Transitions (from the Sept. 15, 2014 issue)
Gail Doering, from Presbytery of San Francisco, to interim pastor, First Church, North Bend, Ore. Jim Gill, from interim to pastor, Faith..
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Retirements (from the Sept. 15, 2014 issue)
Nancy E. Muth, from pastor, First Church, Philadelphia, Pa. Barry L. Phillips, from pastor, Second Church, Newport News, Va. Gregory Hugh Ritter,..
Ordinations (from the Sept. 15, 2014 issue)
Rebecca Blake, to pastor, Beacon, Philadelphia, Pa. by Philadelphia Presbytery David Bonnema, to associate pastor, Palma Ceia Church, Tampa, Fla., by Presbytery..
Anniversaries (from the Sept. 15, 2014 issue)
Bethel Murdoch Church, Loveland, Ohio, 200 years Covenant Church, Marietta, Ga., 50 years First Church, Freeport, Texas, 100 years Trinity Church, Laurinburg,..
The new pastor’s first year: Part 2
In a previous column (part one), two strategies were suggested for the first year of a teaching elder’s ministry. What else assists..
Dollars to discipleship: The value of funding theological education
by Nancy Benson-Nicol Since 1986, when the Theological Education Fund (TEF) was established by the 198th General Assembly, we in the ministries..
Columbia Seminary board appoints interim president
Decatur, GA (Columbia Seminary Communications) —This morning the Board of Trustees for Columbia Theological Seminary met by conference call to elect an..
September 29, 2014: Digital issue for subscribers
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s September 29, 2014 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and smartphones...
28 Hymns to Sing Before You Die
by John Mulder with Morgan Roberts Cascade Books, Eugene, Ore. 208 pages REVIEWED BY BARBARA G. WHEELER Several years ago, Robert T...
Breaking news: Presbyterian Outlook interim consulting editor announced
Dear Outlook Friend, On behalf of the Presbyterian Outlook Foundation Board of Directors I am pleased to share the news with you that the..
Permitting the polarization to polarize us
Guest commentary from Todd McCoy Perhaps many of you have been pondering the same question I have: “Given the ongoing polarization of..
Seeking forgiveness in Hudson River Presbytery
SCARBOROUGH, N.Y. (PNS) "I am here to ask for forgiveness from the presbytery and particularly those members of it who I harmed by..
When Stewardship Is an Act of Public Witness
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The New Testament portrays a church composed primarily of the poor, the powerless, the outcast. Paul reminds the Corinthians: “Not..
Grace Presbytery, Highland Park Presbyterian Church settle lawsuit
DALLAS (PNS) Highland Park Presbyterian Church here will pay $7.8 million to Grace Presbytery in order to obtain both a release of its..
Worshipping in Advent: From Darkness to Light
A 90-minute Presbyterian Outlook webinar Recorded Tuesday, October 21, 2014 featuring Kimberly Long and Eric Wall Advent is a journey from darkness to light. During..
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary mourns Professor Johannes Swart
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is mourning the loss of the Rev. Dr. Johannes G. J. Swart, associate professor of world mission and evangelism...
Samuel Rodriguez
“There’s still angst in the pews, but if they listen more to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John than to Rush Limbaugh, they’ll..
Disagreeing to agree: PC(USA) divesture vote leads to anti-semitic charges (10 years ago)
10 years ago — Sept. 13, 2004 The 216th General Assembly meeting in Richmond, Virginia, began the process of exploring divesture in..
Deceased (from the September 1, 2014 issue)
Samuel Corchado-Ortega, 92, Mar. 13, 2009, Carolina, P.R. Thomas J. Cummins Jr., 90, Sept. 17, 2013, Pittsburgh Ricardo Diaz, 90, May 10,..
Honorably retired (from the September 1, 2014 issue)
David G. Dawson, from executive presbyter, Shenango Presbytery, Pulaski, Pa. Robert L. Garrard, from pastor, First Church, Cheyenne, Wy. Eugene L. Gladney,..
September 15, 2014: Digital issue for subscribers
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s September 15, 2014 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and smartphones. Click..
This is not a drill: Guest commentary from Edward Koster
In 2010, the General Assembly approved an authoritative interpretation (AI) that included the following statements: “Neither the General Assembly nor the GAPJC..
Readers: You are invited to say “thank you” to Jack Haberer
Jack Haberer, editor of the Presbyterian Outlook, has accepted a call to become the pastor of Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church in Naples, Florida. On September..
We are the church together
A guest blog by Melissa DeRosia and Shannon Meacham Shannon: It was November 2010 when I stood in the pulpit of..
An American Scholar Recalls Karl Barth’s Golden Years as a Teacher (1958-1964)
by Raymond Kemp Anderson Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, Maine. 438 pages REVIEWED BY JAMES CUBIE A real gift has unexpectedly come to..