Metrics (measure it, or else)
My first glimpse of why metrics matter came on a golf course when my playing partner showed up angry. His church had..
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Proposed mission budget released: Presbyterian Mission Agency board meets this week
The proposed mission budget for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for 2017 and 2018 includes a 15 percent decrease from the 2016 budget,..
New Jersey church worships with reform synagogue following March fire
(PNS) Nearly a month after an electrical fire heavily damaged its sanctuary, the First Presbyterian Church of Englewood, New Jersey is still counting..
Outlook receives six “Best of Christian Press” awards
ST. LOUIS (Outlook) The Associated Church Press (ACP) honored magazines, newspapers, news services and websites at its annual conference, April 20-22 in..
Presbyterian Mission Agency board prepares to meet in Louisville this week, proposes response to review committee
In June, the General Assembly’s The Way Forward committee will discuss what shape and form the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) structure should take..
In Soo Jung dies at 61: PC(USA) pastor shepherded denomination’s largest Korean congregation
The Presbytery of Greater Atlanta announced the death of the Rev. In Soo (James) Jung, pastor of the largest Korean PC(USA) church, Korean Community Presbyterian..
The harm of homiletical jello
Guest commentary by Sherard Edington My cousin Matthew no longer goes to church. This is surprising given that by every measure Matthew..
5th Sunday of Easter – April 24, 2016
Easter 5C Acts 11:1-18; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35 My relationship to adoption is complicated. My brother is adopted. Several years ago he..
Lincoln and the Jews: A History
by Jonathan D. Sarna and Benjamin Shapell Thomas Dunne Books, New York. 288 pages For professional historians, Civil War specialists and enthusiasts..
Books briefly noted
Trouble I’ve Seen Drew G.I. Hart Herald Press, 198 pages In the vein of the spiritual “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen,”..
Faith-based groups help quake-stricken Ecuador
(RNS) Emergency teams from U.S. faith-based humanitarian relief agencies are on the ground in northwest Ecuador after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that took..
Churches examine white privilege
(RNS) A year ago, when the death of Freddie Gray and resulting unrest in Baltimore filled the news, the Rev. Kathy Dwyer..
Pentecostal revival sweeps parts of West Coast
(RNS) They call it the West Coast Rumble: a set of multiweek revivals in Seattle and San Diego, plus a large Christian..
Christian and ecumenical leaders tell church denominations to step up and speak up
(PNS) Picking up where Compassion, Peace and Justice Training Day left off, approximately 200 Presbyterians joined Christian counterparts from other denominations in Washington,..
Historic meeting between Cuban and US Presbyterians begins dialog
TAMPA BAY (PNS) A delegation from the presbyteries of Peace River, Tampa Bay and Tropical Florida made a historic trip to Cuba in..
Is mainline evangelism an oxymoron?
I am a person who cringes at the “E-word,” but not for the reasons you might think. I cringe when I hear..
The Givenness of Things: Essays
by Marilynne Robinson Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York. 304 pages REVIEWED BY LISA KENKEREMATH Robinson’s new collection of essays is a..
More Light Presbyterians: An alternative approach toward truth and reconciliation
As we move toward the 222nd General Assembly, a number of presbyteries are sending Overture 050 to the General Assembly. At..
J. Herbert Nelson named nominee for PC(USA) stated clerk
LOUISVILLE -- J. Herbert Nelson, currently director of the Office of Public Witness for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is the nominee to be..
Social and connected: The library in today’s seminary
by Timothy Lincoln A TALE OF TWO LIBRARIES Library buildings seem to come in as many styles as cars. Which of these..
Regarding ruling elders: Called as partners in Christ’s service
LOUISVILE (PNS) When I became a ruling elder, I recall the constitutional questions for ordination and installation that really resonated with me were..
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance mobilizing to assist the people of Japan and Ecuador
And hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has given..
God Hovered Over the Waters
by William A. dePrater III Wipf & Stock, Eugene, Ore. 188 pages This book on the emergence of the Protestant Reformation might..
Pope Francis visits stranded refugees, brings 12 back to the Vatican
VATICAN CITY (RNS) - Pope Francis brought 12 Muslim refugees to the Vatican with him aboard the papal plane following a politically-charged..
Compassion, Peace and Justice training day opens in Washington
(PNS) - Compassion, Peace and Justice Training Day officially kicked off April 15 in Washington, with its theme “Lift Every Voice: Racism,..
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