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..
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..
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