ALBUQUERQUE Ginny Ward Holderness decided to speak her mind when she was named the 2011 “Educator of the Year” by the Association of Presbyterian Christian Educators (APCE).
ALBUQUERQUE In his younger years, Rick Ufford-Chase had a rocky relationship with the Apostle Paul. He found him racist, sexist and homophobic. “Mostly, I gave up,” preferring not to argue with those who saw Paul differently, Ufford-Chase said recently.
Where is the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) headed?
I wish I knew.
NEW YORK (NCC) As news from earthquake-stricken Japan and Tsunami-devastated coastal areas worsens, U.S. churches and religious groups are pulling out all the stops to assess how they can help.
There is much that I can agree with in what Prof. Arlo Duba says in the two articles posted in the Outlook. There is great emphasis in the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles and the NT as a whole on inclusiveness…
There is much that I can agree with in what Prof. Arlo Duba says in the two articles posted in the Outlook.
Grace runs deep in Scripture, in the Reformed tradition, and in the hearts of Presbyterians.
Grace runs deep in Scripture, in the Reformed tradition, and in the hearts of Presbyterians.
CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND (ENI) Historian Simon Schama says the sudden spread of “democratic liberation” in the Middle East should prompt discussion of whether secularism has a future in emerging democracies in the region.
LONDON (Ecclesia) The increasingly targeted attacks on gay people in a number of African countries, which are thought to have led to the Jan. 27 murder of Ugandan gay activist David Kato, make it less likely gays will seek treatment for HIV infections, says the U.K.-based churches’ international development agency Christian Aid.
RICHMOND, VA. As the cold month of January drew to a close, so did the tenure of Martha Skelton, who had announced in mid-December her intention to retire from serving as associate editor of the Presbyterian Outlook. She completed six years of service.
I was graciously granted an interview that is on the Outlook web site. Please read that, and then this theological addition.
I truly wanted to vote for a more concise, less cumbersome new Form of Government (“nFOG”). One that would inspire and send the church fully empowered and engaged in what God is doing in the world. But the proposed new Form of Government actually moves our church backwards, distracts us from actually doing ministry, and further illustrates our denomination’s disconnect with our culture.
To the Editor:
Dear Sir:
Even if you are in favor of gay and lesbian ordination, you should vote against Amendment A, for three reasons. The same reasons pertain to battle-weary centrists eager to put the conflict to rest.
INDIANAPOLIS – What is next for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)? The 350-or-so folks who gathered in Indianapolis for the Next Church Conference, Feb. 28-March 1, know pretty much what it’s not going to be. Not a return to the 1950s … to rules and regulations and bickering …Click here to read full article.
INDIANAPOLIS – What is next for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)?
The 350-or-so folks who gathered in Indianapolis for the Next Church Conference, Feb. 28-March 1, know pretty much what it’s not going to be. Not a return to the 1950s. Not a groundswell of folks desperate to come to church because they can’t get enough of rules and regulations and bickering. Not a denomination that can be older and whiter than the rest of the nation and miraculously expect to thrive.
February 26, 2011
As of February 26, 2011, 95 presbyteries have voted. Thirteen of these presbyteries have reversed direction from their votes of 2008-09. Twelve have switched from opposing a change in ordination standards to supporting a change, whereas just one has switched from supporting to opposing.
By the Session of Faith Presbyterian Church, Austin, Texas
1February 20, 2011
On February 2, 2011 many members of our Presbytery received a letter circulating around the PC(USA) stating that the PC(USA) is "deathly ill" and inviting us to a conference to consider new structures for the future, including a new fellowship. This letter raises both important issues and some serious concerns, so the Council of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta feels it is important to respond…
“A brief review of the discussions which have troubled our Church in the past throws a revealing light upon the path which we are now treading.
The decades-long conflict over ordaining gays and lesbians, now bleeding into endorsing same-sex marriage, has clearly reached an impasse for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
[This essay is based on remarks I made to Foothills Presbytery on 7 November 2010, at the request of the Presbytery overture committee. The committee members came from the whole spectrum of the PCUSA—right, left, and center. The Presbytery voted to adopt Belhar by a vote of 54-42.]
February, 2011
This essay covers the debate over ordaining gays and lesbians in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) at three points: (A) the four stages of the argument to date, (B) where the debate leaves us theologically, and (C) where the debate leaves us as far as some kind of resolution.
January, 11, 2011
Amendment 10-A: Standards for ordained service reflect the church’s desire to submit joyfully to the Lordship of Jesus Christ in all aspects of life (G-1.0000).
A few weeks back, we published an editorial suggesting that the first 10 years of the 21st century could well be dubbed, “The Decade of Disclosure.” With the proliferation of Facebook, YouTube, blogging, instant messaging, etc., we’ve become a whole generation of folks with never an unpublished thought.
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