The Presbyterian Outlook

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U.S. Churches Urged To Take More Action Opposing Apartheid – 30 years ago

30 years ago — February 10, 1986 More than 100 Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox and Roman Catholic leaders met … in Washington, D.C.,..

Honorably retired

Retirements (from the Feb. 1, 2016 issue)

Daniel O. Beteta, from pastor, Latinos Unidos en Cristo, San Mateo, Calif. David Lee Blevik, from pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Dearborn, Mich...

Transitions

Transitions (from the Feb. 1, 2016 issue)

Susan L. Haynes, to interim pastor, Newnan Presbyterian Church, Newnan, Ga., from associate pastor, Northminster Presbyterian Church, Roswell, Ga.

Ordinations

Ordinations (from the Feb. 1, 2016 issue)

Terri Jo Crego, to pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Fort Charlotte, Fla., by Peace River Presbytery

Outlook Reporting

APCE conference-goers sent out to “make a way”

CHICAGO – “God’s New Thing,” the 2016 annual event of the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE), drew to a close Saturday..

Outlook Reporting

APCE sound bites: Conference explores “God’s new thing”

CHICAGO – “We have moved from storytelling to sound bites,” said Heath Rada, moderator of the 221st General Assembly, speaking to a..

Outlook Reporting

Four kinds of “nones” – Lillian Daniel speaks at APCE

CHICAGO – Speaking to Christian educators and pastors gathered at the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators annual event in Chicago Jan. 27-30,..

Outlook Reporting

“God’s New Thing” – Association of Presbyterian Church Educators annual event kicks off in Chicago

CHICAGO – More than 750 church educators and pastors have braved January temperatures in Chicago this week for the Association of Presbyterian..

Outlook Features

Expressions of worship: Contemplating visual art

by Nadine Ellsworth-Moran I stared at it for a good 10 minutes, maybe 15, maybe more. I was transfixed by Dali’s painting,..

Outlook Features

Worshipping a creative God

by Shawna Bowman Creative. Experimental. Curious. Bold. Inviting. Formative. These are the words I want folks who visit the church I serve..

Book Reviews

Strangers in This World: Multireligious Reflections on Immigration

Editors: Hussam S. Timani, Allen G. Jorgenson, Alexander Y. Hwang Fortress Press, Minneapolis. 318 pages REVIEWED BY NICHOLAS YODA G.K. Chesterton spoke..

Outlook Features

Through the Lens: Photography connects community with God

Most photographers talk about taking photos or shooting photos. Not Cathy Newcomb. She receives photos. For her, the experience of contemplative photography..

Insights columns

Recreating worship

As my paintbrush touches the canvas, I imagine the emotion I feel to run through me and embody itself on the canvas...

Insights columns

Children’s Christian formation enhanced by music education

by Anne McNair The most important place for a child’s music education is in the church. It is where they learn to..

He/She Said

Gregory Wolfe

“Lamenting the art of your own era is intellectual laziness at best and a serious dereliction of duty when it comes to..

Calendar Check

Calendar Check – April 2016

APRIL 1-3 MONTREAT, N.C. Mantreat on Montreat. Montreat. montreat.org APRIL 13-15 CLINTON, S.C. Together is Better: A Conference for Small Church Missional..

Calendar Check

Calendar Check – March 2016

MARCH 19 CORBETT, ORE. Equipping Pastors, Elders and Staff to Lead a Changing Church featuring Heidi Husted Armstrong. Menucha. menucha.org MARCH 28-31..

From the Archives

New Year’s confession (20 years ago)

20 years ago — January 15, 1996 An individual preparing to be ordained for the gospel ministry is required to share a..

Deaths

Deceased (from the Jan. 18, 2016 issue)

Mary Louise Ellenberger, 89, May 25, Glen Arm, Md. John R. Sharp, 76, May 11, Baltimore

Honorably retired

Retirements (from the Jan. 18, 2016 issue)

Daniel O. Beteta, from pastor, Latinos Unidos en Cristo, San Mateo, Calif. David Lee Blevik, from pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Dearborn, Mich...

Transitions

Transitions (from the Jan. 18, 2016 issue)

Nathan Esser, to pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Sioux Falls, S.D., from pastor, Mars United Presbyterian Church, Mars. Pa. Craig Goodrich, to pastor,..

Anniversaries