Presbyterian Mission Agency Board to consider salaries and what’s next for ministerial teams
The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board is being asked to approve 3 percent salary increases for employees of the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA)...
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Way Forward Commission begins work this week
NEW YORK (Outlook) – Now the work begins. The 12-person Way Forward Commission – empowered to create a vision for the national..
Churches weave web of support for Twin Cities’ homeless young
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PMA committee discusses De La Rosa’s contract, meeting in Puerto Rico and amending Open Meeting policy
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“I’m sticking with Jesus” – Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove gives Edwards Lecture at LPTS
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A time of great reformation: J. Herbert Nelson preaches a vision for the PC(USA)
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Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson begins to share his vision at the Fall Polity conference
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Mid council leaders explore antiracism work at Fall Polity conference
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Showing solidarity with women in places of violence: World Council of Churches’ executive speaks at the Presbyterian Center
LOUISVILLE (Outlook) – From the earliest beginnings of the World Council of Churches, at its first assembly in Amsterdam in 1948,..
Moving from talk of race to acting for justice
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DisGrace photos: An invitation to the table
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White fear and fragility will be the death of us all
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A song of lament at DisGrace
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Churches need lament: Don’t ignore the body in the room
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Harris-Perry calls for curiosity and discomfort at DisGrace conference
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Lament and confession: DisGrace discussions on racism begin in Montreat
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Farrell to lead World Mission Initiative at Pittsburgh seminary
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Appointments made for Way Forward Commission, 2020 Vision Team
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