A history of Presbyterian mission in Korea
Every year, researchers visit the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia to access our extensive Korea mission collections. Many are individual scholars and..
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Governance Task Force releases revised recommendations
ST. PAUL (Outlook) – The Governance Task Force of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board has released a revised series of recommendations –..
PMA executive committee hears from The Way Forward Commission and All Agency Review Committee
ST. PAUL (Outlook) The high-level conversations about the future of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continue – this time, in St. Paul, Minnesota,..
Presbyterian pastor
Fewer and fewer people I encounter have any idea what “Presbyterian” means. When, upon meeting someone, I am asked, “What do you..
It’s no longer Sunday best for the Church of England
LONDON (RNS) — After centuries of wearing flowing robes, cassocks and other vestments, Anglican priests can finally dress down. Under canon law,..
Trust in God: Regarding ruling elders
(OGA) Trust in God. The phrase has always had a vanilla-bland feeling for me—even though I like vanilla. It just isn’t a..
Northeast cities rate most secular
(RNS) — Residents of Portland and Auburn, Maine, aren’t just living in the far Northeast. They’re in the most “post-Christian” part of..
Camp and God’s kingdom
Guest commentary by Shelly Wood Last week, I picked my 13-year-old up from a week of church camp at Pyoca, our Presbyterian..
6th Sunday after Pentecost – July 16, 2017
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Ordinary 15A; Proper 10 Jesus’ parable of the sower would not make it into a self-help book. Nor would..
The Value of Doubt: Why Unanswered Questions, Not Unquestioned Answers, Build Faith
Bill Tammeus Skylight Paths Publishing, Nashville, Tenn. 160 Pages In a sermon I preached a few years ago on John 20:24-29, I..
The “PK” phenomenon
There is a phenomenon in the church world referred to as the “PK.” The initials “PK” traditionally stand for “preacher’s kid,” but..
Across church families, across states: pledges for peace on the Korean Peninsula
As a WCC-convened forum on peace on the Korean Peninsula came to a close, participants from around the world, representing many..
Home, belonging and Big Tent
Eric Barreto, an associate professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, started his Bible study on “differences and diversity in the..
Count Me
The three in me, was, is, might be, an unholy trinity. Each singularity a crossed humanity factored by duality. The sixfold choices,..
The healthy practice of pastoral sabbaticals
When Beth Garrod-Logsdon, pastor at Wilmore Presbyterian Church in Wilmore, Kentucky, prepared to broach the subject of a sabbatical with the session,..
Presbyterian Women
The Presbyterian Women in an Oregon church invited the pastor to their gathering. He turned to the lady sitting nearest him and..
Mission co-workers in Egypt
The Darren Kennedy family, mission co-workers in Egypt, took time recently to honor the anniversary of the death of Samuel Hugh Moffett...
Anthony Breznican
“Mr. Rogers saw people. He saw through and around the things that confuse or distract others. He saw these people. He saw me, a..
The Form of Government Task Force co-moderators speak (10 years ago)
10 years ago — June 25, 2007 We “began with prayer, study and reading. We read together a wide range of resources..
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,..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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