Outlook Reporting

PC(USA) Justice Committee recommends divestment in three companies

LOUISVILLE – The Justice Committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted Feb. 6 to pass on to the 2014 General Assembly..

Special Offerings Advisory Task Force recommends changes to increase participation and denominational agility

LOUISVILLE – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board has approved the recommendations of the Special Offerings Advisory Task Force – which is proposing..

No increase in per capita recommended for 2015 and 2016

LOUISVILLE – There would be no increase in the per capita rate for the Presbyterian Church in 2015 and 2016. That’s the..

PMAB explores new direction for future of Stony Point

LOUISVILLE - It appears that a temporary détente of sorts may have been reached in the conflicted, ongoing debate over the future..

Presbyterian Mission Agency Board endorses new initiatives to focus on education and mission

LOUISVILLE – The executive committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board has endorsed two new churchwide initiatives for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)..

Special Offerings Task Force, round two

A Special Offerings Task Force is presenting a new series of recommendations for revising the special offerings of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)..

Once again, MRTI recommends divestment

Once again, the Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) committee is recommending that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) divest in three companies which it..

Responding to the Sudan crisis

Because of the ongoing conflict in South Sudan, all seven of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission co-workers remain out of the country,..

Points of tension: Key players react to Stony Point evaluation committee recommendation against incorporation

An evaluation committee is recommending that the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board not approve separate incorporation for Stony Point Conference Center outside New..

Breaking news – Citing too many unanswered questions, Stony Point evaluation committee recommends against incorporation

Unity with difference: Same-gender marriage discussions

The 2012 General Assembly came stunningly close to taking a bold and controversial step – rejecting by just a 52-48 percent margin..

Small steps toward unity with difference

Christians today should not live in the fantasy that they know more about the faith than those who came before them –..

Unity with difference: Theologians dig in

Knowing that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is about to confront once again the question of whether Presbyterian ministers should perform same-gender marriages..

John Wilkinson endorsed as second candidate to run for moderator

The Presbytery of Genesee Valley on Nov. 26 endorsed John Wilkinson, a teaching elder from Rochester, as a candidate for moderator of..

In appreciation to our Veterans

In appreciation to our Veterans -    I know I speak for many Presbyterians in extending appreciation and thanks to our military..

WCC Assembly adopts new statement on church unity

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – Delegates to the 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches meeting here have adopted a new statement,..

Covenant Network closing worship: Executive director asks, “Why does marriage matter?”

CHICAGO – “Marriage matters why?” That’s the question Brian Ellison, executive director of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians, asked when he preached..

Macky Alston opens Covenant Network conference: Hope for the “in-between spaces”

CHICAGO – Macky Alston has a love story to tell his 10-year-old daughter, Alice – and to the Presbyterian church. Macky Wallace..

World Council launches 10th assembly: a picture of contrasts

Highland Park vote on joining ECO (updated)

Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas voted by margin of 89 percent on Oct. 27 to end its affiliation with the Presbyterian..

Wild patience: Years of discussion lead to signing of covenant between presbytery and Islamic communities in Chicago

Presbyterians and Muslims in the greater Chicago recently sat down to dinner together in celebration of a new relationship and a new..

Why Detroit?

Why hold the 2014 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Detroit of all places? That’s a question that Tom Hay,..

Stony Point incorporation debate continues

LOUISVILLE – Members of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board on Sept. 27 laid on the table more questions about the future of..

PMAB asks, “Should Stony Point be incorporated?”

LOUISVILLE – Should the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) incorporate Stony Point Conference Center outside New York City as a separate legal entity? While..

PMA Board: Income coming up short

LOUISVILLE – Finances for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continue to look challenging – with expenses being held in check for now, but..