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Aaron Neff, who grew up in a religiously fundamental environment, shares how studying the Bible taught him to stop using it as a weapon against LGBTQIA+ folx.
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Ojibwe author Patty Krawec writes about Indigenous peoples, Christians ‘Becoming Kin’
Patty Krawec on why rethinking — or ‘unforgetting,’ as she calls it — history is important.
For Father James Martin, ministry means going wherever the people are
The popular Jesuit priest and author says he felt called to minister among the LGBTQ+ community following the Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016, when few Catholic leaders were speaking out.
Theology, Formation & Evangelism’s associate director selected for a dean’s position at Columbia Theological Seminary
Beginning Nov. 28, the Rev. Dr. Kathryn Threadgill will be the seminary’s vice president and dean of Student Formation and Campus Culture.
Eboo Patel Is Leading Interfaith America Into The New Era Of Religious Diversity
"We are coming to the end of Judeo-Christian America," he said. "It’s time for us to welcome new voices into the discussion."
PC(USA) pastor and author discusses ‘Our Angry Eden’ with Presbyterians for Earth Care
‘The world we are helping to maliciously co-create is going to be a rough one’ says the Rev. Dr. David Williams.
Princeton Theological Seminary panel discusses how polarization threatens American democracy
The first installment of ‘The Future of American Democracy’ elicits an illuminating and respectful discussion from panelists with divergent perspectives.
Social ethicist and scholar to lead Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Center for Repair of Historical Harms
The Rev. Anthony Jermaine Ross-Allam begins work on Monday.
Word and sacrament as a springboard
Word and sacrament are central to the church, but they need to point us outward rather than inward, says Chip Hardwick.
Zwingli: God’s Armed Prophet
"(F. Bruce) Gordon masterfully demonstrates that Zwingli is who we often do not want historical subjects to be: an all-too-human person who confuses, inspires and disappoints us."
Rebuilding with hope — Weekly Christian ed lesson
A Christian ed lesson for children on Joel 2:23-32.
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost — October 23, 2022
"This Sunday we, like the Pharisee and the tax collector, will come to the Temple full of needs. … Our Scripture lesson today reminds us that we cannot fulfill these needs on our own. But the good news is that we don’t have to."
Order of worship — October 23, 2022
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Princeton Theological Seminary names Rev. Dr. Jonathan Lee Walton as its eighth president
Princeton Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Lee Walton has been elected by the Board of Trustees to serve as the Seminary’s eighth president, effective January 1, 2023.
One parish one prisoner: Every church a local resurrection community
Chris Hoke describes the genesis of a program creating relationships between releasing prisoners and churches.
What Biden’s new deal for Venezuelans means for other refugees
Faith-based refugee resettlement agencies welcome the new program, while advocating for refugees who have gotten less media coverage of late.
Providing health care from a faith perspective
Former PC(USA) Young Adult Volunteer and current medical student Akilah Hyrams plans to get to know her patients in order to help heal their whole selves. She discusses this on the ‘A Matter of Faith’ podcast.
The Rev. Dr. Hunter Farrell, the former director of Presbyterian World Mission, shares how congregations can decolonize mission efforts
Farrell, who co-wrote the book ‘Freeing Congregational Mission,’ is the guest on this week’s ‘Leading Theologically.’
Church of the Savior — Warr Acres, Oklahoma
"Even the small can be mighty.”
Podcast review: “Abraham’s Table”
"Launched in March 2022, podcast episodes explore why the hosts believe interfaith dialogue is essential today and what their religious traditions say about such timely topics as poverty, mental health and immigration."
Reformation Sunday resources for Oct. 30
The Presbyterian Historical Society commemorates the Confession of Belhar.
Cultivating an experiential church
When churches focus solely on growth, they are asking the wrong questions, Graham Standish writes. What if, instead, we focus on experiencing God?
Melting hearts
"Meeting the incarcerated men, sharing conversation and learning with them was a transformative and liberating experience for me. ... Mass incarceration became more than an issue I studied, and criminal justice reform more than a need for which I advocated."
Pejuhutazizi (Yellow Medicine) Presbyterian Church in Minnesota is the first to receive Native American church property funds designed to repair aging structures
A PC(USA) congregation near Granite Falls will celebrate its 170th anniversary next spring.
Presbyterian Foundation VP: Personal stories boost stewardship efforts because they resonate
Robyn Davis Sekula was among the workshop leaders during last month’s Stewardship Kaleidoscope.
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