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Co-moderators to Big Tent: Go forth with your sacred questions
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Prayers of public witness for the lives lost in Baltimore
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Photo essay: Will you pray?
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Presbyterians broaden mental health awareness
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Shifts in American religion: Robert P. Jones speaks to Big Tent gathering
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Hope and lament: Big Tent 2019 opens with calls to pay attention
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Treatment of refugees and immigrants: What can Presbyterians do?
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A Corporation board considers issues of authority in the denomination
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A Corp board meets alongside Triennium to discuss finances, agency culture (and sneak in an energizer)
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2020 Vision Team makes plans for Presbyterians to engage the guiding statement
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Partners in mission: World Mission hold consultations
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“This is community” — Writing new stories at Seattle’s Recovery Café
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Commission clarifies oversight authority in Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) legal cases
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Moving Forward Implementation Commission takes action on financial sustainability
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Diane Moffett casts the Matthew 25 vision to the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board
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National Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) staff march to end cash bail
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Kathy Lueckert named as president of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation
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U.S. Supreme Court denies petition to hear Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) case
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International Theological Seminary: Preparing ministers for a global reach
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