ST. LOUIS – The Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) is hoping to help commissioners at the 2018 General Assembly better understand budget implications..
Did you know that, but for the commissioners’ vote on the floor of a plenary session at General Assembly, our Presbyterian Church..
In preparing to write this blog, I spent considerable time on the ineffable PC-Biz website for this year’s upcoming General Assembly. If..
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..
Paul Hooker, associate dean for ministerial formation and advanced studies at Austin Seminary, explains some of the basics of General Assembly procedures.
Motel 6 famously advertises, “We’ll leave the light on for you.” A clever slogan that embodies a sense of hospitality and home,..
To work for the transformation of society The two of us have spent the last two years (and longer) working in the..
The 223rd General Assembly will address issues of racial justice in the convention hall and on the streets. Look for it, weaving..
As much as anyone can miss eight solid days of meetings, I’m going to miss General Assembly this year. General Assembly is..
The new Church Trends website offers far-reaching statistical data about the PC(USA) and its congregations, presbyteries and synods. LOUISVILLE (PNS) – Church..
June 18, 2016, was the beginning of an excellent adventure. On election night at the 222nd General Assembly in Portland, Oregon, we..
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,..
How to connect faith to the public issues of the day? The 2018 General Assembly will be asked this question over and..
The Way Forward Commission met on June 12 to take administrative action regarding issues of trust and transparency in the Presbyterian Church..
The National Caucus of Korean Presbyterian Churches (NCKPC) today issued a declaration regarding the situation and ongoing negotiations regarding peace and reunification..
ROME (RNS) – Disagreements between Catholic bishops in Germany about plans to give Communion to Protestants have spilled out into the wider..
If a vote takes place in a convention center and no one notices, was a vote cast? Several times in recent months..
Four years ago, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) used its economic resources to make a limited show of support for Palestinians living in..
Guest commentary by Kerri Allen We live in times where moral ambiguity can have devastating and even deadly consequences. When it comes..
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..
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..
As the worship planning for the 223rd General Assembly has moved through the past two years, I have had the unique vantage..
Living on Puget Sound, my husband, Rick, and I love putt-putting around on the Willie C, our 45-year-old, 25-foot Swedish troller boat...
An Alabama church newsletter included this appeal: “Eloise remains in the hospital and needs blood donations. She also reported having trouble sleeping..
For many years, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Suffolk, Virginia, has sponsored a project called Operation Hope Tote. The goal is to..
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