Presbyterian Mission Agency deploys consolidated grant application
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (PNS) – After months of effort, and a mandate by the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board, a comprehensive grant..
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Understanding Puerto Rico: PMAB ministerial teams visit Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Outlook) – On the morning of March 23, the eight ministerial teams that the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board..
Worshipping together: Committee on the Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board in San Juan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Outlook) The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board met..
Acting incarnationally: Reflections of an archbishop
Theology is what God is up to in God’s creation. Economics is how God’s household organizes itself in response to God’s..
The First American Evangelical: A Short Life of Cotton Mather
Rick Kennedy Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. 176 pages Michael G. Hall wrote “The Last American Puritan: The Life of..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance visits Texas panhandle in the wake of wildfires
(PNS) Presbyterian Disaster Assistance recently sent a National Response Team to the panhandle of Texas. Recent wildfires have left four people dead, more than..
Princeton Theological Seminary reverses decision to honor Redeemer’s Tim Keller
(RNS) Faced with mounting criticism for its decision to give a major award to the Rev. Tim Keller, founding pastor of Redeemer..
Presbyterian Mission Agency Board considers: What’s the way forward for the church in a changing world?
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – What can Presbyterians learn from changes in the culture and from trends in church and religion?..
Committee on the Office of the General Assembly begins spring meeting
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (PNS) With the hospitality of the leaders and churches of the Presbytery of San Juan at the forefront..
Presbyterian Mission Agency observes World Water Day 2017
(PNS) As people around the globe observe World Water Day today, Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) ministries are working at home and abroad to help bring..
Presbyterian Mission Agency Board to hear early reports from ministerial teams
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Last fall, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board decided to add a new twist to its work: creating..
The story of our money
Money is always a story. It is a story of where we’ve come from. It is a story about where we’re..
Dismantling economic fundamentalism
Sociologist Fred Block believes it’s time to take economic fundamentalism down from its pedestal. In his article “Confronting Economic Fundamentalism” (published in..
Presbyterian Mission Agency Board meeting starts with discussion of Puerto Rican synod, size of board, publishing
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – As the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board meeting got underway March 21 in San Juan, José Gonzalez..
Synod’s gift affirms partnership among Presbyterians
(PNS) Unexpected gifts from the Synod of the Sun will benefit two national agencies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The gifts are being hailed..
PC(USA) six agency effort to share ‘Facing Racism’ resources with denomination
(PNS) Acting on the directive of the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the communication agencies of the denomination’s..
Theology and economics: Communicating between two worlds
STARTING POINT: THE NEED TO BECOME PARTNERS AGAIN The worlds of theology and economics, of churches and business, of faith and the..
The Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management (GEM School)
“An ecumenical school of Governance, Economics and Management (GEM) should be established to develop economic competencies and empowerment within the ecumenical movement...
PMAB and COGA to meet in San Juan this week
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Outlook) – Both the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board and the Committee on the Office of the General..
The theological imperative to study economics
I stepped out of my lodgings at Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre early on a Sunday morning in late August and passed..
Suggested reading for religious leaders on theology and economics
Compiled by Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty Books that are accessible for church study groups “Justice Not Greed,” edited by Pam Brubaker and Rogate..
UN Commission on the Status of Women offers solutions to issues affecting Detroit
NEW YORK (PNS) – Troy Byrdsong and Alison Oglesby are two young women with big dreams and big hearts. The freshman and..
Alaska mayor acknowledges PC(USA) apology
UTQIAGVIK, ALASKA (OGA) The mayor of the North Slope Borough in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska, has issued a proclamation acknowledging a recent apology..
3rd Sunday in Lent – March 19, 2017
“Give me something to drink,” Jesus says to the Samaritan woman at the well. The writer of John’s Gospel has noted..
Regarding ruling elders: Ruling elders and baptism
(OGA) Clive Gregory Guerra was clearly not having a good time. He was struggling in the arms of his mother. Perhaps he sensed..
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