Implementing the task force recommendations: Looking ahead – 10 years ago
10 years ago — Sept. 19, 2005 The General Assembly’s task force on the Peace, Unity and Purity of the Church released..
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Transitions (from the September 28, 2015 issue)
Steve Shussett, to pastor, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Allentown Pa., from teaching (executive) presbyter, Lehigh Presbytery, Allentown Pa.
Anniversaries (from the September 28, 2015 issue)
First Presbyterian Church, Fairmont, W.Va., 200 years
Honorably Retired (from the September 28, 2015 issue)
Jacqueline Alexander, from member at large, Conover, N.C. Charles E. Blakely, from adjunct faculty, Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C. Tae Su Cheong, from..
Deceased (from the September 28, 2015 issue)
Alvin R. Abbott, 85, March 28, Joliet, Ill. Robert E. Andreen, 97, May 6, 2014, Sarver, Pa. Ernesto Badillo-Gerena, 54, April 26,..
Expect to be challenged: New York awaits Pope Francis
Guest commentary by Andy James The electronic signs are everywhere throughout the city: “Major Events in Manhattan September 22-October 2. Expect Delays—Use..
Entering Wonderland: A Toolkit for Pastors New to a Church
by Robert A. Harris Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, Md. 219 pages REVIEWED BY ANDREW PLOCHER Rainer Maria Rilke once wrote, “I would..
Learning to read: The enduring value of theological education
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Ties that bind: Spiritual and socio-political relationships in seminary education
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Distance education: Seminary comes to you
by Bradley Longfield and Beth McCaw Recently Heath Rada, moderator of the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), asked, “How might..
News briefs from the PC(USA) seminaries
Editorial note: For this issue, in lieu of our regular news briefs section, the Outlook invited all PC(USA)-affiliated seminaries to submit news from..
September 28, 2015: Digital issue for subscribers (Pastors and grief)
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s September 28, 2015 issue is now available! It is viewable on most computers, tablets, and smartphones. Click..
Refugees in Germany: A pastor’s eye-witness account
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There’s A Woman in the Pulpit: Christian Clergywomen Share Their Hard Days, Holy Moments & the Healing Power of Humor
edited by Martha Spong Skylight Paths Publishing, Woodstock, Vt. 215 pages REVIEWED BY LISA LÓPEZ What’s it like being a woman in..
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Deceased (from the Sept. 14, 2015 issue)
Dan C. Armstrong Sr., 90, March 28, Gate City, Va. Wade P. Huie Jr., 91, May 30, Atlanta
Honorably retired (from the Sept. 14, 2015 issue)
Kim Louis Alten, from pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Sigourney, Iowa Barbara Z. Barnes, from pastor, Oxford Presbyterian Church, Oxford, Ohio J. Mark..
Transitions (from the Sept. 14, 2015 issue)
John Y. Todd III, to interim pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, S.C.
Ordinations (from the Sept. 14, 2015 issue)
Kari Olson, to pastor, Hope of Christ Presbyterian Church, Summit Hill, Pa., by Seattle Presbytery
Creating a place for the least of these
by Paul Roberts BLACK LIVES MATTER IS AN AFFIRMATION OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND IT IS A TRIBUTE TO THE RESILIENCE..
PC(USA) seminary boards confront modern challenges
When the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) catalogs its institutional strengths — its polity, its considerable financial reserves, its many sturdy congregations — the..
Seminary – Then & now
My time at seminary seems like a lifetime ago – and it almost was, starting in the summer of 1978. When I..
Formation for ministry in a religiously plural world
by Susan R. Garrett and Christine J. Hong At Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, we aim to educate men and women to make..
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by Robert Hoch As we were about to process into church, the preacher of the day turned to me and confessed, “I’m..