A presbytery is born: Presbytery of Northwest Coast joins North Puget Sound, nine churches in southeast Alaska
By Jerry L. Van Marter LOUISVILLE (PNS) On March 15 ― three months after it was created by a merger of the..
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Quarterly Senior Ordination Exams to begin in July
By Tim Cargal In May of 2013, the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates (PCC) announced its plan to move to..
Alban Institute, a resource for mainline institutions, to shutter
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey (RNS) As mainline Protestant denominations continue decades of decline, one of the main institutions helping educate its leaders..
Does Hobby Lobby have religious rights? The Supreme Court will decide
By Lauren Markoe WASHINGTON (RNS) The Green family that owns the Hobby Lobby craft store chain believes the federal government ran roughshod..
Christian leaders urge dialogue with Nigeria’s violent Boko Haram
By Fredrick Nzwili (RNS) For five years, bombs and bullets from Nigeria’s Islamist group Boko Haram have ripped through churches and their..
“Houston, we have a problem”
Those five words, expressed on April 14, 1970, by moon-circling astronauts, mobilized the folks back home at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Due..
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Cuban church leaders press for normalization with U.S.
by Bethany Daily LOUISVILLE (PNS) Growing religious freedom and a vibrant religious community, as well as strong relationships between Cuban and U.S...
Hobby Lobby’s Steve Green stands on faith against Obamacare mandate
by Cathy Lynn Grossman (RNS) Once Steve Green sets his path, there’s no turning back. Not when he and his high school..
A port after the storm: Small New Jersey church serves as local headquarters for Hurricane Sandy recovery
by Toni Montgomery, special to Presbyterian News Service STATESVILLE, N.C. (PNS) Nearly a year and a half after Hurricane Sandy, the work of..
Pentimento
Stuck in the pages of my Bible — next to the flyleaf, crumpled amongst the Psalms, slipped in between maps of Paul’s..
The ten best parts
Carol Howard Merritt wrote a beautiful piece a few weeks ago about the great things about being a pastor. It got me..
Midwifing What’s Next in Theological Education Together
With the COTE chair, Kathy Wolf Reed, giving birth to her second child only a few days ago, I prayed for since..
Millennial Goldilocks and the perfect church
That neighborhood church you visited that just had too many people your grandparents’ age—I know they were overly eager to meet you...
The Next Christendom — The Coming of Global Christianity (Third Edition)
The Next Christendom — The Coming of Global Christianity (Third Edition) by Philip Jenkins Oxford University Press, New York, N.Y. 346 pages...
‘Noah’ film sparks debate over one of the world’s oldest and most beloved stories
by Sarah Pulliam Bailey NEW YORK (RNS) In recent years, Hollywood has made a concerted effort to lure religious audiences to the..
Behind the numbers: Religious ‘nones’ may not be who you think they are
by Cathy Lynn Grossman (RNS) In recent surveys, the religious “nones” — as in, “none of the above” — appear to lead..
National Presbyterian Church of Mexico excludes recently ordained woman pastor
by Leopoldo Cervantes-Ortiz, Latin America Council of Churches MEXICO CITY (PNS) Pastor Cira Hernández Gutiérrez, who was ordained to ministry in the..
Film in review – “300: Rise of An Empire”
In a way, it’s unfair to criticize a movie for what it isn’t. Obviously, it isn’t a lot of things. It’s also..
What image of God does your worship service portray?
Since many churches are constantly searching for ways to attract new members and an increasing number of Americans are claiming to be..
Sunday worship turning stale? Maybe it’s time to think small
I got a whole new look at my neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan the other day. It was around 4 p.m...
Vision is as vision does
Shortly after the last presidential election in 2012, I asked some friends if they could remember the campaign slogans for the two..
The future of the church: Reflections on the hopes of young Presbyterian leaders
In early February, twelve young Presbyterian pastors from all over the nation gathered around a table to discuss the future of the..
Doing more with less
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – In an era of rapid change in the ways and means of making disciples, one thing has remained constant:..
A pioneer or a settler?
I recently read an article about pioneers and settlers in a church setting. There are those who come looking for a good,..
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