Interfaith leaders launch daylong unity fast for Mideast peace
(RNS) While the violence escalates in Israel and Gaza, a movement is taking hold that unites Jews, Muslims and others in a..
(RNS) While the violence escalates in Israel and Gaza, a movement is taking hold that unites Jews, Muslims and others in a..
We asked our bloggers what 3 things they thoughts pastors wish their congregations knew. This is how they responded. 1. We struggle..
Among the 16 committees working within the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Committee on Congregational Vitality had much..
It didn’t take long after his election on the first ballot for Heath K. Rada — a smooth Southern Presbyterian — to..
JULY 4 AND JUNE 14 OCCUR CLOSE to each other on the calendar, and their themes are similar. July 4 commemorates the..
Aug 4-7 Montreat, N.C. Military Chaplains Conference featuring Angela Dienhar Hancock, Mark W. Smith. Montreat Conference Center. montreat.org Aug 7-10 Montreat, N.C...
“In this season of both happiness and sadness over the assembly’s decisions, we call on you to remember the overflowing grace and..
Presbyterian Church in Siuslaw located in Florence, Oregon, is building homes for families in their community. They point out that $10 equals..
A church sign in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, once said, “Keep using my name in vain and I’ll make rush hour longer.” — God
40 years ago — July 8, 1974 The Presbyterian Outlook reported both General Assembly meetings that were being held in Louisville, Kentucky,..
Dean Charles Ellern, 77, Nov. 27, Los Gatos, Calif.
William F. McKissack, from member-at-large, Avondale Estates, Ga. Randall Lee Saxon, from co-pastor, United Church of Peoria, Ill. James Woodring, from temporary..
Davis Cole Adams, from associate pastor, Newnan Church, Newnan, Ga., to pastor, First Church, Harrison, Ark. Tammy Gregory Brown, from executive director,..
Don Choi and Sook Choi, to the Duta Wacana Christian University in Indonesia, from San Jose Presbytery Michael and Rachel Ludwig, with..
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis has provoked a debate within the Catholic Church after being quoted as saying that one in 50 Catholic..
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Three leading Anglicans have entered an explosive debate about whether it is permissible for Christians to allow doctors in..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Dramatic shifts in demographics and generational trends are changing the landscape in the church, capturing the attention of Asian English..
Judith Fitchett, to pastor, First Church, Connersville, Ind., by the Presbytery of Chicago Jon Phillips, to pastor, Evergreen Park Church, Evergreen Park,..
Chambers Memorial Church, Rutledge, Pa., 125 years First Church of Royal Oak, Royal Oak, Mich., 100 years Presbyterian Church of Dover, Dover,..
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) After 20 years of turmoil and angry debate, on Monday (July 14) the General Synod of the Church of..
(RNS) A federal court has ruled that humanist couples in Indiana can be married by their own “secular celebrants,” something that until..
(RNS) The Evangelical Immigration Table commissioned the documentary “The Stranger” to foster evangelical support for immigration reform. Linda Midgett, a graduate of evangelical..
We asked our bloggers what 3 things they thoughts pastors wish their congregations knew. This is how they responded. You will never..
“Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” So the Apostle Paul exhorted the church in Rome. That command may..
It’s almost impossible to talk about this film without giving it away, so instead I’ll talk about something analogous and if you..