8th Sunday after Pentecost — July 18, 2021
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Pentecost 8B; Proper 11 “Anyone else experiencing ‘The Great Resignation’ in your church?” I read this question and the..
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LOUISVILLE (OGA) The 225th General Assembly is still a year away, but leaders in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Office of the..
Staff reductions might well be a part of re-envisioning and restructuring the Presbyterian Mission Agency
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Part of Christ’s family — Family faith formation @ home: July 18
Note: If you can, have building blocks, paper squares or note cards, tape and markers or pens available for the engagement..
Resurrecting Church: Where Justice and Diversity Meet Radical Welcome and Healing Hope
John Cleghorn Fortress Press, 224 pages Reviewed by Cyndi Wunder Our world is intersectional. Increasingly we discover that our neighbor, our friend,..
Connecting ideas with action: Asa J. Lee, new president of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
This spring, the board of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary named Asa J. Lee as the seminary’s new president and professor of theological formation..
So many in need of healing — Christian ed at home
The day that everyone in my household was fully vaccinated felt like a triumph. Finally, we could go out to eat, go..
COGA fall meeting to remain virtual
LOUISVILLE (OGA) The last time the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly met face-to-face with staff of the Office of the..
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A generation goes, and a generation comes. (Ecclesiastes 1:4) For decades, my maternal grandmother made dozens of crescent rolls every week. Gran’s..
The post-pandemic church in the Great Virtuality
“What do you think is going to happen with churches after the pandemic?” To this question, prominent Christian researcher Diana Butler..
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Order of worship — July 18, 2021
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
What’s right about Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church?
Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church — Henrico, Virginia Since 2018 our small congregation has assisted refugees from Democratic Republic of Congo and Afghanistan —..
What is a mainline Christian, anyway?
(RNS) — Is it a denomination? Is it a set of theological beliefs? Is it the type of church you attend? How..
Resources now available for planning Christian Formation Celebration Week
(PNS) New resources are now available to assist Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations planning to celebrate Christian Formation Week, which begins the Sunday..
Stated clerk and the Office of Public Witness issue Call to Prayer following presidential assassination in Haiti
(OGA) The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and the Rev...
Mississippi church lends helping hand in Mound Bayou
(PNS) When heavy rain led to flooding in the Mississippi Delta in June, members of First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland, Mississippi, were among..
Presbyterian camp land in Oklahoma returned to Cherokee Nation
On paper, this might have seemed like a straightforward property transaction: On June 23, Cherokee Nation acquired about 200 acres in Sequoyah..
7th Sunday after Pentecost — July 11, 2021
Amos 7:7-15 Pentecost 7B; Proper 10 Who are the prophets in your life? Whose critique do you listen to? Who do you..
Survey: White mainline Protestants outnumber white evangelicals, while ‘nones’ shrink
(RNS) — White Christian decline has slowed. Mainline Protestants now outnumber white evangelicals. New York is home to several of the most..
The gift of grace — Family faith formation @ home: July 11
Welcome Invite various persons to bring a designated item and use this liturgy to begin your time of learning together. One: ..
Keys to Bonhoeffer’s Haus: Exploring the World and Wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Laura M. Fabrycky Fortress Press, 275 pages Reviewed by Lisa D. Kenkeremath Laura Fabrycky’s book is a captivating melding of genres: part..
Church in the community
I’ve been thinking about what it means to live in intentional community. The congregation I serve strives to engage the community. We..
“What My Grandmothers Taught Me” — 2021-2022 PW/Horizons Bible Study Preview
What do the following women have in common? A woman who acted as a prostitute to be faithful to her family. A..
Herod and doing the right thing — Christian ed at home
As parents, we hope to raise our children to be ethical, moral human beings who do good in the world. But we..
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