Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. (1 Corinthians 9:25-26)
Mark 16:1-8
According to the earliest manuscripts, this passage constitutes the end of the Gospel of Mark. The “long ending” (vv. 9-20) appears only later, and consists of a collection of traditions taken from the other Gospels that were written after Mark and some non-New Testament traditions. It was apparently composed to provide Mark with an ending similar to that of the other three Gospels.
As the recession forces church leaders to rethink their spending plans, here are some guidelines for making cuts.
LOUISVILLE – The latest round of budget cuts for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) means that 14 more employees from the denomination’s national staff have lost their jobs.
Mission
· Last year the General Assembly Council committed to and the General Assembly endorsed an increase – for the first time in 50 years – the number of mission workers our church sends out through World Mission. In January, the largest class of mission co-workers in years was trained and commissioned.
LOUISVILLE – The budget for the Office of the General Assembly (OGA) is being cut by $400,000 for 2009 and may be cut by as much as $800,000 for 2010.
(ENI) Church leaders and activists recently gathered in Bangkok for a global conference on caste-based discrimination say they want to enlist the support of Pope Benedict XVI and (retired) Archbishop Desmond Tutu for a campaign to promote the rights of 250 million Dalits, people regarded as "untouchable" and who face intolerance because of their ancestry.
LOUISVILLE – While budget concerns and impending layoffs are on the front burner for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) right now, the General Assembly Council also has other concerns bubbling on the stove.
LOUISVILLE – While budget concerns and impending layoffs are on the front burner for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) right now, the General Assembly Council also has other concerns bubbling on the stove.
In a telephone news conference, Lisa Larges (See main news story) said she has worked with San Francisco Presbytery on her candidacy for 12 years, and praised the presbytery for being “meticulous and faithful and thoughtful” in its work, saying “I am deeply grateful to San Francisco Presbytery for the journey we have traveled together.”
LOUISVILLE – Details of proposed budget cuts and staff reductions for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) remained scant March 24, as both the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly and the General Assembly Council began meetings in Louisville.
LOUISVILLE – This undoubtedly will be a difficult week for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), with the General Assembly Council meeting in Louisville March 25-27 to consider budget cuts and layoffs for the church’s national staff.
Congratulations go to Wabash Presbytery. It has graciously dismissed three churches to the Midwest Presbytery of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
The board of directors of Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City has named Katharine Rhodes Henderson, currently the seminary’s executive vice president, as its new president, effective July 1.
It’s getting started, but is already full of energy.
A blue-ribbon panel recommended on Feb. 19 that the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America lift its ban on partnered gay and lesbian clergy, but only after the church agrees in principle on gay relationships and respecting the consciences of those who dissent.
In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Swiss reformer John Calvin, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches and the Protestant Church of Geneva launched the Calvin ’09 year.
While politicians argue whether “change” is coming to America, there’s no doubt real demographic change is happening right now.
Mark 11:1-11
This story it set within the bounds of Mark’s overall narrative of Jesus’ passion; it begins the final week of Jesus’ life.
“I visited this church,” said a leader attending a membership development workshop, “and I could get into the main door, but I couldn’t find the door into the sanctuary.”
According to the earliest manuscripts, this passage constitutes the end of the Gospel of Mark.
Mark 11:1-11
This story it set within the bounds of Mark’s overall narrative of Jesus’ passion;
John 12:20-33
The hour has come
The events described in this passage occur in the Gospel of John subsequent to the triumphal entry.
Was there a Weary Wednesday
On the bulletin board in the choir room at the Pasadena Church, there was a poster with a line drawing of someone in a choir robe and the caption: “The one who sings prays twice.”
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