'[Lift Every Voice and Sing] is featured in over 40 different Christian hymnals and sung in churches all across America, not just during Black History Month or Juneteenth,’ said musician Theodore Thorpe III.
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.
Meeting online and in Milwaukee, Presbyterians will be ‘Persevering Toward Wholeness.’
The sudden reduction in humanitarian aid by the Trump administration has had devastating consequences that will only grow over time.
Stated Clerk and Executive Director: The heart of leadership is lifting up others instead of pushing them down.
The leather-bound edition includes the King James Version, along with the Bill of Rights, the U.S. Constitution and lyrics to Lee Greenwood’s hit song.
Omaha Presbyterian Seminary Foundation's Synergos Pastoral Residency helps mid-career PC(USA) pastors discern and understand their ministry in a new way.
In "Authentic Christian Freedom," Elizabeth L. Hinson-Hasty critiques America’s culture wars and reclaims Christian freedom as non-partisan love.
Don Griggs shares how social connection helps build strong relationships and overcome loneliness — inside and outside the church.
What melts your heart shapes your faith, writes Teri McDowell Ott.
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
In "Just Making:" Mitali Perkins explores the seemingly bifurcated relationship between creativity and justice and finds that the two are not as opposed as she once thought. — Caroline Barnett
How has white Christian nationalism changed since the Gilded Age? A religion scholar compares the Social Gospel with the Christian right today.
Millions of Americans have taken up pickleball, touting its health and social benefits. A growing number of churches want to tap into those benefits — with a side of spirituality.
Whether it's people or trees, we are surrounded by community, writes Colleen Earp, but connection requires intentionality.
"Pathways to Belonging" is for those interested in the importance of belonging, and the power of choosing to belong to God, writes Amy Pagliarella.
Congregation’s Racial Repair and Restoration Task Force addresses historic harms with new program.
Many grantmakers fund stuff, not staff — but Jesus sends people, not things. Luke 10 invites us into a ministry rooted in presence, not possessions.
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
The caucus provides a vital space to address challenges and issues that are specific to Black Presbyterian congregations.
How to talk to kids about racism in a world that rewards outrage.
Founded at the end of the Civil War, Hebron Presbyterian Church, a historic Black church, has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
William Yoo's work is of interest to all people of faith, who are called to a more honest approach to American history and who seek a faithful way forward for the church, writes John Wilkinson.
A peaceful protest in Moab becomes a sacred act of belonging, writes Karie Charlton.
Maggi Henderson honors Glenda Hope, the first woman ordained in the Synod of the Pacific, for 55 years of bold ministry, justice work and compassionate care.
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