How two small Kansas churches serve their towns
Churches in two small Kansas towns wondered what was missing. Now, a library, an after-school program and a daycare center are making their communities stronger. — Catherine Neelly Burton
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How a youth minister became a lifeline for young athletes
Pastor and track coach Essie Koenig-Reinke supports Menaul School students through ministry, mentorship and meeting real-world needs.
New Columbia Seminary center equips faith leaders for public dialogue
Columbia Seminary launches the Center for Theology and Contested Publics to equip faith leaders for dialogue and insight in today’s divided public life.
Special committee works on drafting new confession
Committee members said the in-person meeting was a turning point in their work ahead of the 227th General Assembly in 2026.
Wisconsin Churches offered new path to transform land into affordable housing and community spaces
RootedGood launches $1.1 million Good Next Step Grant Program to turn vision into action.
Communion
Merideth Hite Estevez reflects on faith, parenting, and finding communion with God amid brokenness.
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost — October 12, 2025
Preachers may long to avoid politics, yet Luke 17 shows Jesus praising a foreigner as neighbor and model. — Stephanie Sorge
Order of worship — October 12, 2025
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Unification Commission sets priorities for new structure
Leaders outline five priorities and four work areas to guide the PC(USA) forward.
For Such a Time as This: An Emergency Devotional
Hanna Reichel’s "For Such a Time as This" offers brief, rich reflections and concrete practices to sustain faith, courage, and community in crisis, writes Amy Pagliarella.
Discussion guide for September 2025 issue
In each issue of the Outlook, we include a discussion guide to further reflect on the issue. We recommend using this guide in your Bible study, small group or book club. It's our invitation into a faithful conversation.
How a bold choice can reach beyond the pulpit
Small preaching choices can spark big impact. Jenny McDevitt’s sermons on Christian nationalism show how words ripple far beyond the pulpit.
Blind spot
We are called to open our eyes to Palestinian suffering, global injustice, and Christ’s call to see with love, writes Hunter Farrell.
How a small New Jersey church connects with migrant workers
Hammonton Presbyterians join with local partners to put their faith in action.
Affordable housing rises from the ashes of Northwest church fire
Spokane’s Bethany Presbyterian Church was already looking at using part of its building for housing. Then a fire inspired them to expand the project.
The Cost of Ambition: How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse
Ambition or grace? Miroslav Volf challenges America’s competitive spirit, offering a countercultural vision of worth rooted in Christ, writes Aram Feinberg.
Counterculture in the pulpit
We are preaching an era when the Gospel of Jesus Christ is radically counter to society. This is not a bad thing, writes Thomas Long.
World Communion Sunday — Order of worship — October 5, 2025
You are welcome to use this liturgy for World Communion Sunday in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost — October 5, 2025
World Communion Sunday draws us to Christ’s table where we are nourished, united, and sent to share that gift with the world, writes John Wurster.
Horizons — Mary of a Certain Village, Luke 10:38-42
Rosalind Banbury's second reflection on the 2025-2026 Presbyterian Women/Horizons Bible Study.
A prayer for all who suffer in the wake of October 7
For October 7’s anniversary, Teri McDowell Ott offers a collect to grieve, remember, and pray for peace, justice, and healing in the ongoing conflict.
A new chapter for small churches
Churches that focus on mission more than maintenance, on abundance more than scarcity, can find new ways to thrive, writes Mark DeVries.
The ministry of small words
Maggie Alsup reflects on how God’s wisdom can appear in everyday conversations.
On Charlie Kirk and the challenge of Christian witness in a violent age
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, we face Jesus’ hardest command: love your enemies. What does that look like in a divided nation, asks Shea Watts?
Weeping for a nation, not a man
What grieves me most is a nation’s blindness to the power of unkindness, writes Patrice Gaines.
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