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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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,..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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.”..
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…..
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..
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 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..
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..
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..
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..
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 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..
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..
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..
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..
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