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Panel strives to breathe new life into flagging campus ministries
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has
struggled in recent years to figure out
how to support collegiate ministries.
MGB commission leery of presbyteries freed from lines on a map
INDIANAPOLIS
The General Assembly Middle Governing Bodies
Commission has voted not to recommend changing
the constitution of the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.) to allow non-geographic presbyteries.
Scott Anderson is ordained anew – this time as an openly gay man
MADISON, Wis.
Scott Anderson became the first openly gay man
ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.) at an Oct. 8 service in Madison, Wis.
Distributive Church Education
After many years as a place where people gathered to learn, my seminary has added what it calls “distributive learning” to its toolkit.
73 percent
At the beginning of a recent college class in biblical studies, the professor conducted an informal poll.
A Sense of Being Called
A Sense of Being Called
by Richard Stoll Armstrong
Wipf and Stock Publishers. 192 pages.
reviewed by MELANIE HAMMOND CLARK
I was in the ninth grade, in the last few weeks of communicants/confirmation class,
and the new senior pastor of our 2,700-member congregation came to get to know
us and to let us know him.
A Spiritual Life: Perspectives from Poets, Prophets, and Preachers
by Allan Hugh Cole Jr., ed.
Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press. 249 pages.
reviewed by KENNETH E. KOVACS
This is a sumptuous banquet offering rich food for our souls.
The Pastoral Wisdom of Dr. Tom Gillespie
I’ll never forget the day Dr. Tom Gillespie, then president of Princeton Theological Seminary, restored my academic pursuit and pastoral training such..
Reformed reconciliation, Presbyterians are called to stay together
Durham, N.C. (Presbyterian News Service) With changed ordination standards and the adoption of a new Form of Government, 2011 has brought much change to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) — a fact that some bemoan and some celebrate.
Thomas Gillespie passes
We have just received word that Thomas Gillespie, president of Princeton Theological Seminary from 1983 till 2004, passed away last night. He..
Year D: Why not?
“One shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” ‘Tis a truism for the ages. But does that dictum actually say, “every” word? If so, then how might the humble teaching elder possibly serve one’s spiritually hungry table guests every word of the Lord?
Church faces disaffection of international partners
LOUISVILLE, Ky.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continues to feel the international rumblings from its controversial decision earlier this year to allow the ordination of sexually active gays and lesbians.
Ordination exams going digital
LOUISVILLE, Ky.
Ordination exams for would-be teaching elders (ministers) are going digital. Candidates will soon be allowed to take the exams online on a flexible schedule and receiving the results in a few days.
Dead Sea Scrolls now available online
JERUSALEM (RNS) Five of the Dead Sea Scrolls that have been stored for decades in a climate-controlled exhibit at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem are now available in digital form to anyone with an Internet connection.
Ghana Presbyterians the second to cut partnership
A church in Africa may have become the second Presbyterian denomination outside the United States to end its partnership with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in response to the U.S. church’s decision to allow the ordination of sexually active gays and lesbians.
Panel announces title and colors of new hymnal
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The new Presbyterian hymnal, to be published in the fall of 2013, has a title.
Justice Dept. settles in dispute over mosque
WASHINGTON (RNS) The U.S. Justice Department on Sept. 6 announced a settlement with Henrico County, Va., over the county’s alleged violation of a federal anti-discrimination law when it refused to rezone property for Muslims who wanted to build a mosque.
WCC’s online library may narrow info gap
GENEVA (ENI) The World Council of Churches (WCC) has launched the first online digital library covering theology and ecumenism, called GlobeTheoLib, saying it will help close the information gap between North and South.
To hear the voices of texts long silenced, consider Year D.
Preachers love analogies, so here’s one.
Expert says churches must adapt to new profile of charitable giving
It’s no secret that in the Presbyterian world money is scarce at every level, from the denomination to the individual church. Folks hear of congregations without pastors, buildings locked and sold, yet another round of layoffs.
To the End of the Land
To the End of the Land
by David Grossman
Harper One. 288 pages
reviewed by LESLIE A. KLINGENSMITH
“From the instant they’re born, you’re losing them.”
Natural Saints: How People of Faith are Working to Save God’s Earth
Natural Saints: How People of Faith are Working to Save God’s Earth
by Mallory McDuff
Oxford University Press. 240 pages.
reviewed by BENNETT
“Natural Saints” is both a memoir and a record of actions taken by Christians around the U.S. to protect the environment and provide a sustainable future.
Film in review: “Anonymous”
What if William Shakespeare’s plays were not really written by the sometime actor? What if, instead, they were penned by Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford? And if so, why the subterfuge?
Film in review: “Texas Killing Fields”
Why do a CSI movie when there’s so much of that already on television? Well, maybe because you have a more complex story that takes longer to develop, and maybe because you can sustain a gritty mood with more subtle artistry.
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