LOUISVILLE – The special Committee to Study Issues of Civil Unions and Christian Marriage unanimously approved on September 17 a draft of its report to the 2010 General Assembly – minus any recommendations.
APPOMATTOX COUNTY, VA. — The murdered body of Mark Niederbrock, 50, pastor of Walker’s Presbyterian Church in Hixburg, Va., was found on September 18, along with three other bodies.
LOUISVILLE — Fans of Westminster John Knox Press’ “Feasting on the Word” series can now to take a bite out of the latest installment. The sixth volume was released Oct. 1.
Lewis S. Mudge, a scholar and theologian whose breadth of interests and expertise enriched virtually every corner of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the global ecumenical movement, died in his sleep Sept. 11 at his home in Berkeley, Calif. He would have turned 80 on Oct. 22.
A steep membership decline. A state of theological impasse. A dysfunctional debate over ordination. Congregations leaving the denomination, splintering our fragile unity. With these realities in mind, people ask me if the Presbyterian Church has a future.
Transylvania Presbytery’s preparation for the vote on “New Amendment B” offered seven regional gatherings that included ten-minute presentations by an advocate of each position.
Some decades ago philosopher Michael Polanyi said that in order to make a critique, one must stand on certain assumptions as the basis for that critique.
For all the talk of changing the church, improving the church, and shifting the paradigm of the church, most leaders and members do not want the church to be any different than it is right now. Most people are generally content with the status quo.
On a recent trip to Italy, I modestly posed as the prop for the famous “leaning” tower. From this perspective it has an obvious lean, but if I stood on the other side, I would be propping it up in the opposite direction.
(ENI) — A Swiss-based Zimbabwe human rights alliance has deplored attempts by Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe, to abuse United Nations platforms for "political grandstanding and evading international restrictive measures."
(ENI) — Leipzig Protestant pastor Christian Führer has been honored for his autobiography that recounts how the weekly peace prayers in his parish led to the 1989 protests that contributed to the fall of communism in East Germany.
(ENI/RNS) — Leaders of two U.S. Lutheran denominations have pledged to continue working together on ministry projects despite deep disagreements over the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's recent decision to permit non-celibate gay clergy.
It’s not uncommon for Presbyterian churches located in the same neck of the woods to interact little, if at all — to go about their life and worship fairly independently.
