by Jan DeVries I grew up in a family where money was rarely discussed. In my early ministry, I worked with pastors..
Shortly after my husband and I got married, with some knowledge of what he’d gotten himself into marrying a pastor, he joined..
by Paul Grier Ours is a denomination of smaller-membership congregations. Almost a third of our churches count 50 or fewer members; some..
Guest commentary by Robert Hoch Summer in our family often means a walking holiday, usually in England, since this is my wife..
This month, we asked our bloggers what it’s like to be the youngest Presbyterian in the room. Here’s what they shared. Pastors..
Guest commentary by Robert Lowry (in response to “A time for permanent leadership”) John Wimberly is correct. Long-term, stable leadership does indeed..
THIS SUMMER I’VE BEEN “putting my house in order.” Or to be more accurate, I’ve been trying to put my yard in..
by Sean Mitchell For years, I have been involved in a specific conversation on multiple occasions with multiple groups. The conversation unfolds..
Until the day your congregants get biblical about tithing, your stewardship efforts will depend mostly on membership development. Grow your congregation and..
by Sean Mitchell If you’ve wished for this, you are in good company. Most are looking for the exit ramp and hoping..
It is that most wonderful time of the church year: stewardship season! If your congregation is like most, fall is the time..
Guest commentary Long-term, stable leadership matters. Therefore, I was stunned to see the leadership of the Presbyterian Mission Agency propose a three-year..
by Thomas W. Currie There are very few liturgical moments in the worship of most Presbyterians that require extensive choreography. As a..
Guest commentary by Corbin Crable The appeal of comic books is as strong in adulthood for Jonas Hayes as it was the first..
This month, we asked our bloggers what it’s like to be the youngest Presbyterian in the room. Here’s what they shared. Preaching..
As the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) prepares to hold its first National 1001 New Worshipping Communities Conference in Florida on Aug. 10-13, a..
It’s a special Sunday at our Presbyterian church because members of the confirmation class are going to make their first public professions..
by David W. Johnson The questions Ordained service in the Presbyterian Church begins the way that marriage begins: with questions. There are..
This month, we asked our bloggers what it’s like to be the youngest Presbyterian in the room. Here’s what they shared. Age..
Dear Lord let us hear your voice, Show us how we should forgive. Join us so we can rejoice, For with you..
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SURE HAS ITS QUIRKS. Why else are lawyers disbarred and clergy defrocked, but cowboys aren’t deranged or dry cleaners..
by Laura Smith Conrad My church’s session did an exercise a few years ago. It revealed that we were really good at..
Guest commentary by Doug Kelly “Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” (Colossians 3:14) I love..
Alyson Janke, a stated clerk and ruling elder, shares her advice.
John, the parish associate at my first call, was a person I admired greatly and from whom I learned a lot. He..
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