Models in ministry
College chaplain Maggie Alsup remembers with gratitude the chaplain and pastor, both women, who shepherded her through her college years. They stand as models for the call she now feels in her life.
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A shimmer in a fifth-grade hallway
In this back-to-school season, Rev. Andrew Taylor-Troutman shares a lesson he learned in fifth grade about the power of human connection.
Jesus won’t abandon you if you don’t have a full-time pastor
Bi-vocational journalist and minister Jeffrey MacDonald shares success stories from small churches with part-time pastors.
Small churches seek a way forward
PC(USA) minister and small church consultant Deborah Wright shares lessons from small churches across the country. With her partner Jim Kitchens, she asks: What can small churches do well? How can they dream up a future?
“Unbounded We Thrive”: A YAAD’s reflection
Young Adult Advisory Delegate Daniel Presa reflects on his time at General Assembly 225.
NEXT Church and the church that is next
John Wilkinson, who helped to found NEXT Church, shares some of the history of the organization and why there is a constant need for the church to look forward.
Twenty-two Young Adult Volunteers who will work for a year at 10 sites are commissioned on Sunday.
"Look right into the face of Almighty God and give yourself to the work that is before you."
Sit-ins and other forms of protest go way back
The Rev. Jimmie Hawkins sets the context for Black protest during the most recent ‘A Matter of Faith’ podcast.
31 UMC churches in NC demand immediate exit from denomination, threaten lawsuit
Legal action or the threat of legal action represents a new strategy on behalf of churches wanting an immediate exit from the United Methodist Church.
Office of Public Witness urges Presbyterians to contact Congress over Israeli military attacks on Palestinians
This week, the Israeli army attacked the offices of seven Palestinian human rights and civil society organizations.
Stated Clerk joins Louisville-area faith leaders in downtown prayer vigil
The group calls for an end to gun violence in the community.
Order of worship — August 28, 2022
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost — August 28, 2022
This week, Teri McDowell Ott writes about Luke 14:1,7-14 and the rise of Christian nationalism.
Entertaining angels unawares
A poem for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost.
At the table — Weekly Christian ed lesson
A Christian ed lesson for children.
Uvalde shooting survivors receive scholarships to attend local Catholic school
About 80 Robb Elementary families are attempting to transfer their children to Sacred Heart Catholic School, according to the nonprofit Catholic Extension.
New ‘covenant agreement’ to provide more affordable seminary options for Young Adult Volunteers
A Memorandum of Understanding deepens the partnership between YAVs and Wesley Theological Seminary.
The Rev. Jaime O. Quiñones, former GA vice moderator, dies at age 94
His more than 50 years of service to the Presbytery of Santa Fe included 15 years at Menaul School.
Two alums share advice and support for YAVs preparing for their ‘year of service for a lifetime of change’
A year as a Young Adult Volunteer is "like being air-dropped in the middle of chaos."
Churches and the Crisis of Decline: A Hopeful, Practical Ecclesiology for a Secular Age
Philip J. Reed reviews Andrew Root's new book.
Being a connectional church: Chaplains at GA
Katrina Pekich-Bundy, who served as an on-call chaplain at GA225, reflects on the spiritual care available for commissioners and leaders at this assembly.
Dear Mr. Buechner
Pastor and writer Kathleen Long Bostrom pens a final letter to the beloved theologian Frederick Buechner, who responded to her previous notes and played an important role in her sense of call. Buechner passed away on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022.
APCU launches leadership development institute
The program addresses presidential turnover at Presbyterian colleges and universities.
The PC(USA) Advocacy Offices: Working for justice and working at GA
Rev. Jimmie Ray Hawkins shares an update from PC(USA) Advocacy Offices: the Office of Public Witness in Washington, D.C., and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations (PMUN) in New York City.
How come it’s not over yet?
Rev. Elana Keppel Levy reflects on living with chronic pain. Who is God when the pain doesn’t go away? She turns to the Bible for some advice.
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