South Sudan churches call for Feb. 10 day of prayer to support peace talks
LOUISVILLE (PNS) — Critical peace talks began in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Feb. 6 aimed at ending the ongoing civil war in..
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Transfiguration Sunday — February 11, 2018
Transfiguration of the Lord Mark 9:2-9 Calvin and Hobbes cartoon strips come to mind when I read the account of the Transfiguration..
Presbyterian Mission Agency Board is collaborating but keeping its options alive
LOUISVILLE – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted Feb. 8 to authorize its Governance Task Force “to pursue each of the available..
Some governance changes move ahead; some still being discussed
LOUISVILLE – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board voted Feb. 8 to approve some changes in its manual of operations regarding the size..
God and the games – 2018 Olympics
(RNS) — The 2018 Winter Olympic Games, the 17-day athletic love-fest kicking off to the beat of the Korean janggu drum in Pyeongchang..
Trump at prayer breakfast says US ‘strengthened by the power of prayer’
Speaking to @donnacsr, who heads @EIETweets, at the #NationalPrayerBreakfast in Washington this morning. She's been attending the event since 1988. pic.twitter.com/Tx6wBoCGJr —..
New Presbyterian network seeks Korean reconciliation
The Presbyterian Peace Delegation visited the Cheorwon Peace Observatory in Cheorwon-gun, South Korea, during their visits in November. From the observatory, visitors..
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..
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..
Incarnational Ministry: Being with the Church
Samuel Wells Eerdmans, 245 pages Samuel Wells has developed quite a rich body of theological reflections on the practice of ministry. This..
Brainstorming and spiritual leaders
I remember the first time I heard the word “brainstorm” as a little kid in school. My imagination immediately kicked in and..
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)
Horizons Bible Study 2017-2018 “Cloud of Witnesses: The Community of Christ in Hebrews” Lesson 7: In Community with the Hope of the..
Good Christian leaders
If you have been part of an organization, work group, movement or sports team, you know that leadership matters — often more..
Small prophets
I will stand at my watchpost, and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will say..
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