The president of Davidson College, Tom Ross, has been chosen succeed Erskine Bowles as president of the University of North Carolina system, beginning in January.
JERUSALEM (RNS) Jewish authorities at the Western Wall hope to replace the existing opaque partition that separates the men’s and women’s prayer areas with one that will enable female worshippers to see into the men's section but not vice-versa.
Story and photos by Jack Haberer, OUTLOOK editor
Believe it or not, Jericho — located at the lowest point on the earth and the world’s oldest continually inhabited city — will be exactly 10,000 years old on October 10, 2010.
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Appreciation of pastors requires a deepened understanding of the complex world of pastor-congregation dynamics. David True invites us into such explorations. Stephanie Lutz Allen, and Ed Koster dig further. May the understanding expand and the appreciation grow!
It was an awkward moment in the pastor’s effort to lead the congregation toward becoming a more missional culture.
The relationship between a congregation and its pastor is very complex.
California
Dear Pastor Linda Gruel,
You have brought LIFE and LOVE to High Street Presbyterian Church, Oakland.
Parsons letter to Congress supports DREAM Act
by Jerry L. Van Marter
, Presbyterian News Service
STATESVILLE, N.C. — Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly, has written a letter to members of the U.S. Congress urging them to pass the DREAM Act (S.729/H.R.1751).
Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash., will inaugurate its 18th president, Beck A. Taylor, on Oct. 15, at 3 p.m., in the Fieldhouse on Whitworth's campus.
LOUISVILLE — A dozen international peacemakers from 10 countries around the world will visit congregations and presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) from Sept. 24-Oct. 18.
In a 5-4 decision, the Permanent Judicial Commission of the Synod of the Pacific has ruled that the Presbytery of San Francisco acted properly when it allowed Lisa Larges to declare a conscientious objection to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s ordination standards regarding sexual practice.
The Permanent Judicial Commission of the Synod of the Pacific has ruled that the Presbytery of San Francisco acted properly when it allowed Lisa Larges to declare a conscientious objection to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s ordination standards regarding sexual practice.
The New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas will be giving a lecture open to the public at Brick Presbyterian Church at 62 East 92nd Street in Manhattan. The Oct. 7 event is being sponsored by Brick Presbyterian Church and Auburn Theological Seminary in New York; and the Presbyterian Historical Society of Philadelphia, Pa.
New York Pastor Harry Heintz has written a tribute to Tom Little, the lead person in the medical team recently killed in..
The world has come to know something of the life of Tom Little following his recent tragic death in some far corner..
Years ago, I used to believe that God had called me to win Mormons to Christ. I was the classic “anti-Mormon.” For..
JERUSALEM (ENI) — The European Parliament has expressed concern at devastation to the Jordan River and has called on Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority to "cooperate and rehabilitate" it.
JERUSALEM (ENI) — The European Parliament has expressed concern at devastation to the Jordan River and has called on Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority to "cooperate and rehabilitate" it.
TRIER (ENI) — Admitting past failures in dealing with cases of sexual abuse by clergy against young people, Germany's Roman Catholic bishops have announced stricter procedures for selecting new priests.
Landon Whitsitt, the 33-year-old pastor of First Church in Liberty, Mo., near Kansas City, and I had lunch on July 5 — just two pastors sitting down at the pub for a friendly lunch — with my recorder. Landon was Moderator Cynthia Bolbach’s pick for vice moderator.
MINNEAPOLIS —The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly overwhelmingly approved an amended report on conflict in the Middle East that aims at a careful balance between Palestinian and Israeli narratives of injustice and the path to peace.
MINNEAPOLIS —Commissioners to the 219th General Assembly voted overwhelmingly July 8 to approve a document outlining theological understandings between Christians and Muslims, but they referred back to committee a document aiming to bring greater understanding between Christians and Jews.
MINNEAPOLIS — A proposed new Form of Government is heading to the 173 presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for their consideration and vote. Sent by the 219th General Assembly, it has been four years in the making. Proponents say it will give the church more flexibility to meet the mission needs of a changing world; critics are unconvinced it will improve Presbyterian governance.
MINNEAPOLIS — Help is on the way for struggling presbyteries and synods of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), thanks to the formation of a commission to aid middle governing bodies as they explore options for their future. The commission was formed by a sound 566 to 104 vote of the General Assembly, which met here July 3-10.
MINNEAPOLIS —Once again, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has voted to remove the requirement in the denomination’s constitution that those being ordained practice fidelity if they are married or chastity if they are single.
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