Making mission matter: Four steps to strengthen your mission committee
Years ago, I visited a church whose pastor proudly explained that their congregation was involved in 17 mission activities and programs. There..
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A minister who completed a 38-year pastorate shares several lessons
An experienced senior pastor told me just before my ordination in 1974 that year one of a pastorate was infatuation, year two..
What traveling as a documentary filmmaker taught me about mission
I did not grow up attending church. It wasn’t until late high school that I first went to church on a regular..
A retelling of Psalm 130: Seeking a fortress
Lent is a season of the liturgical year that invites us to lament the brokenness of our lives. The psalms are ideal..
The Flawed Family of God
Carolyn B. Helsel and Song-Mi Suzie Park Westminster John Knox Press, 156 pages I’ve been attending Sunday School classes all my life,..
Struggles of women and girls highlighted in online discussion
(PNS) — The stark realities that many women and girls are facing around the world were highlighted in a panel discussion that..
The Presbyterian Historical Society shares General Assembly histories
As preparations are underway for the PC(USA)’s historic first hybrid General Assembly, the Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS) looks back at previous General..
Synod of the Sun working with PDA for synod-wide disaster response
(PNS) — Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) has entered into a covenant agreement with the Synod of the Sun and its 11 presbyteries for coordinated disaster response. Synod..
Being church amidst madness: Supporting caregivers of people with serious mental illness
60-minute webinar with Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, a professor, pastor, and author, recorded on April 26 at 7 p.m. EST including a presentation and..
The churches in your neighborhood
Even before the pandemic, I started recording and sharing a short video each week for our congregation to introduce Sunday’s Scripture and..
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr Scribner, 640 pages There I sat in a hotel on my honeymoon: my beloved napping next to me, a bright..
15 years ago — “The story of the missional church”
15 years ago — August 2007 “The Church reformed, ever to be reformed” has been a motto of “Reformed” churches since the..
One example of relational mission: Days For Girls International
Third Church called me in 2014 with the understanding that part of my work would be to redevelop mission and community outreach...
Presbyterians venture beyond church walls to examine White privilege
The White Privilege Conference (WPC) is not a church conference. It does not center on religion, theology, Scripture, or church growth strategy...
Writing for the Ear, Preaching from the Heart
Donna Giver-Johnston Fortress Press, 136 pages Published: August 10, 2021 In a small town in South Georgia, the pastor told his Sunday..
Opinion: Is a Great Resignation brewing for pastors?
(RNS) — Are nearly 40% of clergy really about to leave the ministry? It’s a question that has come up regularly in..
How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia
(RNS) — Two days before he launched a bloody invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat alone in front of a..
Revolution with ease: Six books by Black women on justice
(RNS) — Black women have always been in the vanguard of the struggle for Black freedom. Yet on the topic of racial..
Nineteen worshiping communities receive Mission Program Grants
(PNS) — In its first grant cycle of 2022, on behalf of the Presbyterian Mission Agency, the Mission Development Resources Committee awarded..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance’s Rev. Edwin González-Castillo speaks of the spike of refugees in Latin America
(PNS) — While the misery and devastation millions of Ukrainians are facing currently dominate the headlines, broadcasts and many podcasts, the Rev...
Flashes of Grace
Patrick Henry William B. Eerdmans, 318 pages Patrick Henry’s Flashes of Grace: 33 Encounters with God is something between a memoir and..
The antidote to shame and pride when participating in God’s mission
My six-year-old daughter just spent an hour explaining, in painful detail, the plot and characters of the animated show “Avatar,” originally on..
Retelling stories
I read voraciously when I visited the Alamo a few months ago. History has never been my interest, despite marrying a historian...
PC(USA) climate justice webinar to feature women leaders
(PNS) — Women with a heart for protecting the environment will be featured in a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) webinar that takes place..
While supporting Ukraine, don’t forget other conflicts
(PNS) — The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness (OPW) says the United States and its allies are right in their..
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