CHICAGO – When the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) meets in Detroit next summer, the primary focus of the Covenant..
Should the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) incorporate Stony Point Conference Center outside New York City as a separate legal entity? In a conversation..
I began my academic career as professor at College of the Holy Cross, a very fine Jesuit school in Worcester, Massachusetts...
The vast majority of independent, private institutions of higher learning in the U.S. were established by the church. Hundreds of historically Protestant..
Campbell Memorial Presbyterian Church, a 170-member congregation in the riverside village of Weems, Va., started swimmingly on sabbatical planning for its..
I love our new Form of Government — most of it. It’s lean, efficient, and places our historic principles of Presbyterian governance..
Peter Drucker, the business/management/leadership author, once said that the four hardest jobs in America are to be the president of the United..
For many ministers — who often sprint from one end of the week to the next, their schedules crammed with meetings and..
I grew up in a pastor’s home, back in the day when honorifics were standard fare when addressing clergy. I do not..
Jeff Bezos’ recent purchase of the Washington Post brought to light one of his classic quotes: “What is dangerous is not to..
Seminaries face challenging times, with financial struggles and student debt, and real questions being about how to best prepare effective leaders to..
My teenage son, Garrison, called my attention to it, because I only glanced at the painting. He looked longer and more deeply...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sharing practical skills and big dreams, roughly 1,500 Presbyterians gathered in Louisville Aug 1-3 for Big Tent 2013 — a..
Dig into the history of the nation’s heartland, and down nearly every country road you’ll find a common denominator: dirt. So..
Can you capture what it means to be a deacon, ruling elder, or teaching elder in a short article that would serve..
Elders’ and deacons’ first duty is not to tend to the needs of the flock but to train, empower and send their..
When I was growing up, my dad was clerk of session at our church. He took his role very seriously. He..
“The first question the Levite asked was, ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to..
The speech is almost biblical in its proportions. And its impact. The foe, racial prejudice and the hatred and injustice that trail..
Tom Taylor, the president of the Presbyterian Foundation, served as an attorney in commercial litigation for one of the largest law firms in..
Republished with permission from The Lake Institute on Faith and Giving. Earlier this year, the 2013 Congregational Economic Impact Study (CEIS)..
Jesus taught, “It’s better to give than to receive.” But he didn’t say that receiving is a bad thing. Then again,..
In a seminar I did yesterday, one of those in attendance said, “It was brought up in our leadership council meeting that..
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