A call to reform the PC(USA) ordination process
David B. Wigger, who sits on the Presbytery of the Western Reserve's Committee on Preparation for Ministry, supports an upcoming General Assembly overture.
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What the pandemic taught Montreat about conference centers (and hospitality)
Richard Dubose discovers the vulnerability that settled in with the pandemic allowed Montreat staffers to understand what authentic and faithful hospitality includes.
The gift that keeps on giving — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will explore John 20:19-31 noticing the connection and call Jesus offers in his words to his disciples days after his resurrection.
Order of worship — April 14, 2024
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Utah’s Presbyterian churches prepare to welcome attendees to the 226th General Assembly
From gun control to poverty, churches address the needs of their communities.
Mutual interdependence (April 14, 2024)
Sheldon Sorge looks at the centurion in Luke 7.
Third Sunday of Easter — April 14, 2024
Resurrection is happening all around us, all the time, writes Ellen Williams Hensle.
The ecumenical future of camps and conferences
Invitations to other denominations isn’t enough. Instead, Joel Winchip believes, finding the strengths – and weaknesses – we all see in our ministries can help us serve more people.
After you
While lost in the once familiar New York City, Johanna W.H. van Wijk-Bos found two women who offered guidance and protection to the wandering stranger.
Acting Stated Clerk joins 140 other Christian leaders calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and a halt of arms sales to Israel
The Rev. Bronwen Boswell and others say ‘the killing must stop.’
The hospitality of yes
Showing up and saying yes, even when – especially when – we don’t know where that answer will lead, is a major lesson in Christian hospitality, say Colleen Earp and Clayton Rascoe.
A call to celebrate the Trans Day of Visibility on Easter Sunday
When we embrace our trans siblings, the mystery of Easter bursts into our lives, writes Shea Watts.
Hosts and guests: We and the Other
Writer Alejandra Oliva meditates on preparing feasts for friends — and strangers.
Reflecting on Jesus’ last words and unspoken truths
What are we supposed to do about climate change? Reproductive rights? Gun violence? Jesus addresses none of these pressing issues in his last words to the disciples, but that doesn't mean we're left to find solutions on our own, writes Ron Byers.
Transformative hospitality: To be welcomed shapes us into a welcoming people.
Teri McDowell Ott reflects on hospitality from the perspective of her local hospital's emergency waiting room.
A prayer for the Baltimore bridge collapse
Early on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, a container ship crashed into a 1.5 mile bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. Several vehicles fell into the waters below.
The cross isn’t just about our guilt and shame
Do you know the cross can be interpreted through multiple lenses? If you find that Jesus’ crucifixion feels unapproachable, you may want to try a new perspective, writes Elana Keppel Levy.
Building trust ‘for the sake of the Gospel’
Nassau Presbyterian Church and Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church work to build trust that has been missing since 1840.
Thousands of churches will likely close down. What happens to all that real estate?
A new book called 'Gone for Good' looks at the ways that churches could be reused for the public good in the future.
Friendship, stories and justice (April 7, 2024)
Luke 5:17-26 asks us both what kind of friends we will have, and what kind of friends we will be, writes Sheldon Sorge.
Order of worship — April 7, 2024
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Second Sunday of Easter — April 7, 2024
We, like the disciples in John 20, are called to leave the security of locked doors and closed minds, to leave the safety of status so we the Holy Spirit can send us into the world God loves, writes Chris Currie.
Austin-area Presbyterian church calls for fasting in solidarity with famine victims in Gaza
University Presbyterian Church (UPC) in Austin, Texas, is calling for a day of prayer and fasting on Good Friday, March 29th, in solidarity with victims of an impending famine in Gaza.
Perennial
A poem for gardeners, for springtime lovers, for the hopeful by Andrew Taylor-Troutman.
Discussion guide for March 2024 issue
In each issue of the Outlook, we include a discussion guide to further reflect on the issue. We recommend using this guide in your Bible study, small group or book club. It's our invitation into a faithful conversation.
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