e-mail alerts, national conferences, business discounts, & other "perks" of CLS membership, but I sure would recommend joining CLS for the simple pleasure of being able to meet Christian lawyers I may not otherwise ever meet.

          I believe membership is still $175 for a year, and anyone with a question can contact David Nammo at the national CLS office for membership information.

          Delia, thanks for all you do here in the 'Burgh, & if you have any questions at all, please feel free to e-mail or call at any time.

          Yours in Christ,

          Rob