Board launches search for PMA executive director

LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Search Committee for the Executive Director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) has finalized the leadership profile for the..

News from other sources

WCC hails Wittenberg declaration aiming to overcome Reformation divisions

The World Council of Churches has welcomed the signing of two ecumenical statements by the World Communion of Reformed Churches in which..

What's right?

What’s right about St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church?

St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church - Hemingway, South Carolina At St. Paul’s, we like to describe ourselves as “a church without walls.” We are..

Outlook Reporting

More changes in store: Fifth Big Tent conference meets July 6-8 in St. Louis

Leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) described the first Big Tent conference, held in Atlanta in 2009, as “a big Presbyterian family..

Prayers for the moment

Prayer for the country on July 4

Everlasting God, our country, like each of us, is a mixed bag of beauty and brutality. Our ideals are lofty, but our..

Outlook Features

Welcoming the stranger to The Table

On any given Wednesday night in downtown Casper, Wyoming, a group of once-strangers gathers for a shared meal in a small retail..

Those with ears to hear (music reviews)

4 Your Eyez Only

4 Your Eyez Only J. Cole For those familiar with church history and rap, J. Cole can seem like a monastic. After..

Presbyterian News Service

Presbyterian Mission Agency publishes 2016 Annual Report

LOUISVILLE (PNS) Following the June 29 approval by the Audit Committee of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board, the agency’s 2016 Annual Report..

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Louisville Seminary Receives $64,660 in grants to fund new restorative justice initiative

LOUISVILLE (Louisville Seminary press release) – Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary recently received $64,660 in grant funding from the Association of Theological Schools..

Religion News Service

When it’s sexuality versus religion, Americans stand divided

(RNS) When faith and sexuality conflict, which should prevail? Americans are divided on the question, according to a LifeWay Research study released..

Religion News Service

Car-care ministries a growing niche in midsize cities

(RNS) When he founded the car-care ministry at McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church 15 years ago, David McCoy knew he was filling..

Voices

The Reformed theology of “Wonder Woman”

I had a friend some years ago, an older gentleman, who would answer the question “How are you?” with “Better than I..

Looking into the lectionary

July 2, 2017 – 4th Sunday after Pentecost

Genesis 22:1-14; Matthew 10:40-42 Ordinary 13A; Proper 8 Discipleship is not all about rejection and persecution. Here, in the last two verses..

Presbyterian News Service

‘Theological Conversations’ releases ‘500 Years and Counting,’ for June 2017

LOUISVILLE (PNS) – In its sixth installment of Theological Conversations for 2017, the Theology, Formation and Evangelism ministry of the Presbyterian Church presents “500..

Book Reviews

Beyond Fairness: The Stories of Jesus (Gospel Sermons for Pentecost)

Roy W. Howard CSS Publishing Company, Lima, Ohio 120 pages Reviewed by Rose Herr Wayland In the sermon titled “One Feisty..

Voices

Learning from one another: Two churches write their way through “Waking Up White”

Editor’s note: This week we’re sharing stories of Presbyterian congregations who have answered the invitation from co-moderators Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston to read..

Outlook Reporting

All Agency Review Committee to draft “mission directive,” consider relationship between PMA and OGA

The All Agency Review Committee is trying to figure out how to get to some of the big-picture questions it needs to..

Voices

Waking up – A Lenten journey through Belhar and “Waking Up White”

Editor’s note: This week we’re sharing stories of Presbyterian congregations who have answered the invitation from co-moderators Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston..

Outlook Reporting

Way Forward Commission releases mid-term report

The Way Forward Commission has released its mid-term report - first in English, with the intent of translating it into Korean and Spanish as..

Presbyterian News Service

Stated Clerk urges Ben & Jerry’s to strike agreement with Vermont dairy farmers

LOUISVILLE (OGA) In a public letter to the CEO of Ben & Jerry’s, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated Clerk J. Herbert..

News from other sources

Board of Pensions reports successful Benefits Connections

(BOARD OF PENSIONS – Press release) The results are in: The inaugural Benefits Connections events received high marks from participants for contributing..

Voices

We don’t know what we don’t know: One congregation’s experience with “Waking Up White”

Editor’s note: This week we’re sharing stories of Presbyterian congregations who have answered the invitation from co-moderators Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston to read..