Presbyterian Disaster Assistance National Response Team deploys in aftermath of Hurricane Florence
(PNS) Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) sent three National Response Teams (NRT) into North Carolina and South Carolina in the wake of severe..
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Prayer for Domestic Violence Awareness Sunday
(PNS) October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and this Sunday, October 7th, is Domestic Violence Awareness Sunday. This week, this month, and..
Surprised by flexibility
This week we asked our bloggers what younger pastors are thinking about and what they think the rising generation of Presbyterian leaders..
Ecclesiastes: An Earth Bible Commentary
Marie Turner Bloomsbury, 144 pages Reviewed by Susan G. De George In the last several years, growing numbers of congregations have taken..
A prayer for divided times
Reconciling God, we come to you grief stricken by the rancor and division among us, the hurt and pain rampant in our..
Presbyterians work together to stop the use of children in combat
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Princeton Abaraoha was a carefree 13-year-old boy when he was snatched by soldiers and taken to a military training..
Maybe still young enough to dream
This week we asked our bloggers what younger pastors are thinking about and what they think the rising generation of Presbyterian leaders..
Bivocational exhaustion blessings
It started simply enough: I would take a couple of seminary classes and if I liked them, I’d take a couple more...
God with us in our discouragement (Horizons 3)
“God’s Promise: I Am With You” Lesson 3: Deuteronomy 31:1-8; Joshua 1:1-9; Haggai 1:1-15, 2:1-9 We all face times of discouragement. Discouragement..
Singing side by side: Mission and music
No one stands alone, we’ll stand side by side. Draw the circle, draw the circle wide. Singing Mark Miller’s setting of these..
In an adult Bible study class …
In an adult Bible study class with Presbyterian women, a discussion was held on what they thought the greatest sin to be...
Waynesburg University
The Presbyterian-related Waynesburg University in Pennsylvania was recently named a national “College of Distinction” for the third consecutive year in recognition for..
Meghan McCain
“My father is gone, and I miss him as only an adoring daughter can. But in this loss, and in this sorrow,..
The challenge of migration to the Christian conscience (10 years ago)
10 years ago — October 6, 2008 “The Bible offers a whole spectrum of migration examples … . Migration is frequently portrayed..
Board of Pensions creates sacred space for prayer and worship
(Board of Pensions press release) The morning sun broke through the clouds, illuminating an exquisite glass font, communion vessels, and the..
I’ve been thinking about bivocational ministry… and handing over my piccolo
This week we asked our bloggers what younger pastors are thinking about and what they think the rising generation of Presbyterian leaders..
Seminary: Weird and wonderful
“How’s seminary?” I used to cringe at this query posed by those who thought they were asking a simple, innocuous question. During..
What’s right about Cane Bay Presbyterian Church?
Cane Bay Presbyterian Church — Summerville, South Carolina Cane Bay Presbyterian Church is a new church development in suburban Charleston, South Carolina...
Give a millennial your seat on session… and other ideas about the future of the church
This week we asked our bloggers what younger pastors are thinking about and what they think the rising generation of Presbyterian leaders..
From social responsibility principles to church policy: Presbyterian Mission Agency Board considers issues great and small
LOUISVILLE – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted Sept. 29 to endorse a set of social responsibility principles that can be used..
Stony Point Round Table part of short-term plan for the center
LOUISVILLE – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board approved a plan Sept. 28 for considering the finances of Stony Point Center – giving a..
Puerto Rico’s “Rise and Shine” initiative draws praise from Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) delegation
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (OGA) Pastor Richard Rojas describes walking into his sanctuary at Puerto Nuevo Presbyterian Church after Hurricane Maria and sitting..
What’s next for Willow Creek?
CHICAGO (RNS) — Heather Larson stood before the congregation in August at Willow Creek Community Church’s main campus in Chicago’s northwest suburbs,..
Stony Point as laboratory? Presbyterian Mission Agency Board discusses center’s future
LOUISVILLE – The question of how much money the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is willing to spend to support the Stony Point Center continues..
Defamation case involving PC(USA) leader continues in the Kentucky court system
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Sept. 27 to send a defamation case involving a former Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leader back to..
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