by John Reiter “I thought refried beans only came from a can,” the volunteer chuckled, while scribbling down the recipe for homemade..
YES, I KNOW IT WAS NEARLY 3 MONTHS AGO, BUT... hands down, my favorite liturgical holy day is Pentecost. Though I rarely..
Guest Outpost blog by Alex Becker One of the wonderful things I inherited from my dad is a love of Pink..
by Rebecca Kirkpatrick When I began serving my first congregation almost 15 years ago, its adult education programming on Sunday morning looked..
Beware the “graying” of the church – says the common wisdom. I have been among those sounding the alarm as the average..
by Kristin Willett Our congregation has been exploring what it means to weave Christian education throughout everything we do. In reality, everything..
by C. Christopher Smith Christian education serves a wonderful purpose in the life of our churches. When done well, it gives us space for..
For all their quirks and quibbles, all their foibles, squabbles, even downright donnybrooks, I find my people there. Recalcitrant, to be sure,..
Guest commentary by Maryjane Finne Computer applications often provide default values to aid with data entry. Sometimes, however, adopting the default causes..
In my previous post, I posited that a decline in attendance in my congregation’s adult Christian education programs might not be solved..
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..
A part of my job as the associate pastor of spiritual formation is to oversee adult Christian education, which has been a..
My neighbor, the one who loves nature and Golden retrievers, says he is going to write a book and title it, “We..
Guest commentary by Rebecca Cummings Youth conferences tend to use themes that deal with breaking down boundaries and this year’s Presbyterian Youth..
Guest commentary by Alex W. Evans By now, all of us are familiar with these phrases: “Black Lives Matter” ... “Blue Lives Matter”..
The alarm goes off on Sunday mornings at 5 a.m. In the dim light, I choose my dress, aiming for something not-too-sexy,..
A RECENT ARTICLE IN USA TODAY reported Miami as the American city with the rudest drivers. The data compiled by AutoVantage, an..
by Whitney Wilkinson To say my ministry at my wee kirk in the North Carolina Sandhills began in a Mason jar is..
Guest Outpost blog by Christopher De La Cruz “You are enough.” Over 4,000 teenagers packed in a Purdue University music hall erupted in..
In the last line of his 2008 acceptance speech, Barack Obama went to Scripture. “Let us hold without wavering to the..
by Melissa Wiginton Isolation. Loneliness. Financial stress. Generational disconnect. These words pepper all pastors’ conversations. Pastors in rural and small church..
by William McConnell Small and mighty are not mutually exclusive terms. Not in life, not in the church and certainly not in..
by Wayne Sankarlal What do I mean by a “small/rural church”? To take a page from Jeff Foxworthy, if your church has less..
Guest commentary by Samuel Son “Black lives matter.” That’s how I started my sermon on July 10th, the Sunday after the withering..
© Copyright 2026 The Presbyterian Outlook. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Statement. Website by Web Publisher PRO
