"The subliminal messages of prison say: You are defined by your worst mistake. ... It is Hagar’s Community Church’s goal to communicate: You are so much more ... You belong to God."
Executive Director of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians Brian Ellison reflects on the past 25 years and the fight for equal rights in the PC(USA).
The Office of Theology, Formation & Evangelism of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, PC(USA), in partnership with Montreat Conference Center, is hosting the hybrid conference “Evangelism: Addressing Harm, Embracing Hope” on Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2022.
Rev. Jimmie Ray Hawkins shares an update from PC(USA) Advocacy Offices: the Office of Public Witness in Washington, D.C., and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations (PMUN) in New York City.
Presbytery Executive of the Presbytery of Chicago Rev. Dr. Craig M. Howard reflects on the changes he's witnessed in gender representation in the PC(USA), and the work that remains to achieve true equality.
Susan Rose, who runs a nonprofit dedicated to mentoring women for ministry leadership, reflects on what it's like to be a woman in ministry in 2022.
Dana Moulds reflects on the history and power of literacy in the Black community.
"We hope to let every church know that you do not need to be exceptional; you don’t need a big budget or limitless volunteers. You just need to listen to people with disabilities."
"[O]ne of my favorite Bible stories is about the Gerasene demoniac (Mark 5:1-20). We perceive it as scary — but in truth, Jesus models how I want to be treated as someone with bipolar disorder."
How food can help restore our relationship with the earth and with each other.
A list of gifts you can create using materials you might otherwise throw away.
"I see our call to be the church in the 21st century as God daring us to look deep into our identity as believers during social, political and theological turmoil, daring us to be grounded yet flexible enough to thrive in a rapidly changing context."
"The Presbyterian church has given me so much: a voice, an unrelenting passion for making our world better, compassion for others, a deep appreciation for diversity. And on my bad days, when the news is filled with despair, I take heart in knowing that somewhere within the PC(USA), there’s a committee working faithfully to solve it."
What would it mean to let the pre-COVID ministry die, wonders Elizabeth Hakken Candido?
Trusting Black women requires a new kind of faith.
Family and friends, we live in extraordinary times. The pandemic wilderness of Greek alphabet variant soup is palpable and unrelenting. The global..
I believe the lesson of Palm Sunday is about our tendency to confuse God’s call for humility with a call to grasp for power, writes Aaron Neff.
I read voraciously when I visited the Alamo a few months ago. History has never been my interest, despite marrying a historian...
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” This Martin Luther King Jr. quote reminds us that the church must match their..
As my colleague explained the mechanics of muting and unmuting on Zoom for what seemed like the millionth time to the members..
When I see the scions of wealth parade grandly through my town with, what I interpret as, smug entitlement on their faces,..
Oct. 4, 2021, is this generation’s “date which will live in infamy.” Okay, that may be a little drastic, but it definitely..
Before the pandemic, I was on autopilot all day, every day, preoccupied with everything and nothing at all. I was living in..
Recently, the world opened up enough for me to accompany my son, a high school senior, on several college tours. Even though..
In the spring of 2016, I was laying on my back in a hospital bed at Duke University Medical Center. Sickness and..
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