Most recently he served as the Executive Presbyter of North Alabama Presbytery. He also served as the Interim Executive for Tropical Florida Presbytery and the Presbytery of the James. As one of the founding members of the denomination's Church Redevelopment Network, Dr. Rickard has unique gifts to bring to the task at hand. He helped organize and lead the first two national redevelopment conferences. In addition to working with churches and presbyteries in redevelopment, organizational development, and conflict intervention, he has led workshops for the Synod of the Living Waters every year since 1998.
Funds are available to send three representatives from each congregation to the event.
Two separate retreats will be held. One for Senior High and one for Middle School students. Each church sending youth must provide at least one adult and we must have at least one adult per 6 youth. The Senior High group will stay at the Harvey Browne Presbyterian Church and the Middle School group will stay at the Highland Presbyterian Church. Each church sending youth must provide at least one adult and we must have at least one adult per 6 youth.