4 PC(USA) trends from Gradye Parsons
What’s ahead for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)? “We need to recalibrate as a church,” the denomination’s stated clerk, Gradye Parsons, told participants..
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3 questions and answers from Heath Rada
Heath Rada, moderator of the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), shared trends he has seen in the life of..
Collaborative peacemaking: Suggestions for congregations
When University of Kentucky students took to the streets last spring after their basketball team lost in the Final Four – lighting..
3 ways to improve intergenerational worship from Jason Brian Santos
“The problem is, we view church and spiritual formation like the public high school” – parents drop their kids off expecting them..
Big Tent honors, celebrates African Presbyterians in leadership
Sam Atiemo, the associate for African Emerging Ministries for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) for more than two years, led a celebration during..
4 questions to consider in grassroots advocacy
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Office of Public Witness only has a small staff, so when it advocates on international public policy issues,..
4 things Scott Weimer and North Avenue Presbyterian Church have learned about stopping child sex trafficking
Scott Weimer, pastor of North Avenue Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, spoke to participants at a Big Tent 2015 workshop July 31 about..
4 ways Presbyterians can engage poverty from Sister Simone Campbell
Sr. Simone Campbell – a lawyer; executive director of NETWORK, a national Catholic social justice lobby; and leader of the “Nuns on..
4 discipleship components from Rodger Nishioka
Rodger Nishioka, associate professor of Christian Education at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, is “winsome with a bite,” according to his..
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) signs memorandum of understanding with Ghanaian women
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one..
18th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Proper 13 – August 2, 2015
Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35 Some of the crowd who were fed on the mountainside search for Jesus. They are seekers. People who..
Big Tent is doing a new thing
A college campus. Large-group Bible study. Programming organized by the denominational staff. These are just a few of the new aspects of..
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee HarperCollins, New York City. 288 pages. REVIEWED BY JAN EDMISTON Sacred assumptions are fading away by the minute. From..
The Making of Stewardship Leaders: Spiritual and Technical Disciplines for Cultivating Generous Communities
A 90-minute webinar presented by Sean Mitchell Recorded Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Click here to purchase the on-demand Web replay – $29.95 (1-6 participants)..
Big Tent 2015 starts this week
It starts Thursday at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville – Big Tent 2015, with Big Tent having become the gathering spot..
Translating generations
This month, we asked our bloggers what it’s like to be the youngest Presbyterian in the room. Here’s what they shared. Do..
The ABCDs of community mission
by Wendy McCaig I have an unusual ministerial role. I do CCD work in RVA from an ABCD perspective. Confused? Most people are...
Giving thanks: Lessons from Haiti
by Frank Alexander Clark Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. — Psalm 118:1 I have..
WCC general secretary reflects on Armenian Genocide
BIKFAYA, LEBANON (PNS) In a recent ceremony in Bikfaya, Lebanon, the Armenian Church of the Holy Muron was blessed – symbolically anointing the..
The Story Luke Tells (bookmark)
by Justo L. González Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 129 pages Justo González is an exemplary church historian. Untold numbers of seminary students,..
August 3, 2015: Digital issue for subscribers (Officer training)
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s August 3, 2015 issue is now available! It is viewable on most computers, tablets, and smartphones. Click..
Bring it
This month, we asked our bloggers what it’s like to be the youngest Presbyterian in the room. Here’s what they shared. A..
PC(USA) celebrates 130 years of Korean mission
LOUISVILLE (PNS) In the 1880s, Presbyterians seeking to engage in foreign mission work were closely monitoring diplomatic developments in Korea. As diplomatic channels..
Promises to keep: Sheldon Jackson College dissolves, but legacy continues
by Jerry L. Van Marter In May 2007 Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, Alaska, conducted its last classes. On June 30, 2015,..
17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Proper 12 – July 26, 2015
2 Samuel 11:1-15; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 Break out your record player and old Rolling Stones albums… because this week, we’re going..
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