Churches and agencies formulate responses to Ebola outbreak
GENEVA (World Council of Churches) To respond to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, which has taken more than 3,000 lives, the World..
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One pastor’s response: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
VALDESE, N.C. (PNS) On May 2, 2012, in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, five family members huddled together behind locked doors: Lisa Mederos,..
Mary Frances ‘Chick’ Ogden Foreman dies at 94: Christian educator served missionary stints in China, Korea
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Mary Frances “Chick” Ogden Foreman ― who bloomed where she was planted by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) all over the world..
Reformed family called to ‘pray globally’ as it marks special days (Stated clerk’s column)
October contains World Communion Sunday, Reformation Sunday and All Saints Day. While the Reformation is not just about the Reformed family of..
The good old (to)days: A visit to the Western National Leadership Training Conference (Jackson Hole, WY)
Earlier this week I had the chance to be a part of the Western National Leadership Trainingconference for the Presbyterian Church (USA) in..
Museum of the Bible aims for timeless name, imagery
WASHINGTON (RNS) Museum of the Bible. That’s it. The name of the museum under construction in Washington, D.C., is official. “We don’t..
Curiosity
by Laird Stuart For a number of years I taught a course at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary on parish administration and leadership. At..
New UN document opens door for churches to do more for indigenous rights
NEW YORK (WCC) Scattered throughout the recent history of Indigenous Peoples are national treaties, declarations and laws that languish in obscurity or are..
Religious leaders try to cope with Islamic State attacks
(RNS) Religious leaders agree the Islamic State — also known as ISIL or ISIS — must be stopped. Their struggle is how..
The rise and fall and rise of the National Council of Churches (Commentary)
WASHINGTON (RNS) Like many mainline Protestant institutions, the National Council of Churcheshas had a rough couple of years. Once the public face of American..
Feasting on the Gospels — Mark (Bookmark)
Cynthia A. Jarvis and E. Elizabeth Johnson, editors. Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky. 541 pages Another feast! Traveling on a food and..
Pastors flock to North Dakota’s oil boom to save souls
(RNS) Sven Hauge goes every Thursday to the “man camps” surrounding the oil fields near Williston, N.D., and holds worship services that feature preaching,..
Ready to leave?
Prior to deciding to leave the Presbyterian Outlook to take the call to pastor a congregation again, I sought the counsel of..
Deceased (from the Sept. 29, 2014 issue)
Allen Morrison, 84, June 6, Pilot Mountain, N.C.
Honorably retired (from the Sept. 29, 2014 issue)
Samuel Barclay Adams and Janice Marie Lamott Adams, from interim co-pastors, Central Presbyterian Church, Montclair, N.J. James Horn, from interim pastor, Kingston..
Transitions (from the Sept. 29, 2014 issue)
Steven Barnes, from associate pastor, Cook’s Memorial Church, Charlotte, N.C., to pastor, First Church, Newton, N.C. Gregory M. Busby, from member-at-large to..
Ordinations (from the Sept. 29, 2014 issue)
Jeffrey D. Bergeson, to pastor, Unity Church, Cambridge, Ohio, by Muskingum Valley Presbytery Deanna Drake, to chaplain, Rush Presbyterian Hospital, by Blackhawk..
Anniversaries (from the Sept. 29, 2014 issue)
Community Presbyterian Church, Malverne, N.Y., 100 years First Presbyterian Church, Georgetown, Texas, 160 years Flower Mound Presbyterian Church, Flower Mound, Texas, 160..
Film in review – “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby”
I know a couple who, like the couple in this film, seem to have a really good relationship. They talk regularly. They..
Seamless Faith: Simple Practices for Daily Family Life
by Traci Smith Chalice Press, Atlanta, Ga. 167 pages REVIEWED BY KELLY BOUBEL SHRIVER Last year I made a crucial mistake on..
Muslim scholars tell Islamic State: You don’t understand Islam
WASHINGTON (RNS) More than 120 Muslim scholars from around the world joined an open letter to the “fighters and followers” of the Islamic State, denouncing..
Mental illness rarely addressed by churches
(RNS) Protestant clergy rarely preach about mental illness to their congregations and only one-quarter of congregations have a plan in place to..
Tim Keller’s Redeemer Church and Reformed Theological Seminary to launch NYC campus
NEW YORK (RNS) Redeemer Presbyterian Church, one of the most influential evangelical churches in the country led by author and speaker Tim Keller,..
Revisiting the gospel in Egypt
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The recent upheavals in Egypt have given the country’s churches “the opportunity to revisit the gospel we preach,” a leading Egyptian..
Thirst for peace
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...
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