Compiled by Jerry Van Marter Sixty-eight overtures from presbyteries and synods have qualified for consideration by the 221st General Assembly (2014) of the..
by David Gibson NEW YORK (RNS) Social media can bring out the worst in people, and even Pope Francis’ enormously popular Twitter..
by Sarah Paulsen, 2013-2014 Young Adult Volunteer in Northern Ireland On May 13th over 60 people, who have all in some way,..
by Kenneth Cuthbertson Wipf & Stock Publishers Eugene, Ore. 214 pages REVIEWED BY MARGEE IDDINGS This fine book is many things. It..
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Ecclesio.com posed questions to the candidates standing for Moderator and Vice Moderator of the 221st General Assembly. You can find their responses..
by Lauren Markoe WASHINGTON (RNS) One of the nation’s leading — and official — champions of religious freedom implored the Obama..
by Lauren Markoe (RNS) Jewish soldiers and sailors will read from a new prayer book this Memorial Day, one that aims to..
With the seemingly contentious 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approaching, the faculty of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary has issued a..
Presbyterians have a long history of ministry and mission with the people of Sudan and South Sudan. We have worked, rejoiced, prayed,..
by Greg Cootsona I know there’s a lot of bad news in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) these days, but I’m about to..
The Stated Clerk sent this letter to all Presbyteries: May 19, 2014 Grace and peace to you in the name of our..
Leaders of 14 of the 16 synods in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are speaking out against a recommendation from the Mid Councils..
NAHALIN VILLAGE, WEST BANK – Tent of Nations, a family-run farm on the outskirts of Bethlehem, seeks to “build bridges between people”..
by Clay Allard Parish ministry is a daunting calling, not necessarily in the short run (though the first five years of Saturday..
William J. Carl III, president of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, will retire in mid-2015, after a decade of service, the seminary has announced...
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There are days and weeks in ministry that seem like a comedy of errors. The week began quietly enough, but after lunch..
Contemporary Presbyterians don’t think much about the Puritans. The caricatures are negative. Puritans are prudes, legalistic, killjoys. The famous sentiment of H.L...
by Emily Enders Odom GRAHAM, N.C. (PNS) Returning to Salem Presbytery, the home of his first call, the Rev. J. Herbert Nelson had..
by Jerry Van Marter LOUISVILLE (PNS) A group of U.S. religious leaders ― including Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons ―..
by Sarah Pulliam Bailey (RNS) Two pastors have left on a Reformed evangelical group after a pastor from the Maryland megachurch they founded..
by Cathy Lynn Grossman (RNS) “I know what you did last Sunday,” claims the title of a new survey. You skipped church. And then nearly..
The last General Assembly was marked by the body’s rejection of two major recommendations from its own committees. The full General Assembly..
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook’s May 26, 2014 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and..
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