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..
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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..
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..
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..
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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..
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