ACSWP names five people to Study Team on Prospects for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
The Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) has named five people to serve on a study team to report to the..
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Complaint regarding PC(USA) tax-exempt status
An advocacy group based in Israel has filed a complaint against the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) with the Internal Revenue Service, contending that..
Jill Duffield announced as Outlook editor
The Presbyterian Outlook’s new editor will be Jill Duffield, a pastor currently serving a church in Columbia, South Carolina, a Benedictory columnist..
PC(USA) employees accused of ethics violations placed on administrative leave
The executive committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board has voted to hire a Nashville attorney to investigate ethics violations by four..
Five learnings from the 2014 Moderators’ Conference
LOUISVILLE – The 2014 Moderators’ Conference – which brings together presbytery and synod moderators from around the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for a..
Investigation finds four PC(USA) employees committed ethics violations
An internal investigation has found that four employees of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s national staff were involved in an unauthorized plan in..
What sports should — and should not — be about
The following is an edited version of a conversation the Outlook’s Leslie Scanlon had with theologian Marcia Mount Shoop, a Presbyterian Church..
Three Presbyterians arrested in Ferguson for civil disobedience
Three Presbyterians arrested as part of civil disobedience this week in Ferguson, Missouri, say they stepped forward because of systemic racial injustice..
Digging deeper into faith – Jason Brian Santos: New associate for collegiate ministries
He’s the new guy. So it will take some time for Jason Brian Santos, the new associate for collegiate ministries for the..
Presbyterians and Ferguson: What’s next?
While the intensity of the street protests in Ferguson, Missouri, burns hotter on some nights, calmer on others, the sense that serious..
Unrest in Ferguson: A conversation with Mike Trautman
Mike Trautman, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Ferguson, Missouri, says people from his congregation are feeling “overwhelmed and tired,” worn down..
PMAB approved budget changes: Reserve fund, conference centers, website discussed
LOUISVILLE – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board has approved adjustments in the mission budgets for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for the next..
PMAB asks, “What makes a good governing board?”
LOUISVILLE – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board spent a day talking about what makes a good governing board. “An organization will be..
Presbyterian Mission Agency Board kicks off meeting with optimism, reconciliation directive
LOUISVILLE – With the hit song “Happy” serving as the soundtrack for one of the videos played, an upbeat, optimistic attitude about..
Mid Councils: Stay tuned …
What’s next for mid councils in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)? That’s still to be determined, as the decisions the 2014 General Assembly..
Yazidis and Christians forced to flee their homes in Iraq: A conversation with Jonah Salim
It’s difficult news to comprehend: ISIS militants in Iraq forcing Yazidis (an Iraqi religious minority) and Christians to flee their homes, whole..
Columbia president affirms faith despite spreading cancer (Update)
The news was not what anyone wanted to hear: despite aggressive treatment, the pancreatic cancer has spread in the body of Steve..
What’s next for evangelicals in the PC(USA)?
With the decisions of the 2014 General Assembly still reverberating through the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), both those pleased with the decisions and..
Columbia president affirms faith despite spreading cancer
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Hoping the world will listen
Where it all leads is another question, but no one can accuse Presbyterians of not caring or being afraid to speak. Late..
Marriage for more
DETROIT – Taking a huge step towards marriage equality — and recognizing that the action may cause more evangelicals to flee the..
Introducing Moderator Heath Rada
It didn’t take long after his election on the first ballot for Heath K. Rada — a smooth Southern Presbyterian — to..
Theocademy: Adult education for all
Think of a small Presbyterian congregation — there are so many — being served by a part-time pastor or a commissioned ruling..
PC(USA) approves same-sex marriage: The hard work of reconciliation is just beginning for many
DETROIT – Taking a huge step towards marriage equality – and recognizing that the action may cause more evangelicals to flee the..
PC(USA) pastors granted leeway to perform same-sex marriages
DETROIT – Taking a huge step towards marriage equality – and recognizing that the action may cause more evangelicals to flee the..