by Bradley Longfield and Beth McCaw Recently Heath Rada, moderator of the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), asked, “How might..
Guest commentary by Anitra Kitts We were on our way to a scenic bike ride south of Munich last Sunday when something..
Our church is approaching the end of a sermon series exploring the “Great Ends of the Church” as articulated by the United..
The final stage of an effective membership recruitment process happens when the constituent actually affiliates with your congregation. For some that will..
by Paul Roberts BLACK LIVES MATTER IS AN AFFIRMATION OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND IT IS A TRIBUTE TO THE RESILIENCE..
When the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) catalogs its institutional strengths — its polity, its considerable financial reserves, its many sturdy congregations — the..
My time at seminary seems like a lifetime ago – and it almost was, starting in the summer of 1978. When I..
by Susan R. Garrett and Christine J. Hong At Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, we aim to educate men and women to make..
Our schools, like our churches and our ministers, have no clear conceptions of what they are doing but are carrying on traditional..
I have lately had my doubts about church mission trips. But it's been a while. Like 4 years and 3 months, to..
Guest commentary by Elesha Coffman Following the June 17 shooting at the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, America’s historically..
I remember. Do you remember? Do you remember when you used to sit in those small, wooden chairs at the half-circle tables..
by Cláudio Carvalhaes “Metaphor has the extraordinary power of redescribing reality.” — Paul Ricoeur “Ideology is a ‘representation’ of the imaginary relationship..
“Check your work.” As I was growing up, my parents said this phrase whenever I sat down at the kitchen table, ready..
by Robert Hoch As we were about to process into church, the preacher of the day turned to me and confessed, “I’m..
Guest commentary by Teri Lyon The recent Labor Day Weekend Jazz Communion service at First Presbyterian Church in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, was..
Guest commentary by Bill Paul As people of God we are called to both ministry and mission. Ministry is what we do..
Theologian Amos Wilder said that going to church should be like “approaching an open volcano where the world is molten and hearts..
When Moses came down from the mountain, he brought with him some excellent advice. It has proved hard to apply. It goes..
by Patrick J. Willson How shall we preach “The Gospel for an Age of Doubt”? Although that may sound like a new..
by Agnes W. Norfleet I’ve long subscribed to Journal for Preachers, a seasonal quarterly which resources the craft of preaching. The ecru..
I have now been on the other side of the pulpit for six months. My overwhelming response to this new vantage point is..
Guest Outpost blog by Stephen McKinney-Whitaker In just a few hours, I’ll have surgery. I don’t need it, but I need to..
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..
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