Proposed per capita rate increase receives preliminary approval on split vote
LOUISVILLE – The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) and the executive committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board..
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The Worship Pastor: A Call to Ministry for Worship Leaders and Teams
Zac M. Hicks Zondervan, 224 pages Reviewed by Aaron Fulp-Eickstaedt Zac Hicks, the canon for worship and liturgy at Cathedral Church of..
From “we could do nothing” to the “nuclear” option: Presbyterian Mission Agency Board discusses possible responses to pending A Corporation recommendation
LOUISVILLE – Who’s responsible for what? Who makes the decisions (and controls the money)? And where’s the fine print? The Presbyterian Mission..
“A spirit of possibility” — Giddings-Lovejoy overcomes internal, external strife to host GA223
The largest church in the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy here left the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) acrimoniously. Another church defaulted on a $1 million..
Stated clerk makes the case for increased per capita
LOUISVILLE – J. Herbert Nelson, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), presented a General Assembly per capita budget that he said..
Stony Point, finances, communication and more: Presbyterian Mission Agency Board executive committee prepares for this week’s meeting
LOUISVILLE – The executive committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board, meeting on the morning of Feb. 7, is giving a glimpse..
Significant per capita increase proposed
LOUISVILLE – The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly and the executive committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board are..
Revitalizing church leadership: PneuMatrix joins the Holy Spirit in identifying adaptive change and positive deviance
Forty years ago the West Coast was already comfortably ensconced in post-Christendom. Church wasn’t working the way it had in the post-World..
Nelson: training, education of leaders is key to transformation
ST. LOUIS (PNS) - Education and training of church leaders is key to the transformation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), General Assembly..
Presbyterian Foundation supports green energy with investments
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — For the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), climate change is not just a conversation to be had, but a pressing issue..
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Way Forward Commission fine-tunes draft report
The Way Forward Commission is working its way through what’s currently a 46-page draft document with six recommendations to the 2018 General..
Judge temporarily halts deportation of Indonesian Christians
HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily halted deportation proceedings against Indonesian Christians who are in the U.S. illegally..
All Agency Review refines recommendations to GA
During a video conference call Feb. 5, the All Agency Review Committee worked on polishing its recommendations to the 2018 General Assembly...
The benefits of Sabbath (Horizons 7)
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Presbyterian committees gear up for General Assembly: COGA and PMAB to meet this week
Think of this as the month of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) meetings – a prelude in intensity to the 2018 General Assembly. It’s..
Faith groups, nonprofits team up to help homeless around Super Bowl
(RNS) — As the Super Bowl nears and football fans head to Minneapolis, dozens of homeless people who usually spend the night..
Anything oppositional to love is oppositional to God, PC(USA) stated clerk J. Herbert Nelson tells church educators
LOUISVILLE – J. Herbert Nelson, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), took it back to the basics as he preached Feb...
Speaking to Christian educators, co-moderator highlights the church’s calling to work at the intersection of hospitality and poverty
LOUISVILLE – It’s a new way for Christian educators to learn about big topics. The 2018 Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE) annual..
Special committee to study Christian education in the 21st century hosts conversation at APCE
LOUISVILLE – Christian education cannot be separated from lifelong faith formation. That’s the direction a special committee formed by the 2016 General..
California PC(USA) congregation helps launch four new worshiping communities
HAYWARD, Calif. — Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) minister Jake Medcalf refuses to believe the denomination should just go quietly into the night. “If..
5th Sunday after Epiphany — February 4, 2018
Mark 1:29-39 Ordinary 5B Four scenes, two settings. The two settings? Simon’s home and a deserted place. The four scenes? Healing of..
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