Deceased (from the March 2, 2015 issue)
Gabriel Abdullah, 98, July 29, Jacksonville, Fla. Alvin Russell Alsgaard, 94, May 28, Spokane, Wash. Paul Epps, 98, Sept. 16, Windsor, N.C...
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Honorably retired (from the March 2, 2015 issue)
Steven Neal Allen Sr., from pastor, North Bend Presbyterian Church, North Bend, Neb. Aleta Ash, from pastor, Milner Memorial Presbyterian Church, Raleigh,..
Transitions (from the March 2, 2015 issue)
Coile Estes, to interim pastor, Oakland Avenue Church, Rock Hill, S.C. Marvin (Trey) Hegar III, from pastor, Purity Church, Chester, S.C., to..
Ordinations (from the March 2, 2015 issue)
Marty Simmons, to stated supply, Grace Church, Lancaster, S.C. by Providence Presbytery
B.J. WOODWORTH
(PNS) “I believe that when Jesus withdraws he goes back to the words he heard at his baptism: ‘You are God’s beloved;..
Martin Pur, Pakistan
Recent gifts from Presbyterian churches helped build a new wing in a Presbyterian school in Martin Pur, Pakistan. Presbyterian congregations helping in..
Bound together (Stated clerk’s column)
There is something about snow that binds together a neighborhood. I noticed on my street that the first driveway cleared was the..
Brokenness is not discipleship
Brokenness is an important word in the church. It’s akin to the word “depravity,” but feels less churchy and less heavy-handed. Maybe..
A Presbyterian nine-year-old wrote…
A Presbyterian nine-year-old wrote, “God made the world. He split the Adam and made Eve. Adam and Eve were naked but they..
The default interim
When I started in the ministry way, way back in 1974, I don’t think I ever heard of an interim pastor. Over..
McFarland, USA
Director Niki Caro (“Whale Rider”) is already adept at feel-good films, and star Kevin Costner (“Bull Durham,” “Field of Dreams,” “For Love..
Interview with Coach Jim White
Interview with Coach Jim White of “McFarland, USA.” Ron Salfen for the Presbyterian Outlook: First of all, I really enjoyed the movie...
The Last Five Years
OK, musicals aren’t for everyone. But I daresay that Presbyterians have more interest in music than most. For one thing, our worship..
The Duff
Here’s hoping that this doesn’t start a trend among already-beleaguered teens. The premise here is that “The Duff” is the person in..
Winter storms spell catastrophe for New England: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance responds
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Confronting what one meteorologist has called a “once every 26,000 years” event, New Englanders are reeling from the cumulative effect of..
Louisville Seminary enters new affiliation with the Indianapolis Center for Congregations
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, the Indianapolis Center for Congregations and Christian Theological Seminary recently announced a new affiliation. This relationship..
Association of Presbyterian Colleges & Universities names new executive director
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Board of Directors of the Association of Presbyterian Colleges & Universities (APCU) has named Jeffrey E. Arnold to be its new executive..
Dorothy Day for Armchair Theologians
by Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 223 pages REVIEWED BY LYNNE TAYLOR CLEMENTS Do not read this book .....
A letter from the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL)
SYRIA (PNS) Dear friends, We greet you in the name of Him who gives life and hope, Jesus the Christ. As our..
59th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
NEW YORK (PNS) Thirty-five Presbyterian women, including 11 young adults, will attend the 59th Session of the United Nations Commission on the..
Can introverts be missional?
Our congregation has been wrestling with the concept of missionality — that we, as the church, engage with God in God’s mission to..
Muslims stand with Christians against attacks on churches in Niger
NIGER, WEST AFRICA (PNS) On January 16 and 17, in response to satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed published in France, extremist..
Highmark member records potentially compromised by data breach at Anthem
As you may have heard from recent news reports, a late-January cyberattack on Anthem Inc. compromised the data of as many as..
Michelle J. Bartel to head theological education office
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Rev. Michelle J. Bartel, Ph.D., a theology professor and teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has been named..
Family-sized congregations: Presbyterians in Texas
Many PC(USA) congregations are considered “family-sized.” According to Alice Mann’s work on congregation sizes, a “family” congregation has up to 50 adults..
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