Transitions from the March 3, 2014 issue
Roger Boekenhauer, from Chicago Presbytery to pastor, Waterman Church, Waterman, Ill. Mark Scott Hinchcliff, from interim pastor, first Church, Hillsboro, Texas, to..
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Retirements from the March 3, 2014 issue
Michael Boyland, from pastor, Irvington Church, Fremont, Calif. Louise Brokaw, from general presbyter, Presbytery of Lake Huron, Saginaw, Mich. Ann Owens Brunger,..
Extra-Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time bursts with learnings for those paying attention. When the church calendar turns from Advent/Epiphany and Lent/Easter to “Ordinary Time,” congregational..
An error in the “Salt Shaker” of the First Presbyterian Church in Hamilton …
An error in the “Salt Shaker” of the First Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Mass., has never been forgotten there: “The ladies of the church have cast..
Chenoa Stock
Chenoa Stock reports from her missionary work in Bolivia. She recently took a group of youth to the International Youth Congress of Environmentalists held in the..
Bernice King
“As Mark 8:36 teaches, ‘For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?’ Our father MUST be turning in..
Deaths from the March 3, 2014 issue
Roy Byrd, 91, Aug. 17, Happy, Texas Courtney A. Furman, 82, Aug. 17, Olathe, Kan. James W. Gillespie, 95, Aug. 18, Dixon...
What’s coming to the 2014 General Assembly?
A "heads-up" webinar for Presbyterians The 221st GA: An Overview Featuring Jack Haberer, Editor What issues will be capturing the headlines during..
A married man is ordained a Maronite Catholic priest
by Lilly Fowler, St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS, Mo. (RNS) Wissam Akiki is a Catholic priest and a married man. The pews..
Christ, You Are the Savior (free hymn)
ASH GROVE (“Let All Things Now Living”) Christ, you are the Savior, the Way to the Father, The Truth we depend..
Board of Pensions elects new president
The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) has elected Frank C. Spencer, president of Habitat for Humanity in Charlotte, N.C.,..
Black clergy seek to bridge ‘green’ gap
by Adelle M. Banks (RNS) At Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, members and neighbors buy fruits and vegetables from a..
PC(USA) leaders briefed in meetings with Syrian, Lebanese partners
by Bethany Daily LOUISVILLE (PNS) While a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was the most headline-grabbing event of their recent trip to Syria and..
Book reviews: Power of Faith and But Why are You Called a Christian
Power of Faith: 450 Years of the Heidelberg Catechism Edited by Karla Apperloo-Boersma and Herman J. Selderhuis Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen. 454..
Pope Francis: The church needs better bishops; go find them
By David Gibson VATICAN CITY (RNS) In another strongly worded message to the Catholic hierarchy, Pope Francis on Thursday (Feb. 27) told..
A discernment process for your congregation
During the coming year many congregations should be asking an important question as they engage in long term planning, “How can we..
Moderator to convene conversations on unity and ecclesiology on West coast
by Eva Stimson, Office of the General Assembly LOUISVILLE (PNS) How can Christians talk constructively about racial and gender differences? How can..
Leadership by rant
Ever had a leader blow up at you? Ever been the one doing the blow-up? Apparently, it’s far more common than..
Vacation Bible School 2014
Whatever your church situation, you will find a vacation Bible school curriculum that will fit your need. Below are some of the..
The North American Symposium on John Knox to take place in Montreat
Montreat, N.C. – Knox. Knox. Who’s there? Tutor, priest, bodyguard, rebel, Protestant minister, galley slave, exile, a leader of the Protestant..
First Church Houston is staying in PC(USA)
HOUSTON, February 23, 2014 – Houston’s First Presbyterian Church will remain in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). At a congregation meeting today, 64.5..
Pope Francis overhauls Vatican finances, names Australian cardinal as comptroller
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis on Monday (Feb. 24) launched a sweeping reform of the Vatican’s scandal-plagued financial system by naming one..
March 3, 2014: Digital issue for subscribers
The digital issue of the Presbyterian Outlook's March 3, 2014 issue is now available! It is viewable on almost all computers, tablets, and smartphones...
Moderator Presa accepts new ministry calls
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Neal D. Presa, Moderator of the 220th General Assembly (2012), has accepted a new ministry call with Village Community Presbyterian Church in..
Book review – In Search of Deep Faith
by Jim Belcher IVP Books, Downers Grove, Ill. 318 pages. There is nothing more annoying, according to Mark Twain,..
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