The people in the Big Tent

This year’s Big Tent conference took place in St. Louis and had the theme, “Race, Reconciliation, Reformation.” As I prepared to go,..

Religion News Service

Attending church is good for your health. Now what?

(RNS) The latest in a long line of studies, now numbering in the hundreds, if not thousands, shows that church attendance is..

Insights columns

Rain like grace

Living in New Orleans, the sun has been a welcome and faithful resident, greeting me in the mornings on our balcony as..

Benedictory

A personal debt of gratitude to mission workers

My Armenian family owes an enormous debt of gratitude to American Presbyterian mission workers – a debt that goes back to the..

Outlook Features

Even at the risk of losing its life: Closing a church is not God’s final word

How will you feel if we decide to close? About 45 minutes into the interview for the solo pastor position at Kirk..

Outlook Horizons Studies

Jesus is … (Horizons 1)

Horizons Bible Study 2017-2018 “Cloud of Witnesses: The Community of Christ in Hebrews” Lesson 1: Hebrews 1:1-4 A good novel will grab our..

Outlook Reporting

2020 Vision Team members reflect on what they’ve heard from Presbyterians at Big Tent

ST. LOUIS – After spending two days listening as Presbyterians at Big Tent offered their hopes, concerns and ideas for the Presbyterian..

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Stated clerk discusses the future of the PC(USA) at Big Tent

ST. LOUIS – J. Herbert Nelson, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), spoke to participants in a workshop session at..

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Big Tent Bible study: There’s always one more seat at God’s table

ST. LOUIS – Eric Barreto, an associate professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, continued to offer a vision of a..

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Big Tent attendees visit local congregations engaged in fighting racism

ST. LOUIS – What can congregations do – just regular, ordinary congregations -- to talk about race and the painful complexities of..

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Presbyterians at the intersection of poverty and race: Co-moderators recommend next book for the church to read

ST. LOUIS – Participants at Big Tent gathered July 7 to hear Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston, the co-moderators of the 222nd..

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2020 Vision Team listens to Presbyterians at Big Tent

ST. LOUIS – So the 2020 Vision Team has come to Big Tent to listen, to hear what Presbyterians have to say..

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Big Tent workshop discusses challenges faced by immigrant churches

ST. LOUIS – “Christians are losing Christian identity in this culture” – and that’s a problem for both immigrant churches and English-speaking congregations,..

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Bible study at Big Tent: Diversity as a gift from God

ST. LOUIS – Eric Barreto, an associate professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, led Bible study July 7 at Big Tent..

Looking into the lectionary

5th Sunday after Pentecost – July 9, 2017

Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67; Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Ordinary 14A; Proper 9 Sometimes you just can’t win. Sometimes anything you say..

Outlook Reporting

Photo album: Big Tent worship

Opening worship on July 6 at Big Tent 2017 in St. Louis featured music and Scripture read in multiple languages. J. Herbert..

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J. Herbert Nelson challenges Big Tent attendees: Who will we serve?

ST. LOUIS – Opening worship began with a rousing spiritual at Big Tent 2017, where approximately 600 Presbyterians came together under the..

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2020 Vision Team meets at Big Tent to listen and imagine

ST. LOUIS – The 2020 Vision Team has come to Big Tent 2017 in St. Louis to listen to the concerns of..

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Putting Big Tent in context: Understanding faith and reconciliation in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – “We are called to do God’s will in spite of the risks, in spite of the obstacles we face.”..

Voices

Christian American or American Christian?

The Apostle Paul claims that “our citizenship” as Christians “is in heaven” (Philippians 3:20). I preach on this identity all the time…..

Presbyterian News Service

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..