Leaders of 2016 General Assembly gather for training
LOUISVILLE -- With 74 days to go before the 2016 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) convenes in Portland, leadership of..
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2016 “What’s coming to General Assembly?” pre-GA bulletin Inserts
What’s Coming to the 2016 General Assembly? The 222nd General Assembly is almost here. This assembly will be making important decisions about the..
All hands on deck
All hands on deck, all available personnel to the front, code blue or alert level red. In other words: Stop what you..
Farmers (Chair of the Presbyterian Mission Agency board column)
[Jesus] also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise..
Pack your mission T (Stated clerk’s column)
One of the great aspects of my time as Stated Clerk is hearing about the mission and ministry of Presbyterians and their..
Twenty-seven new worshiping communities receive grants
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Funding through mission program grants by the Presbyterian Mission Agency supports a diverse range of needs and people through ministries being created in new worshiping..
Hummus and tea
Guest commentary by Matthew Skolnik In my living room sat a young Israeli man and his soon-to-be wife. Shay sat on a..
Second Sunday of Easter – April 3, 2016
John 20:19-31 “Last summer at Harvard … .” This was my sister’s refrain for at least a year. She’d gone to a..
Presbyterian Mission Agency board committees discuss unaudited year-end financial report for 2015
The unaudited year-end financial report for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) shows that revenue came in just under expected levels – but..
Cuba conversation with Reformed churches in the Americas
MANTAZAS, CUBA (OGA) Representatives from fifteen communion-members of the Alliance of Latin American Presbyterian and Reformed Churches (AIPRAL) and the Caribbean and North..
Envisioning the Congregation Practicing the Gospel: A Guide for Pastors and Lay Leaders
by John W. Stewart William B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 236 pages REVIEWED BY ALLEN D. TIMM This book provides a paradigm..
Moderator listening sessions: A participant’s reflection from the Princeton gathering
Guest commentary by Noha Khoury We must know who we are before we can know where we want to go as a..
Presbyterian partners in Pakistan send updates following Lahore bombing
(PNS) Sunday afternoon blast ripped through a crowded park in Lahore, Pakistan, killing at least 70 and wounding more than 300 people...
PC(USA) delegation tracks progression of Syrian refugees across Europe
(PNS) For more than a week, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders have followed the path taken by Syrian refugees across parts of Europe as..
Moderator listening sessions: Discerning what’s next for the PC(USA)
What’s the identity and purpose of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)? All around the country, Presbyterians have been discussing this question – invited..
An African parable of hope
At the end of February, I attended the Kenya Mission Network meeting, a gathering of U.S. Presbyterians representing churches and presbyteries that..
PC(USA) Stated Clerk calls for repeal of discriminatory N.C. law
LOUISVILLE (OGA) Since 1977 the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church has advocated for just treatment of LGBT persons in regard to their..
“Eat this book”
I GREW UP IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH. The liturgies of the “Book of Common Prayer” planted good seeds and grew deep roots for the..
Ask a … hospital chaplain
What is the proper protocol when I am visiting a church member in the hospital and a doctor or nurse comes in..
Calendar Check – June 2016
JUNE 6-8 BALTIMORE The Emerging Christian Minority featuring Joseph D. Small, Kathryn Shifferdecker. e-ccet.org/conferences JUNE 12-17 MARYVILLE, TENN. Horizons: High School Youth..
Kisha Dawkins
“I am a woman of faith, first and foremost. That’s the only way I can make it.” – KISHA DAWKINS, mother of..
The Outreach Foundation
The Outreach Foundation honored Peter Lim for his work with the foundation in China. He recently changed careers and is now professor..
From the bulletin of a Presbyterian church in Iowa …
From the bulletin of a Presbyterian church in Iowa: “Next Wednesday night there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all..
Four fronts for peace (70 years ago)
70 years ago — March 4, 1946 “The first world-wide gathering of Protestant and Eastern Orthodox Christian leaders since 1939 has recently..
Deceased (from the March 28, 2016 issue)
Ewell C. Black Jr., 90, Mar. 14, 2015, Austell, Ga. W.A. Engstrom, 90, Aug. 18, Austin, Texas Ralph E. Heischman, 92, Aug...
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