Rebuilding with hope — Weekly Christian ed lesson
A Christian ed lesson for children on Joel 2:23-32.
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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.
A food truck at Duke University offers a truce to rising tensions on Mideast politics
The Yalla food truck serves food that meets the most stringent dietary needs of two constituencies: Jews and Muslims. The food is both certified kosher and halal.
Poll: More Protestant pastors say the economy is hurting their churches
The survey also found that most pastors say congregational giving is in line with the previous year.
Welcome to the porch: providing conversation space for LGBTQIA+ youth
Adrian White reflects on a sacred gathering at Montreat.
Into the Mess and Other Jesus Stories: Reflections on the Life of Christ
Katerra Adkins reviews Debie Thomas' new book.
What role should climate concerns should play in investment decisions?
PC(USA) Mission Responsibility Through Investment Committee is tracking public policy debates on environmental, social and government (ESG) impacts on public investments – and looking to articulate where the church stands.
‘Disgusting, sinful, criminal.’ Pope Francis condemns exclusion of migrants.
On Sunday Pope Francis made the Italian Bishop Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, also known as the ‘Father of Migrants,’ a saint in the church.
Opinion: Making monkeypox the new leprosy repeats our past public health mistakes
Leprosy has a long history of being used to disenfranchise already socially marginalized populations.
Presbyterians continue to look for ways to support asylum seekers coming into US
Recent busing to other cities has caught volunteers off guard.
‘More like church than church’ is the approach that helps a PC(USA) congregation in North Carolina address hunger
Black Mountain Presbyterian Church is one of the Presbyterian Hunger Program’s Hunger Action Congregations.
Why was Miriam punished for speaking out?
Katy Shevel wrestles with Numbers 12 where Miriam is punished by God for questioning Moses.
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