Deceased (from the Oct. 12, 2015 issue)
William Allen Doyle, 72, Feb. 20, Beaver, Pa. Walter Estelle, 81, Jan. 9, Spokane, Wash. Gordon Mackay, 85, Feb. 27, Wichita, Kan...
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Honorably retired (from the Oct. 12, 2015 issue)
James R. Berger, from pastor, Hope United Presbyterian Church, Ft. Myers, Fla. Deborah Ann Chase, from member at large, Bixby, Okla. Paul..
Transitions (from the Oct. 12, 2015 issue)
Cecilia Armstrong, to associate pastor, St. James Church, Charleston, S.C., from member at large, Charleston-Atlantic Presbytery Bryan Bond, to pastor, First Presbyterian..
Ordinations (from the Oct. 12, 2015 issue)
Greg Allen-Pickett, to general manager of World Missions of the PC(USA) Mission Agency, Louisville, Ky., by Denver Presbytery Richard Bellomy III, to..
Anniversaries (from the Oct. 12, 2015 issue)
Second Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, Mo., 150 years
Calendar Check – November 2015
Nov. 5-7 Denver 2015 Covenant Network Conference featuring Cynthia Rigsby, Clifton Kirkpatrick, J. Herbert Nelson. Central Presbyterian Church. covnetpres.org Nov. 8-13 Montreat, N.C. Presbyterian..
STEPHEN R. HERR
“Fast-food nation and higher education are becoming ever more homogeneous, and it’s not surprising that students are less engaged. Why should they be? Generic only goes so..
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20 years ago - October 23, 1995 There are many kinds of education, nearly all of them affirmed by the Reformed family...
Local leaders call for outside consultants: A letter to Heath Rada, moderator of the PC(USA)
Guest commentary from Philip Reed and Mark Verdery Dear Mr. Moderator, We write to recommend consultants to facilitate a multi-level listening process..
2016 GA primer: Presbyterians prepare for Portland
PORTLAND – The 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be returning to Portland, Oregon, in 2016 – 124 years after..
True You: Overcoming Self-Doubt and Using Your Voice
by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun and Tracey D. Bianchi InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, Ill. 191 pages REVIEWED BY MICHELLE SUMPTION This is the..
Is capital punishment America’s unforgivable sin?
Guest commentary by Dwyn M. Mounger Last month, the state of Georgia ended Kelly Gissendaner’s life. That was despite her conversion to..
Presbyterians come together over polity: Concurrent meetings held in Portland
Over 400 leaders from presbyteries and synods have gathered in Portland, Oregon, October 9-12 to hold meetings, foster connections and explore ways..
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The morning of Oct. 10, the Association of Mid Council Leaders (AMCL) kicked off its annual meeting with a plenary session lead..
Blessed are those who mourn: Sharing comfort in grief
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An Open Letter to Moderator Heath Rada: What if . . . we held an ecclesiastical hackathon?
Guest commentary by Deborah Wright and Jim Kitchens Small teams of six (made up of regular Presbyterians from all across the country)..
Ministry in the midst of tragedy
by Alex W. Evans The words of Psalm 46 are familiar to most of us: God is our refuge and strength, a..
October 12, 2015: Digital issue for subscribers (College & YA)
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s October 12, 2015 issue is now available! It is viewable on most computers, tablets, and smartphones. Click..
Hope and controversy fill Pope Francis’ visit to America
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Pope of (all) the people
Guest commentary by William A. Jonas Last week, I experienced two events that I never dreamed I would. The first was being..
Sit, listen, help — Healing ministries with the bereaved
by Magdalena I. García “Death will come, always out of season.” — Big Elk, Omaha chief It was a sizzling Sunday with..
Protected: The Making of Stewardship Leaders: Spiritual and Technical Disciplines for Cultivating Generous Communities (webinar replay)
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In life and death we belong to God: Rites and rituals as witness
by Rob Lohmeyer Where was the first funeral in Bible? How did it mark the occasion of death and what might it..
Keith Gunter
“Our purpose is not to make our ministry supreme. Or our church supreme. It is to make Christ supreme.” KEITH GUNTER, pastor of..