22nd Sunday after Pentecost – November 5, 2017
Joshua 3:7-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12 Ordinary 31A; Proper 26 Whom are we to follow? How are we to lead? As..
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House GOP tax overhaul plan would allow churches to endorse political candidates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Churches would gain the right to endorse political candidates and still retain their tax-free status under a provision in..
San Francisco Theological Seminary receives $2 Million gift from Shaw family
San Anselmo, Calif. (San Francisco Theological Seminary) —Spiritual care, interreligious partnerships, an interdisciplinary curriculum, and a global reach are all part of..
Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church
Kara Powell, Jake Mulder and Brad Griffin Baker Books, 336 pages Reviewed by Emily Chudy “We want a pastor that can bring..
PC(USA) Board of Pensions waives dues payments for Puerto Rico presbyteries, churches
PHILADELPHIA (Board of Pensions) — Recognizing that financial concerns are among the burdens our fellow church workers are bearing in Puerto Rico,..
Westminster Abbey hosts service marking Reformation anniversary
(WCC) An ecumenical service described as “A Service to Mark the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses and the Start of the Reformation”..
Confessions of a grown-up “church kid”
I am what my siblings and I have called a “PK and ¾,” which basically means I grew up a church kid...
On Reformation anniversary, Lutherans bridge divides with other faiths
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Five centuries to the day when German monk Martin Luther is said to have nailed 95 theses to a..
Reformation commemoration a ‘powerful symbol of hope’
(WCC) Church and political leaders have marked the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation in Wittenberg, Germany where on 31 October 1517 he..
Germany marks 500th anniversary of church’s Reformation
BERLIN (AP) — German leaders on Tuesday marked the 500th anniversary since the day Martin Luther is said to have nailed his..
Revisiting Presbyterian collegiate ministry
In my role as the national director of UKirk collegiate ministries, I often hear the question, “So how’s collegiate ministry these days?”..
The Ecumenism of Beauty
Timothy Verdon, editor Paraclete Press, 128 pages It was Prince Myshkin in Dostoevsky’s “The Idiot” who famously said, “Beauty will save the..
Practicing reformation
It’s almost October 31. And this year, Reformation Day is taking the spotlight from Halloween as it is the 500th anniversary of..
PC(USA) Board of Pensions seeks to expand services, attract members
MIAMI (PNS) — The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) board of directors today concluded its three-day meeting in which it..
All Agency Review continues discernment across denomination
It’s all still in process – meeting after meeting happening across the church about the future of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). On..
Presidents of Princeton Seminary and Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary of South Korea sign new memorandum of understanding
President M. Craig Barnes of Princeton Theological Seminary and President Sung Bihn Yim of the Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary (PUTS), Seoul,..
PC(USA) peace delegation to visit South Korea in November
(PNS) A Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) peace delegation will travel to South Korea in November in response to Overture 12-01 and Committee Referral 12-13..
What the PC(USA) measures matters
Guest commentary by Arthur Fullerton Attending the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s most recent mid council leader gathering in St. Louis earlier this month,..
21st Sunday after Pentecost – October 29, 2017
Deuteronomy 34:1-12; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 Ordinary 30A; Proper 25 Reformation Sunday Reformation Sunday in this year of our Lord 2017..
Reformation 500: More than a celebration
(PNS) As Presbyterians prepare to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation this Sunday two prominent Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) theologians say it is..
Strong link found between worship attendance and religious giving
(RNS) — The more frequently a household attends worship services, the more likely its members donate to religious institutions, and give generously,..
The (minimum) wages of (capitalist) sin is death
If you spend any time in online forums like Reddit or enjoy reading The Atlantic articles, you’ve likely come across the phrase..
The Dean’s Demise: Sexual Harassment in a Divinity School
Richard Fletcher Resource Publications, 202 pages Reviewed by Timothy Johnson “The Dean’s Demise” is a worthy first novel, written by a retired..
PC(USA) partner asks for prayers on eve of Kenyan elections
On the eve of a contested second round of elections in Kenya, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) partner the Rev. Peter Kaniah, Secretary General..
PMA board’s transitional leadership structure takes shape
The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board has begun to put in place more details of the revised governance structure it approved at its..
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