For many Ukrainian Orthodox Christians, and clergy in particular, the question of religious identity in relationship to the Russian Orthodox Church is both personal and political.
A vote in the US Senate is expected soon.
Presbyteries in Kentucky, Virginia and Missouri need support.
Presbytery Executive of the Presbytery of Chicago Rev. Dr. Craig M. Howard reflects on the changes he's witnessed in gender representation in the PC(USA), and the work that remains to achieve true equality.
Anghaarad Teague Dees, the first woman to serve as head pastor at Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, remembers all the women who have paved the way for her.
A faith community with ramps and sign language interpreters can still embrace harmful theology.
‘Belonging & Becoming’ can enhance worship and help churches support their young adults throughout the year
Amy Pagliarella reviews Shani McIlwain's new book.
Lyon College Chaplain Maggie Alsup shares her ritual before each fall semester.
Ashley Brown, a seminary student working to become a PC(USA) minister, shares her first encounter with 1 Timothy 2:12, and how she has learned to wrestle with the Bible as a woman of faith.
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to ending ableism, but disability activists spoke with RNS about where religious communities can start.
‘Come Bear Witness’
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
A Christian ed lesson for children.
A Looking into the Lectionary reflection from Rev. Teri McDowell Ott.
Two members of PDA’s National Response Team share ‘the wisdom of those who have walked this difficult journey before’
Jeff Lehn reviews Brian McLaren's new book.
Rev. Stephanie Sorge writes a love letter to her fellow clergywomen.
One approach is to learn from those whose family members are taken from them through violence.
Rev. Karie Charlton shares how a book by Becca Stevens, founder of Thistle Farms, helped her to claim the holiness of female wisdom and arts and crafts.
Jane Tuma reviews Eugenia Anne Gamble's latest book.
A lot happened during this year's unprecedented General Assembly spanning three weeks in Louisville, Kentucky. With special thanks to our talented photographers Jonathan Watson and Gregg Brekke, Outlook captured some amazing pictures of this summer's hybrid assembly. Here are some of the highlights.
‘Never underestimate what can come from a church basement, a synagogue, a mosque or a temple,’ said the Rev. Mark Knutson, senior pastor of Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon.
The latest grants total more than $96,000.
Rev. Katy Shevel processes her recent divorce through the lens of Ecclesiastes 3. Are we subject to the patterns of life? Or do we have agency in naming our own “seasons”?
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