PC(USA) Stated Clerk sends letter of support to church partners in Iraq
Dear Friends in Christ, The grace of Christ be with you. We write out of our deep love for you to express..
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The sound of silence: Reflections on the 222nd General Assembly
Guest commentary by Cynthia Jarvis “Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in..
Governance and Ministry: Rethinking Board Leadership (2nd edition)
by Dan Hotchkiss Rowman and Littlefield, Baltimore. 264 pages REVIEWED BY JOHN WIMBERLY For years, I have been recommending to congregational leaders..
Fear of the Other
by William Willimon Abingdon, Nashville, Tenn. 112 pages You can read this book in an hour. Do it — the insights will..
PC(USA) offers prayers for Baghdad bombing victims
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Rev. Dr. Laurie Kraus, coordinator for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, offered prayers for those killed and injured in a massive..
Stated Clerk issues statement on the attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport
LOUISVILLE (OGA) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) joins the people of Turkey and the world in expressing our profound sorrow in the aftermath of..
Flags in worship
Guest commentary by Katherine Achtemeier Over the years our congregation’s worship committee has raised questions about the appropriateness of displaying the American..
Presbyterian Church in America repents of ‘racial sins’
(RNS) The nation’s second largest Presbyterian denomination has passed legislation repenting for “past failures to love brothers and sisters from minority cultures”..
A multifaith crowd packs soap and toothpaste for Syrian refugees
(RNS) The call went out for 600 volunteers to make care packages for Syrian refugees. Nearly 1,000 Muslims, Sikhs, Jews, Buddhists, Christians and..
Methodists nominate 3 openly gay candidates for bishop
(RNS) At its quadrennial meeting last month, the United Methodist Church decided not to take up contentious LGBT issues. But that’s not stopping..
Grant money from One Great Hour of Sharing helps oppressed and disadvantaged achieve self-sufficiency
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) approved grants totaling $124,000 to fund several self-help projects in..
Central Pres Youth are here to serve
The youth group from Central Pres in Atlanta is on a mission - to learn and to serve at GA and around..
Observing General Assembly
Guest commentary by Wanda B. Olive As a teaching elder of a small church in Madison County, Kentucky, it was my great..
PC(USA) offers prayers for victims of Ataturk Airport bombing
LOUISVILLE – A suicide bombing and gun attack in the international terminal of Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport has left at least 41 people..
Assembly affirms pay-ratio targets for PMA
PORTLAND, Ore. (General Assembly News) – Commissioners to the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Thursday instructed the denomination’s mission agency to close the..
Where have all the CRs gone?
PORTLAND, Ore. (General Assembly News) – One barometer of the pressure points within the Presbyterian family in past years has been “commissioners’..
Holy, sacred space
The offer of a cup of tea and a muffin can be just what a new mom needs in the days after her..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance National Response Teams in West Virginia
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – The floodwaters are receding in West Virginia and families have begun the massive task of cleaning up following last..
PC(USA) leaders issue post-General Assembly letter to the church
PORTLAND - Brothers and sisters in Christ, there is a new season in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), as witnessed by the actions..
A Table for All: How I Came to Understand that the Gospel Means Full Inclusion of Gays and Lesbians
by Chris Neufeld-Erdman Cascade Books, Eugene, Ore. 118 pages REVIEWED BY BILL CRAWFORD This book is a faithful inquiry into a subject..
Westminster Presbyterian Church – Lincoln, Nebraska
“World on a Plate,” a ministry of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, was awarded the 2016 McCormick Second Place Prize for..
Unicorns, dinosaurs, cockroaches and sheep
Unicorns were the topic on the radio talk show. “Unicorns” being startup tech companies worth a billion dollars before they even..
Why I need mentors
There’s an ongoing list in my journal titled “things they didn’t teach me in seminary.” I know from conversations with colleagues that..
Assembly approves peacemaking affirmations and resolution on killings in Korea
PORTLAND, Ore. – On its final evening of deliberations, the 2016 General Assembly dealt with a series of recommendations from its Peacemaking..
Final plenary session of the 222nd General Assembly passes increases to per capita
PORTLAND, Ore. – Late at night on Friday, June 24, two committees – the committee on General Assembly Operations and the Mission..
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