Building a culture of generosity
ST. LOUIS (PNS) – “Stewardship is about the joyous discipline of giving thanks,” says Robert Hay Jr. of the Presbyterian Foundation. Comparing..
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The good in people
Fatigue creeps into her face. The school year has kicked into high gear with little or no ramp-up time. Advanced Placement classes..
What I really do all week
This month we asked our bloggers about how they view the role of pastor, how they understand their pastoral identity, or to..
3 unexpected skills a pastor needs
This month we asked our bloggers about how they view the role of pastor, how they understand their pastoral identity, or to..
Interfaith Immigration Coalition speaks out on proposed changes regarding immigration status
The Interfaith Immigration Coalition, which the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is a steering committee member, is reacting to proposed changes to the public..
Examining stewardship in racial and ethnic communities
ST. LOUIS (PNS) – The Rev. Dr. James Reese, now approaching the 70th anniversary of his ordination in the Presbyterian Church, believes..
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) delegation to Puerto Rico finds churches in recovery mode
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (PNS) For most of last week, leaders from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) and the Co-Moderators of the 223rd General..
Author Diana Butler Bass unpacks gratitude at Stewardship Kaleidoscope
ST. LOUIS (PNS) – Gratitude is a deep and profound part of the story of Jesus. It is complex and beautiful —..
2019 Commission on the Status of Women now accepting applications
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The 63rd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is scheduled for March 11–22, 2019, at the United Nations..
Theological education for a new age
Treading carefully on a rippled and rifted sidewalk, I passed toothless pumpkins that grinned in the pre-dawn light. Once poured to provide..
Pastor, congregation offer shelter, food and hope in Florence’s aftermath
(PNS) As the eyewall of Hurricane Florence passed over the Rev. Dr. Doug Cushing’s home in Leland, North Carolina, on the morning..
PC(USA), A Corporation board names Mike Miller as CFO
The board of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation has named Mike Miller the acting senior director of shared services and chief..
We would see Jesus
Church nerds go to worship when on vacation. I could try to spin this as dedicated piety, but it is more ecclesiastical..
Occupation? Vocation.
This month we asked our bloggers about how they view the role of pastor, how they understand their pastoral identity, or to..
Super Typhoon Mangkhut rips through Philippines
(PNS) While Hurricane Florence dominated media coverage in the U.S., the most intense storm of the year battered the Philippines, Guam, the..
Co-Moderators join Presbyterian Disaster Assistance in visit to Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (OGA) On September 20, 2017, life changed for millions of people living in Puerto Rico. That’s when Hurricane..
What can separate us?
Guest commentary by Matthew A. Rich On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, 17-year-old Sarah Rhoads was killed in a tragic car accident. A..
18th Sunday after Pentecost — September 23, 2018
James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37 Ordinary 25B Proper 20 They didn’t know what Jesus was saying, but they were afraid to ask..
No longer the default, Church of England goes digital in religious marketplace
LONDON (RNS) — It’s not particularly news in Britain that young English people no longer automatically consider themselves Anglican. A government survey..
Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates Announces Change to Exam Schedule beginning in 2019-20 Academic Year
(OGA) At its fall meeting in Pittsburgh on September 11-13, the executive committee of the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates (PCC)..
Pope Francis dialogs with Christian leaders on combating racism
(WCC) Pope Francis met on 20 September with leaders of different Christian churches who have been taking part in a Rome meeting on..
The Church: Presbyterian Perspectives
Donald K. McKim Cascade Books, 108 pages For better or worse, part of the experience of Christianity in America has “assumed” church...
Stated Clerk urges President Trump to change refugee resettlement plan
(OGA) Calling it devastating news, the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has sent a..
Former Willow Creek pastor Steve Carter breaks his silence on Hybels allegations
CHICAGO (RNS) — Steve Carter was supposed to be in front of his congregation interviewing Ira Glass, the famed NPR journalist and..
Willow Creek names those to oversee Hybels investigation
CHICAGO (RNS) — Jo Anne Lyon, general superintendent emerita of The Wesleyan Church, and Leith Anderson, president of the National Association of..
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