Prayer for Ascension Day
Commemorating Jesus' ascension into heaven, Ascension Day is always the 40th day of Easter in the liturgical calendar.
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Stated Clerk issues statement in response to President Trump’s decision to withdraw from Iran nuclear agreement
(OGA) Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, J. Herbert Nelson, II, issued a statement today condemning President Trump’s decision to withdraw the..
Get to know Diane Moffett, newly elected president and executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency
On May 8, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board elected Diane Givens Moffett, pastor of St. James Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, North Carolina,..
The GA marathon: Tips for commissioners
Are you going to St. Louis for the 223rd General Assembly? Congratulations are in order, especially if you have been elected..
Diane Moffett elected president/executive director of Presbyterian Mission Agency
Diane Givens Moffett, a pastor from North Carolina with experience in faith-based advocacy and interfaith work, has been elected the next president/executive..
In historic votes, Lutherans elect two African-American women bishops
(RNS) — A synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America made history Saturday (May 5) by electing the denomination’s first female..
What’s right about Primera Iglesia?
Primera Iglesia — Brownsville, Texas We are united by the same faith and love to the same Lord. Our diversity has enabled..
United Methodist bishops want to let pastors, conferences decide on LGBT clergy, marriages
CHICAGO (RNS) — The bishops of the United Methodist Church have endorsed a plan that would allow individual pastors and regional bodies..
Presbyterians: We’re big on sin, come join us!
As I have traveled to churches, presbyteries and conferences since the last General Assembly, I have shared news of the denomination, telling..
Planetary Solidarity: Global Women’s Voices on Christian Doctrine and Climate Justice
Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Hilda P. Koster, editors Fortress Press, 392 pages Reviewed by Cynthia Holder Rich “Planetary Solidarity” is a rich..
Trump marks National Day of Prayer with new faith initiative
WASHINGTON (RNS) — President Trump marked his second National Day of Prayer at the White House by signing an executive order he..
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Launching the Arabic translation of “Perspectives on the World Christian Movement”
Guest commentary A book on Christian mission that took 10 years to translate is now available in Arabic. In March, the Evangelical..
6th Sunday of Easter — May 6, 2018
Acts 10:44-48; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17 Easter 6B Could the Gentiles, even the Gentiles, be our friends? Friends for whom we..
Trump to sign executive order creating new White House faith-based initiative
WASHINGTON (RNS) — President Trump plans to unveil a new initiative that aims to give faith groups a stronger voice within the federal..
From Washington to Wyoming, leaders and locals prepare for prayer day
WASHINGTON (RNS) — From Washington to Wyoming, well-known clergy and grass-roots people of faith plan to gather Thursday (May 3) for the..
Church In Ordinary Time: A Wisdom Ecclesiology
Amy Plantinga Pauw Eerdmans, 198 pages Reviewed by Morgan Morse Hay I was given Amy Plantinga Pauw’s book “Church In Ordinary Time”..
The four email commandments for pastors
Several years ago an honorably retired colleague of mine admired how lucky our generation is to have email as a tool for..
Mission Responsibility Through Investment makes headway with Houston-based oil company
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — It’s another major crack in the ceiling. That’s how Rob Fohr, director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s Office of Faith-Based..
Thoughts and prayers
A lot of how we express ourselves as people of faith can be summed up in that simple phrase “thoughts and prayers.”..
Collaborative worship planning
Worship is the core of the life of the church. It is the center of congregational life: nourishing, inspiring, comforting, challenging. The..
All Agency Review concurs with Way Forward on comment regarding PC(USA), A Corporation
The All Agency Review Committee voted May 1 to concur with a comment that the Way Forward Commission is making to the..
Through the church the song goes on
Not all churches have choirs. Why say this in an article about choirs? I think it’s an important truth to name because..
Way Forward Commission issues comment opposing PMA board’s proposal
The Way Forward Commission voted April 30 to send a comment to the 2018 General Assembly opposing a proposal from the Presbyterian..
Aid workers freed in South Sudan
Ryan Smith, the Director of PMUN and Representative to the United Nations and James Makuei Choul met with Ambassador Akuei Bona Malwal,..
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