Prayer for the first day of the 223rd General Assembly
Lord, we have come from North and South, East and West, to worship and pray, discuss and discern. We thank you for..
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105 degrees, 210 miles, 1 goal: Walking for a fossil-free church
Video by Ed Sackett EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL — In preparation for the 223rd General Assembly, Fossil Free PCUSA, a project of Presbyterian..
COLA volunteers welcome GA participants
ST. LOUIS- Members of the Committee on Local Arrangements (COLA) welcomed participants of the 2018 General Assembly at the St. Louis Lambert..
Remembering baptismal vows and why congregations need the wider church: Way Forward Committee begins meeting a day before General Assembly convenes
ST. LOUIS – The Way Forward Committee of the 2018 General Assembly started off its work with a history lesson, and a..
$5.3 million under consideration: Coordinating Committee examines costs of recommendations to 2018 General Assembly
ST. LOUIS – The Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) is hoping to help commissioners at the 2018 General Assembly better understand budget implications..
Discerning our way through General Assembly
Did you know that, but for the commissioners’ vote on the floor of a plenary session at General Assembly, our Presbyterian Church..
Ecumenical relations and Evangelicals
In preparing to write this blog, I spent considerable time on the ineffable PC-Biz website for this year’s upcoming General Assembly. If..
4th Sunday after Pentecost — June 17, 2018
1 Samuel 15:34-16:13; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13) 14-17; Mark 4:26-34 I refuse to live like a character in a dystopian novel. More..
GA basics: A Presbyterian Outlook video introduction to General Assembly
Paul Hooker, associate dean for ministerial formation and advanced studies at Austin Seminary, explains some of the basics of General Assembly procedures.
Building the kin-dom one prayer at a time: An invitation to prayer practices for the General Assembly
Motel 6 famously advertises, “We’ll leave the light on for you.” A clever slogan that embodies a sense of hospitality and home,..
Compelled to respond: The 223rd General Assembly and climate change
To work for the transformation of society The two of us have spent the last two years (and longer) working in the..
More than church as usual in St. Louis: General Assembly to address community issues
The 223rd General Assembly will address issues of racial justice in the convention hall and on the streets. Look for it, weaving..
#DoSomething
As much as anyone can miss eight solid days of meetings, I’m going to miss General Assembly this year. General Assembly is..
New online statistical resource launched by Presbyterian researchers
The new Church Trends website offers far-reaching statistical data about the PC(USA) and its congregations, presbyteries and synods. LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Church..
(Almost) 104 weeks later
June 18, 2016, was the beginning of an excellent adventure. On election night at the 222nd General Assembly in Portland, Oregon, we..
Time’s up: Walking in pursuit of climate justice
Guest commentary by Alison Wood, written for the Presbyterian Outlook in the midst of the PC(USA) Walk for a Fossil-Free World from Louisville,..
On the way to GA: Connecting faith and public witness
How to connect faith to the public issues of the day? The 2018 General Assembly will be asked this question over and..
Way Forward Commission takes action regarding trust and transparency
The Way Forward Commission met on June 12 to take administrative action regarding issues of trust and transparency in the Presbyterian Church..
Korean Presbyterian Churches issue declaration on Korean peninsula
The National Caucus of Korean Presbyterian Churches (NCKPC) today issued a declaration regarding the situation and ongoing negotiations regarding peace and reunification..
Vatican stalls German bishops’ plan to give Protestants Communion
ROME (RNS) – Disagreements between Catholic bishops in Germany about plans to give Communion to Protestants have spilled out into the wider..
The 223rd General Assembly is meeting, so what?
If a vote takes place in a convention center and no one notices, was a vote cast? Several times in recent months..
On the way to GA: Hot topics coming to Middle East Issues Committee
Four years ago, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) used its economic resources to make a limited show of support for Palestinians living in..
Leveraging MRTI’s Christian witness to climate change
Guest commentary by Kerri Allen We live in times where moral ambiguity can have devastating and even deadly consequences. When it comes..
Jimmie Hawkins arrested with #PoorPeoplesCampaign in support of jobs, wages, education
Washington D.C.(PNS) – On Monday June 11 at 3:30 pm EST, Rev. Jimmie Hawkins, Director of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of..
Westminster Confession, revised
Who remembers Benjamin Harrison? The 23rd U.S. president, Republican Benjamin Harrison served one term (1888-1893), wedged between Grover Cleveland’s two terms. The..
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