Hunter Farrell, who has served as director of World Mission for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) since 2007, has announced that he is..
by Lori Archer Raible and George C. Anderson As a newly ordained minister, Lori Archer Raible participated in the Trent Symposium,..
Dear first-year seminarian, By now you have unpacked the boxes in your campus apartment, logged your first hundred commuter miles or perused..
As I began to put together this issue of the Outlook dedicated to the relationship between faith and public service, I asked..
In the midst of a rancorous election season, public service as a calling of faith sounds like a contradiction of terms..
by James K.A. Smith Let’s be honest: This is a difficult year to talk about faith and politics. The fragmentation of our..
by David B. Cozad With competing claims heating up in the presidential election, it’s time to steel ourselves not just for conflict..
by Sallie Watson Almost 200 years ago, a trail was charted between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Independence, Missouri, that would..
by Ken Evers-Hood It started with four quarters. Every Friday night when I was a boy growing up in the 80s, I would..
by Dan Hotchkiss A famous sign on Harry Truman’s desk declared: The buck stops here. “The president — whoever he is,” Truman explained,..
by Laura Jervis, Dave Mammen and Nancy Muirhead An estimated 5 million Syrians have fled their country since civil war erupted over..
by Laurie Kraus (with Susan Krehbiel and Teresa Waggener) The world is the midst of the greatest refugee crisis since World War..
Story and photos by Derek Macleod None is too many “None is too many.” That was the chilling (though, in the 1930s,..
Recognizing that some people of faith want to learn more about racism, white privilege and systemic injustice, some Presbyterians and others..
by John Reiter “I thought refried beans only came from a can,” the volunteer chuckled, while scribbling down the recipe for homemade..
by Rebecca Kirkpatrick When I began serving my first congregation almost 15 years ago, its adult education programming on Sunday morning looked..
by Holly Inglis Change – it’s part of everyday life in the 21st century (and actually has been for some time). But..
by Israel Galindo A problem in perpetuity: Churches appreciate the importance and value of Christian education for the spiritual growth of their..
by Whitney Wilkinson To say my ministry at my wee kirk in the North Carolina Sandhills began in a Mason jar is..
by Wayne Sankarlal What do I mean by a “small/rural church”? To take a page from Jeff Foxworthy, if your church has less..
by Kristin Frederich “Never” was the response. I had called the chair of the personnel committee to go over things before session..
Story and photos by Richard (Skip) J. Shaffer Jr. Whenever I visit a rural community, I am reminded of the power and depth..
by Barbara Bundick On June 18, 2016, commissioners, advisory delegates, overture advocates, mid-council staff, exhibitors, volunteers and the whole panoply of the..
It's what Presbyterians all over the country say: We wish more young people wanted to be part of this congregation. Levels of..
by Theresa Cho The 222nd General Assembly in Portland will soon be upon us. If you are a commissioner to this year’s..
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