Episcopal Church’s Katharine Jefferts Schori will not seek re-election
NEW YORK (RNS) Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, the first woman elected to head a national branch of the worldwide..
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Dollars to discipleship: The value of funding theological education
by Nancy Benson-Nicol Since 1986, when the Theological Education Fund (TEF) was established by the 198th General Assembly, we in the ministries..
Columbia Seminary board appoints interim president
Decatur, GA (Columbia Seminary Communications) —This morning the Board of Trustees for Columbia Theological Seminary met by conference call to elect an..
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September 29, 2014: Digital issue for subscribers
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s September 29, 2014 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and smartphones...
The struggle to survive: ‘Violence only leads to more violence,’ Syria International Peacemaker says
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Twelve international peacemakers from around the world are visiting congregations, presbyteries and colleges of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Sept. 19-Oct. 12...
Displaced Iraqis appeal for security and tolerance
DOHUK, IRAQ (World Council of Churches) Displaced by the armed offensive of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and their..
ACREC ‘applauds’ General Assembly divestment vote
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Advocacy Committee for Racial Ethnic Concerns (ACREC) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has issued an open letter to General Assembly..
28 Hymns to Sing Before You Die
by John Mulder with Morgan Roberts Cascade Books, Eugene, Ore. 208 pages REVIEWED BY BARBARA G. WHEELER Several years ago, Robert T...
From the helm of the Association of Theological Schools: An Outlook interview with James Hudnut-Beumler, president of ATS
JACK HABERER: Jim, your credentials are impressive: a teaching elder in the PC(USA); current professor of church history and dean at Vanderbilt..
Pope Francis to Jews: We’re all under attack now
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Christians are suffering the same “savage attacks” once suffered by Jews, Pope Francis told a delegation of prominent Jewish leaders,..
Shaping the Prayers of the People: The Art of Intercession
Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 155 pages Teach us to pray! The disciples asked..
PMAB approved budget changes: Reserve fund, conference centers, website discussed
LOUISVILLE – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board has approved adjustments in the mission budgets for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for the next..
Breaking news: Presbyterian Outlook interim consulting editor announced
Dear Outlook Friend, On behalf of the Presbyterian Outlook Foundation Board of Directors I am pleased to share the news with you that the..
PMAB asks, “What makes a good governing board?”
LOUISVILLE – The Presbyterian Mission Agency Board spent a day talking about what makes a good governing board. “An organization will be..
PMAB committee hears update on study process for proposed revisions to Directory for Worship
LOUISVILLE (PNS) When the 221st General Assembly (2014) voted to forward to the church the draft of the proposed Directory for Worship..
Intergenerational “children’s messages”
The children’s time is the hardest part of worship. I stress about making that message meaningful far more than I worry about..
Giving Peace a Chance: GA Moderator Rada Joins Boulder Interfaith Peace Walk
BOULDER, COLORADO (PNS) So, an iman, a rabbi, and a Presbyterian minister met in a parking lot… To be precise, they met on..
Presbyterian Mission Agency Board kicks off meeting with optimism, reconciliation directive
LOUISVILLE – With the hit song “Happy” serving as the soundtrack for one of the videos played, an upbeat, optimistic attitude about..
Letter to the president in support of sanctuary and in hope of administrative relief
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, wrote a letter to the President of the United States in..
Experiencing ‘the church in action’ – Peggy Rada, spouse and traveling partner of Moderator Heath Rada, finds her niche
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The fall travel schedule looks packed for Heath Rada, moderator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s 221st General Assembly. His itinerary includes..
Yale chaplain’s resignation reflects larger mainline tensions over Israel
(RNS) When an Episcopal chaplain at Yale University seemed to suggest that Jews were culpable for Israel’s actions against Palestinians and a related..
Historic civil rights church to be considered for national recognition
(RNS) The West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, where the Rev. Ralph Abernathy Sr. and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr...
Romans 12:1-2 and the purpose of theological education
“Intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.” Martin Luther King Jr. was only a..
Battling Ebola with prayer and accurate information
LOUISVILLE (PNS) When Quianaca Wesseh called his son, mother, and sister in Liberia’s Maryland County last week, he urged them not to go..
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