Zoom meetings: Ideas for and from Presbyterian mid council leaders
Are there ways that the discomforts of the pandemic – the ways that congregations and mid-councils are being forced to learn new..
Are there ways that the discomforts of the pandemic – the ways that congregations and mid-councils are being forced to learn new..
(PNS) Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leadership is part of a new initiative by the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) designed to encourage..
Guest commentary by Nelson Reveley John 11:35 reads: “Jesus wept.” Specifically, this is Jesus’s reaction to the death of Lazarus. More broadly,..
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46 Reign of Christ, Year A The intimacy of these texts stands out to me. God..
One major hurricane is a lot for any community to take in a year or even a decade. This week, the Rev...
So what does it mean for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to be a Matthew 25 church? Why are congregations, presbyteries and synods..
Welcome Invite various persons to bring a designated item and use this liturgy to begin your time of learning together. One: ..
Bradley Jon Gustafson BackRoads Publishing, 122 pages Reviewed by Emery J. Cummins Bradley Gustafson’s Nebraska roots stand out like cornstalks along the..
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Add the Presbytery of Milwaukee to the list of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mid councils and churches to help heal..
Several years ago, I taught a Sunday school class for pre-teens. One of the boys in the group was skeptical of church..
Dear Outlook reader, To introduce myself: In June of 2019, I retired from 17 years of service as the senior pastor of..
DAYTON, Tenn. (RNS) — Peter Held is sipping coffee on the deck of the house his daughter had built but never lived in...
BEACH SPRING 8.7.8.7 D ("God Whose Giving Knows No Ending”) God of love, we've known division and we've seen its awful cost...
People filed more 90,000 claims of sexual abuse against the Boy Scouts of America before a court-imposed Nov. 16 deadline in the..
LOUISVILLE (OGA) J. Herbert Nelson and Diane Moffett share thoughts on moving forward.
What is your relationship to social media? What about the congregation’s use of social media? I confess to having a love/hate relationship..
The newish pastors group in my presbytery is reading “How to Lead When You Don’t Know Where You Are Going” by Susan..
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Virtual gatherings have become the norm in 2020 and will be the case later this week when moderators, vice moderators, and..
(OGA) One of the questions I hear most often from ruling elders is “Where are all the young people?” Within that, I hear..
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
Dear Presbyterian Outlook reader, On behalf of the Presbyterian Outlook Foundation Board of Directors I am pleased to share the news that..
Carter-Westminster United Presbyterian Church — Skokie, Illinois I am a totally blind individual from birth — no color and no light perception...
(RNS) — Beneath the neo-Gothic arches of Washington National Cathedral, Dr. Anthony Fauci mulled over the question everyone is asking: Should families..
Friends, On my last day as editor of the Presbyterian Outlook, I want to say one final time: Thank you! I will..
Judges 4:1-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30 Ordinary 33A; Proper 28 Use it or lose it. Is that the message of the..