Shot of a group of young friends having a festive meal together at home

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The church needs to meet young adults at their table

Two young men stand around at a local coffee shop

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What young adults are teaching the church about belonging

Cup with wine, bread and open Bible, Christian communion.

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When ruling elders preside at Communion

A group of young people walking across a field

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You have youth. They just aren’t in your pews.

Group of people watching a worship band on stage with spotlights and smoke. People in the audience have their hands raised.

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What are our worship songs teaching us?

Someone holding a piece of communion bread and a cup of either grape juice or wine.

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Communing without bread

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Changing default values: My experience of the Belhar Confession at GA

Guest commentary by Maryjane Finne Computer applications often provide default values to aid with data entry. Sometimes, however, adopting the default causes..

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Does our value in Christian education need to change? Further reflections

In my previous post, I posited that a decline in attendance in my congregation’s adult Christian education programs might not be solved..

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Does our value in Christian education need to change?

A part of my job as the associate pastor of spiritual formation is to oversee adult Christian education, which has been a..

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Transforming the walls that divide us at Triennium

Guest commentary by Rebecca Cummings Youth conferences tend to use themes that deal with breaking down boundaries and this year’s Presbyterian Youth..

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Tumult: Looking to God in times of injustice

Guest commentary by Alex W. Evans By now, all of us are familiar with these phrases: “Black Lives Matter” ... “Blue Lives Matter”..

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The sandwich of life and ministry

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,..

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Who me? With them? Triennium explored the gospel and issues of race

Guest Outpost blog by Christopher De La Cruz “You are enough.” Over 4,000 teenagers packed in a Purdue University music hall erupted in..

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The gospel is the end of racism

Guest commentary by Samuel Son “Black lives matter.” That’s how I started my sermon on July 10th, the Sunday after the withering..

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Confessing our white supremacy

Guest commentary by Tracy Howe Wispelwey Last week, Denise Anderson’s guest commentary, “How white supremacy hurts white people,” reminded us that our..

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Pins and family reunion: Triennium kicks off

Guest Outpost blog and photos by Christopher De La Cruz On the first day of the 2016 Presbyterian Youth Triennium, the general..

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What is the purpose of church planning teams?

I recently assembled a leadership team to lead, vision and plan for adult discipleship programs and events in the congregation. The team..

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La sangre y el río / The Blood and The River (Dedicated to the victims of the massacre in Orlando and their families)

La sangre y el río (Dedicado a las víctimas de la masacre de Orlando y sus familias) Cuando la sangre se convierte..

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Jack Rogers’ commentary on homosexuality and the Bible

Guest commentary by Jack Rogers Editorial note: Several months ago I received a kind email from Jack Rogers. In it he wrote, "Today..

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Being white in the conversation about race

Guest commentary by Beth Brown During the week of July 4th, I was at Lake Tahoe with 70 people enjoying what is..

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Reflections on the train: Racism and being an ally

Every morning when I ride the MARTA train to the church where I work in Atlanta, I sit or stand next..

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Confession time: How white supremacy hurts white people

Guest commentary by T. Denise Anderson Last week after we’d learned about a second extrajudicial killing of an African-American man, I..

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Crossing The Bar (daily at the pool)

I am no longer diving; unwilling anymore to risk this way-too-well-worn frame to sudden impact, its old familiar pain, upon these..

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General Assembly and Presbyterian connectionalism

Guest Outpost blog by Samuel Son What makes or breaks a conference experience, more than speakers and schedules, is your roommate. Especially..

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Did love prevail in Portland?

When I returned home from serving as a commissioner to the 222nd General Assembly, I went straight to church. My red-eye flight..

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My 5 most important outcomes from General Assembly

I attended the 222nd General Assembly in Portland, the biennial gathering of our beloved Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) denomination where we attempt..

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The sound of silence: Reflections on the 222nd General Assembly

Guest commentary by Cynthia Jarvis “Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in..

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Flags in worship

Guest commentary by Katherine Achtemeier Over the years our congregation’s worship committee has raised questions about the appropriateness of displaying the American..