No two alike
ALBION, N.Y. — As church ladies plant flowers, I’m standing in front of the First United Methodist Church thinking about that warm September day decades ago when I was married here.
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When religion is anti-life
I’ve been wondering about the church. Not my local congregation, or even Presbyterians as a whole (although the PCUSA does play a role in this discussion), but the whole ball of wax — the church, in all of its varied configurations.
Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power — And How They Can Be Restored
by Marcus J. Borg
HarperOne. 248 pages.
reviewed by TIMOTHY B. CARGAL
Marcus Borg is a prolific writer of books that present a progressive (some would say “liberal”) approach to biblical scholarship and Christian life in a style easily accessible to a mass audience.
Open Source Church: Making Room for the Wisdom of All
by Landon Whitsitt
Alban Institute. 176 pages.
reviewed by Leigh B. Gillis
What is this book about? Is it about church structure? It can be. Is it about church growth? Sure. Is it about the culture in which we live and the freedom we have in Christ? Definitely.
Global Christian leaders hail Southern Sudan’s independence and assure continued support
Nairobi, Kenya (ENI) Christian leaders from around the world
have pledged support for Southern Sudan, which is set to
become an independent state July 9.
Pakistani religious minorities slam government for giving power over minority issues to provinces
Bangalore, India (ENI) Christians and other minority leaders in
Pakistan have spoken out against the government's move to relegate issues
regarding religious minorities to provincial governments in the
Muslim-majority nation, instead of dealing with them on a national level.
UN seeks more aid for 10 million victims of drought and famine in Horn of Africa
Geneva (ENI) United Nations relief agencies launched global emergency appeals today seeking new aid funds to help 10 million people, including 2 million severely malnourished children, in countries in the
Film in review: “Cars 2”
“Cars 2” is one of those sequels that works OK, but somehow fails to live up to the charm of the original. It’s sweet and harmless, but falls somewhat short of magical.
Film in review: “Monte Carlo”
There’s good reason that Disney singer Selena Gomez is already a star: she has a winsome kind of down-home, girl-next-door charisma.
INDIANAPOLIS – “What is the future of the church, and how do we prepare for it?”
Before the lights were barely out from Big Tent 2011, that’s the kind of complex question denominational leaders began digging into – in a quick, less than 24-hour confab held at a particularly delicate time in the denomination’s life.
2011- Big Tent: ‘Come and See’: Today’s ministry involves innovative models
Indianapolis (PNS) Many of the models of how we organize the church are dying, said the Rev. Susan Andrews, former General Assembly moderator and executive presbyter for Hudson River Presbytery, introducing a panel of innovative church leaders July 1 at the Healthy Ministry Conference opening luncheon here at the Big Tent.
2011- Big Tent: Women as role models… yes we can!
Indianapolis (PNS) When Cynthia Campbell was growing up, she never experienced a woman in a leadership role in the pulpit of her home church in Pasadena, Calif.
2011- Big Tent: Faith meets action: Group helps convert bus stop into community greenhouse
Indianapolis (PNS) About five miles away from the excitement of Big Tent on the afternoon of July 1, a small group of Presbyterians worked with picks, shovels and wheelbarrows to dig a hole about six inches deep, eight feet wide, and 20 feet long. The area will eventually serve as the floor of a greenhouse made from an old bus stop shelter.
2011- Big Tent: God’s economy: Jobs, income gap called human rights issues
INDIANAPOLIS (PNS)In a time of slow recovery from the recession and
growing income inequality among American workers, Presbyterians must
not forget that God also has some ideas about economic theory and income
distribution.
2011- Big Tent: Speaking up: Peruvian children push for environmental rights
INDIANAPOLIS (PNS) Two of the scheduled speakers for World Mission
Matters’ Friday (July 1) plenary at Big Tent here were missing.
2011- Big Tent: ‘God will make a way’
Morse says church should be cross-cultural
Indianapolis (PNS) “Jesus was cross-cultural. In Christ, we should be too.”
2011- Big Tent: ‘But They’re Not Christians!’ Evangelism opportunities abound, Hoey tells Big Tent
Indianapolis (PNS) On July 1, the Big Tent opened its flaps to a wide range of conversations, including a discussion of evangelism and church growth in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
2011- Big Tent: ‘A new texture of relationship’ World Mission Matters addressing three issues in mission
INDIANAPOLIS (PNS) This is a time of remarkable mission work, but it’s
also a time of rapid decentralization, said the Rev. Hunter Farrell, speaking
at a World Mission Matters lunch as part of Big Tent here.
2011- BIG TENT: ‘We all belong to one God’. Multicultural ministry celebrated at Big Tent
Indianapolis (PNS) The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s National Multicultural Church Conference celebrated a decade of denominational multicultural ministry on July 1 during the conference’s first plenary session at the denomination’s Big Tent event.
2011- Big Tent: Relationships and listening, Enright offers tips for fund-raising
INDIANAPOLIS (PNS) Fund-raising can be reduced to “two simple
words, relationships and listening,” Bill Enright told the Presbyterian
Communicators Network at its gathering July at the Big Tent here.
2011- BIG TENT: Embrace danger, Parsons tells elders
Indianapolis (PNS) God expects just one thing of the PC(USA)’s 100,000 elders: to change the world.
2011- BIG TENT: Everything but the paycheck. Being an elder is a ‘perpetual calling’
Indianapolis (PNS) Being an elder isn’t a task or a project. It’s “a perpetual calling that becomes our identity.”
2011- Big Tent: Respectful dialogue: Initiative seeks to improve communication
INDIANAPOLIS (PNS) Taking off from the Big Tent theme, “Grow
Christ’s Church Deep and Wide,” the Peacemaking Conference was called
on to consider its theme, “Growing Christ’s Peace.”
2011- Big Tent: Seeking ways to welcome all peoples: Panel discusses models of ministry
INDIANAPOLIS (PNS) Diverse models of multicultural ministry were
showcased during a panel discussion at the National Multicultural Church
Conference July 1 at the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Big Tent event.
Film in revuew: “Buck”
“Buck” is a documentary about Buck Brannaman, the real “Horse
Whisperer,” endorsed by Robert Redford himself. Buck is a sixtysomething
cowboy who has been hanging around corrals and barns all his life, who
does indeed have a remarkable way with horses.
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