MRTI Releases 2020 Shareholder Resolutions Directory with Proxy Voting Recommendations
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board has approved this year’s proxy voting guide from the Committee on Mission Responsibility Through..
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Circle back: Sustained by Reformed theology during COVID-19
It is a privilege to work from home. Healthcare workers, grocery store clerks, those still able to work in food service, police..
Caroline Kurtz, daughter of PC(USA) missionaries, wins Presbyterian Writers Guild’s Best First Book Award
(PNS) Caroline Kurtz, a missionary kid who from age 5 grew up in Ethiopia with her parents and siblings, has been named..
Gayraud Wilmore, who led the Commission on Religion and Race, dies at age 98
LOUISVILLE — The Rev. Gayraud Wilmore, a pastor, renowned scholar of African American church history, the first executive director of the United..
Revelation as Civil Disobedience
Thomas B. Slater Abington, 126 pages Any book that causes Christians to reconsider the importance of the Book of Revelation for contemporary..
What’s right about First Presbyterian Church of Waco?
First Presbyterian Church — Waco, Texas Kicking off our 2020 adult education year, our Weaving Science and Faith class led a large gathering..
PC(USA), A Corporation approved for $8.8 million forgivable loan
LOUISVILLE — Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation President Kathy Lueckert announced Monday that the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Small Business Administration..
Stated clerk speaks on returning to the workforce: Take care of our bodies before we take care of the economy
(OGA) As local, state and federal leaders begin talking about re-opening the economy, the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian..
Settling in for the long run
Our congregation’s director of senior adult ministries made a scriptural connection several weeks ago that stuck with me and has intensified..
Order of service — 3rd Sunday of Easter (April 26, 2020)
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation. It is free for..
Concern over economic impact of COVID-19 colors voting on PC(USA) financial matters; possibility raised of churchwide fundraising campaign
The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted April 17 to set aside the idea of initiating a fundraising campaign to support capital needs..
Sharing our wounds
Reading the Passion and Easter narratives this year, I noticed something I had never quite named before. In a post-resurrection appearance, Jesus..
The blessing of mortality
There once was a man who wished to be a mountain. He asked it of the stranger who gave such gifts away..
Ministry moves virtual
It was a Wednesday. I was just four days off a plane from Virginia for a wedding shower with my fiancé’s family...
The #MeToo Reckoning: Facing the Church’s Complicity in Sexual Abuse and Misconduct
Ruth Everhart IVP Books, 264 pages Reviewed by Charlotte Lohrenz In her memoir “Ruined,” Ruth Everhart offered a thorough and honest recounting of..
2nd Sunday of Easter — April 19, 2020
Acts 2:14a, 22-32; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 Easter 2A Every year, if one follows the Revised Common Lectionary, Thomas gets the..
COGA likely to vote on virtual General Assembly April 23
The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) has made some decisions regarding contingency plans for holding a virtual General..
PMA board discusses how Presbyterians react, respond, recover from coronavirus
The impact of the coronavirus epidemic on Presbyterian churches is real and just beginning to be understood — with congregations reporting declining..
Prayers of the people for the 2nd Sunday of Easter (April 19, 2020)
Jill Duffield reads the prayers of the people she crafted for the 2nd Sunday of Easter. You are welcome to share this..
Willow Creek names Michigan pastor David Dummitt as new leader
(RNS) — Willow Creek Community Church announced Wednesday (April 15) that David Dummitt, a megachurch pastor from Michigan, will be the church’s..
COVID-19’s impact on black Presbyterian churches
(PNS) It is said, “When America gets a cold, the African American community gets pneumonia.” The COVID-19 pandemic is proving that to..
Who are we, honestly? Sinners redeemed by God
In 2015, Brock Turner was convicted of three counts of felony sexual assault. Two international students from Sweden caught him in the..
Unexpected Easter surprises: Christian education at home
Unanticipated surprises can be wonderful. An email or text from an old friend, a free doughnut at your favorite bakery or even..
Regarding ruling elders: Ruling elders in a pandemic
(OGA) “If we suspend our worship and close our doors during this pandemic, how will we continue to be the church?” That..
PMA Board considers unified budget, prays for the world
Both the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board and the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly will vote this week on proposed..
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