Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost — September 20, 2026
What happens when God loves the people we’d rather resent? Rose Schrott Taylor explores Jonah’s anger, God’s mercy and the boundaries we’re invited to cross.
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No Longer Male and Female: A Biblical Guide for Our Questions about Gender
Jo Wiersema reviews Will Brown's "No Longer Male and Female," a father's journey with his gender-expansive child turned into a biblical case for affirmation.
Noticed, named, known and needed: A vision for nurturing young people
Chris Dela Cruz explores how listening can be an act of faith formation, challenging churches to create spaces where young people feel noticed, known, valued and empowered to shape their communities.
Two educators on the future of lay ministry
Christy Williams and Brittany Porch reflect on the shrinking path for nonordained Christian educators and youth workers — and what the PC(USA) risks when it fails to invest in those called to faith formation.
Wendell Berry, writer and farmer, was extolled by many as a modern-day prophet
His writings touched on conservation, community and belonging, and he acquired legions of fans beyond environmental studies — including many scholars of religion.
Large Presbyterian churches see post-pandemic growth — and changing patterns of belonging
Presbyterian congregations in Spokane and Bellevue reflect a national trend: Large churches are drawing new worshippers, particularly young families, even as Sunday attendance becomes less frequent and engagement takes new forms.
Widening the story: The Outlook partners with FāVS News
The Presbyterian Outlook is partnering with FāVS News to strengthen independent journalism and broaden our coverage of the church in the Pacific Northwest.
The ministry of showing up: Charlotte pastor starts nonprofit after suffering traumatic brain injury
After a life-changing accident, Eleanor Shell experienced the power of sustained care from Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church. Now, she’s helping others navigate the “long middle” of healing and grief through Borrowed Hope.
Presbyterian Outlook calls for submissions
Help us explore the theme "failure."
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost — September 13, 2026
Teri McDowell Ott reflects on Matthew 18:21-35 and Jesus’ call to honor one another’s dignity amid conflict.
Order of worship — September 13, 2026
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Board of Pensions launches CREDO expansion
Ministers who have attended previous CREDO conferences are invited to return.
A prayer for the transition from summer to fall
As summer gives way to a new school year and fuller calendars, Maggie Alsup prays that we carry the season’s slower rhythms, wonder and joy with us into fall.
Dangerous Songs: The Psalms and a Gloriously Disrupted Life
Amy Pagliarella recommends Richard Bruxvoort Colligan’s "Dangerous Songs" as an engaging, practical resource for church leaders seeking fresh ways to teach, preach and explore the Psalms in community.
Union Presbyterian Seminary names the Rev. Alex Fischer director of the leadership institute
Fischer will lead the seminary’s continuing education ministry, developing programs and partnerships that equip pastors, church leaders, and congregations across denominations and communities.
Why college students are leaving church — but not faith
Former Hastings College Chaplain Doodle Harris interviewed 21 students about why they left church. Their answers reveal pain, curiosity and an enduring desire to pursue faith beyond the sanctuary.
After fires on the Warm Springs Reservation, a congregation looks to what’s next
Fires destroyed six homes and killed roughly 200 cattle on the Warm Springs Reservation in central Oregon. Warm Springs Presbyterian Church says it’s staying for the long recovery — even as it searches for a pastor after two years without one.
The PC(USA)’s Young Adult Volunteers are commissioned to ‘a year of service for a lifetime of change’
Forty-seven young adults are now set to serve at nine sites across the nation and around the world.
Our Presbyterian institutions must practice what they preach
In the wake of staff cuts at Columbia Theological Seminary and Presbyterian Life & Witness, William Yoo calls for greater transparency, accountability and care from the institutions that serve the PC(USA).
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost — September 6, 2026
David Gerner explores what the “conflict-resolution flow chart” in Matthew 18 teaches the church about accountability, reconciliation and releasing control over how others respond.
Order of worship — September 6, 2026
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Christian universities pull together during Spokane wildfires
As wildfires devastated northern Spokane, Gonzaga and Whitworth universities joined forces to shelter evacuees, support displaced communities and raise emergency funds.
Now loaded with disaster kits, Boxanne heads home to Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center
Synod School’s 650 participants sort and box hygiene kits, period packs, kids’ kits and school bags.
Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services celebrates 65 Years of ministry at Waxahachie Campus
Community invited to an afternoon of remembrance and hope on September 19.
Registration for the Atwood Institute gun violence prevention training extended to Aug. 30
The Sept. 15-18 event at Heartland Retreat Center near Kansas City is offered by the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship.
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