Cynthia Campbell, the president of McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago for the past 15 years, has announced that she will retire by the end of 2011.
(ENI-RNS) Researchers say they’ve found the most religious place on earth — between the southern border of the Sahara Desert and the tip of South Africa.
(ENI) The first woman elected as general secretary of the Christian Conference of Asia has vowed to help heal wounds “not only in our societies, but also within our churches” in the world’s most populous continent.
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Ovt 114 » Pby of Baltimore: Call upon Israeli leaders and Hamas leaders to form independent commissions to study Goldstone Report, and for them and US government to pursue peacemaking actions for the Middle East.
Some Presbyterians would be thrilled never to hear the words “homosexuality” and “ordination standards” in the same sentence ever again.
The June 14 edition of the Outlook presented responses of the first five moderatorial candidates to questions we posed.
The committee on Middle Governing Body Issues of the General Assembly will face a variety of proposals when they meet in Minneapolis in July.
A blogger in many people’s minds is a disheveled geek who bypasses correct grammar and punctuation, sees life narcissistically, overly focuses on Web stats and writing the next post.
Native American tells churches, "It's time for a truth commission" GRAND RAPIDS (ENI) — A Native American leader has challenged a global Protestant body to create a truth and reconciliation commission to redress the injustice of Church involvement in cultural assimilation against indigenous peoples.
(ENI/RNS) — An alliance of religious denominations has given the world's richest nations a near-failing grade for their progress on eradicating world poverty.
Think of the church leadership as parents, and the folks in the pews. Think of children overhearing their parents’ late night arguments,..
Warring Parents…A Guest Blog by: Jon SpinnangerWilliamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg, VirginiaAll parents disagree from time-to-time. Some even argue and fight loudly. These..
What is Steven Feldman's opinion about the PC(USA) Middle East reports prepared for the upcoming General Assembly? How can the current Israeli-Palestinian situation be addressed in a way consistent with Jewish, Christian, and Muslim values? Read his just-posted blog on the OUTLOOK's blog site.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will soon vote on its controversial Middle East Study Committee report. The report has raised the ire of..
CLINTON, S.C. — About 100 people gathered at Clinton, S.C., earlier this month to learn more about cooperative ministry among small-membership churches.
LOUISVILLE — Fifteen new international mission co-workers will be commissioned on July 8 during the upcoming 219th General Assembly (2010) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
GRAND RAPIDS – The day after it was created, the World Communion of Reformed Churches began to live into the reality of what it means for Reformed Christians to be united and to work for justice.
GRAND RAPIDS – With calls for reconciliation, the healing of old wounds, and the courage to act for peace and justice in the world, the two major networks of Reformed Christians around the globe officially voted today (June 18) to create a new, combined body, the World Communion of Reformed Churches
(ENI) — David Beckmann, a Lutheran pastor who once worked for the World Bank, is one of the winners of the 2010 World Food Prize, which is often seen as the Nobel Prize on issues related to food security, hunger, and farming.
(ENI) — The Anglican Church of Canada has again put off
making a formal decision about whether to allow churches and dioceses to
bless same-gender unions.
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Editor's Note: This the final interview by The Presbyterian Outlook with moderator candidates for the 219th General Assembly coming up July 3-10 in Minneapolis. Interviewed is Julia Leeth, pastor of First Church, Lompoc, Calif.
(ENI) — South Korea's national church council is to mark the
60th anniversary of the beginning of the 1950-53 Korean War with a week
of national reconciliation that will on June 17 include a prayer meeting for
peace with North Korea.
(ENI) — A delegation of international Christian leaders led by Olav
Fykse Tveit, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches,
is in Haiti for a three-day visit to meet church leaders, government
officials, and those affected by the January 12 earthquake.
(PNS) John Buchanan, pastor of Chicago’s historic Fourth Church, will retire in January 2012.
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