How do we maintain health and wellness? What makes for good relationships? Where do we find purpose throughout the span of our lives? This issue of the Outlook invites you to delve into these questions and consider how our faith impacts our well-being and the lives of others. Click here to read the issue in the Uberflip reader. Presbyterian churches promise to help families experiencing homelessness Family Promise partners with churches across the country to help low-income families and families experiencing homelessness. Healthy Pastors, Healthy Congregations This Board of Pensions program combines financial education with pastor grants. The difference between triangles and triangulation David Lee Jones offers family systems theory for church leaders. … [Read more...]
200 years of shaping the church — Dec. 23, 2019
For 200 years, the Presbyterian Outlook and our ancestor publications sought to share news and shape the life of the Presbyterian Church. We spent this year looking back and learning from our past, marveling at the courage of some of our predecessors and lamenting the too many times our pages propagated theology that sought to justify the evil of slavery and discrimination. This issue is the culmination of events, lectures, prayers and reflection. We still have much to learn and we pray that these words and the ones yet to come glorify God and build up the Body of Christ. Click here to read the issue in the Uberflip reader Being the best church we can be in an ever-changing world Health Rada reflects on the legacy of the Outlook in the life of the Presbyterian Church. Navigating between “Amen” and “No” Theodore Wardlaw commemorates the first 200 years of the Presbyterian Outlook by reflecting on its witness. Flesh in the world At our 200th anniversary celebration, Brian … [Read more...]
Winter books – December 9, 2019
Outlook’s book editor has compiled books of leadership and theology, grief and anxiety, racism and justice, prayer and worship. Feature articles consider how fiction informs the spiritual life and how intentional reading can become a spiritual practice. We trust this issue will help you add titles to your winter reading list! Click here to read the issue in the Uberflip reader Fiction in faith formation Author and pastor Henry Brinton considers how stories at as mirrors to see life more clearly. Reading as spiritual practice Reading can be more than a practical skill; slowing down to read can become a spiritual practice. Briefly noted Outlook book editor Roy Howard gives a glimpse at a variety of new titles Presbyterians will want to read this winter. Books in review In-depth reviews of books on preaching, justice, earth care and more. Late tidings Poetry for Advent by J. Barrie Shepherd … [Read more...]
Ministry takes many forms — November 11, 2019
Ministry takes on a myriad of forms, changing over time as a result of circumstances seen and unseen. This issue of the Outlook examines how congregations and individuals respond to natural disasters — not just in the short run, but over many months and even years. Additionally, we take a look at the gifts and challenges of bivocational ministry. Click here to read the issue in the Uberflip reader. On this rock Following disasters, Presbyterians step in to bring hope and relief to communities in chaos and grief. In the eye of the hurricane Presbyterians serve “faceless people” in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. A snapshot of biovocational ministry How can the church better care for the needs and callings of pastor serving bivocationally? 200 years of Outlook Here’s a glimpse of our 200th anniversary celebration in October. To give thanks Poetry for Thanksgiving by J. Barrie Shepherd … [Read more...]
Incarnations of Christian community — October 21, 2019
Disciples of Jesus Christ are called to live in ways that reflect the character of the One they follow. We are given the gift of community. We are to gather to worship, learn and be shaped for service. But what does that kind of incarnational community look like? How does transformation happen in ways that bear fruit? This issue of the Outlook tells stories of how incarnations of Christian community take shape. God's shaping of those communities is ongoing and not easy, but always infused with the power of the Spirit. Click here to read the issue in the Uberflip reader. Welcome to Bar Church In Seattle, people gather for spiritual conversation and connection in places that aren’t churches. Leslie Scanlon reports. Creating together at Coastland Commons A new worshipping community explores the role of creativity in worship. Leslie Scanlon reports. An agnostic’s guide to moral persuasion George Anderson identifies three areas to help strengthen pastors of politically diverse … [Read more...]
Women in ministry — October 7, 2019
Jesus called women to share in his ministry when he walked the earth and he still does today. Nonetheless, the role of women in the church has been debated and contested — and continues to evolve. This issue of the Outlook offers a snapshot of women in Presbyterian ministry past and present. Click here to read the issue in the Uberflip reader. The rise of women in the pulpit Margaret Towner was ordained in 1956 — 36 years after the first overture to ordain women went before General Assembly. Sherry Blackman recounts the history of women’s ordination. Women in ministry through the lens of former co-moderators Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston share their experience of gifted women leading throughout the Presbyterian Church. The place and status of women In 1953, Hugh Kerr wrote this Reformed theological discussion of women in ministry for the Outlook. Responses to domestic violence Katrina Pekich-Bundy calls the church be active against sexual abuse and domestic violence. … [Read more...]
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