The summer of evangelicals’ discontent
For some evangelical Presbyterians, this is a season of asking, “What comes next?”
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An Open Letter to those Considering Leaving the PC(USA)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We write in response to your letter addressed to the entire PC(USA) family about the current stress and division in our denomination.
Exploring a parallel, overlapping universe
Ask any Protestant how the Roman Catholic Church is structured, and you will hear, “The pope rules the cardinals, the cardinals rule the bishops, the bishops rule the priests, and the priests rule the congregations.” Too simple, but mostly true. In most cases.
Amid hardship for its Mexican students, Presbyterian school marks its centennial
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS
Commencement ceremonies on May 21 for 29 high school seniors provided the occasion to launch a 100-year anniversary celebration of Presbyterian Pan American School in Kingsville, Texas.
Mormons spar over immigration
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) For decades, the Mormon hierarchy has matched its conservative members’ views on such issues as abortion and same-sex marriage. But now comes an issue that puts them at odds: immigration.
Sudan’s churches promote peace as independence date nears
NAIROBI, Kenya (ENI) As independence for South Sudan approaches on July 9, churches there are coordinating efforts to bring lasting peace to a region exhausted by a long civil war.
Mo-Ranch selects new president/CEO
HUNT, TEXAS The Board of Trustees of Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly, has announced Richard H. “Dick” Powell Jr. as the new president and CEO of the conference center located in the Texas hill country.
Presbyterian Outlook wins 3 press awards
CHICAGO The 2010 redesign of the Presbyterian Outlook received the Award of Merit at the 95th annual “Best of the Christian Press” competition sponsored by the Associated Church Press (ACP), the oldest religious press association in North America.
Turning risk to reward
For ministers, elders and other church leaders seeking to create a Multichannel Church, perhaps the hardest challenge will be developing trust and letting go of control.
Jesus, Paul and the People of God: A Theological Dialogue with N.T. Wright
Edited by Nicholas Perrin and Richard B. Hays
InterVarsity Press. 294 pages.
reviewed by David Renwick
N.T. (Tom) Wright, formerly bishop of Durham and presently at St. Andrews University, Scotland, is undoubtedly the most prolific New Testament scholar of recent years, and arguably the most important.
Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
by Rob Bell
Harper One. 198 pages.
reviewed by LOUISE G. WINFIELD
“I’ve written this book for all those, everywhere, who have heard some version of the Jesus story that has caused their pulse rate to rise, their stomach to churn, and their heart to utter those resolute words, ‘I would never be a part of that.’”
SDOP grants more than $ 150,000 to 9 U.S. self-help projects
DETROIT – The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People
has approved grants totaling $ 150,430 to 9 self-help projects in the
United States.
Presbyterian leaders offer a call to prayer for Sudan
LOUISVILLE (PNS) With violence flaring in Sudan as the July 9 independence
of South Sudan nears, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders have called on all
Presbyterians to pray for peace in the East African country.
Cleric predicts U.N. agency, faith groups will collaborate on environmental issues
The cleric's comments follow faith groups' interaction with the agency on June 7 and
8 during a preparatory meeting in Nairobi for the 17th Conference of Parties (COP-
17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in
Durban, South Africa in November.
Middle East Monitoring Group releases Kairos study guide
LOUISVILLE (Office of the General Assembly) Fulfilling part of its mandate from
the 219th General Assembly (2010) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Middle
East Monitoring Group (MEMG) has finished its work on a study guide for the Kairos
Palestine document.
Northeast Christian educators discuss reframing church
SKANEATELES, N.Y. More than 30 Christian educators prayed, discerned and
reframed their ministry during an annual meeting of the Northeast Association of
Christian Educators (NEACE), held here April 26-28.
C. Benton Kline Jr. dies; was former moderator of Atlanta Presbytery
A former president of Columbia Theological Seminary, C. Benton Kline Jr., died on June 20 following a brief illness.
Methodists and Church of England renewing efforts at unity
CANTERBURY, England (ENI) Leaders of the Church of England and
the Methodist Church have been urged to work more closely in the future in
order to strengthen Christian unity.
Lutheran World Federation agrees to dialogue with Roman Catholics and Mennonites
GENEVA (ENI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council have approved plans
for three-way talks that will include Lutherans, Roman Catholics, and
Mennonites.
A circuitous journey from percentages to pastoral care
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (PNS) The Rev. Adel Malek didn’t necessarily intend to
become a Presbyterian minister. An engineer by profession, he and his
wife moved from Egypt to the United States in the late 1980s. Malek
worked as an engineer until he retired last December.
Parsons issues call to prayer for Nepal Christians Proposals would restrict religious rights, foes say
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Stated
Clerk Gradye Parsons has issued a call to prayer for Christians in
Nepal, where proposed new laws could severely curtail religious
freedom.
PC(USA) seeks to block free trade agreement with Colombia
WASHINGTON (PNS) Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders are urging Congressnot to pass the Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) until labor and human rightsconditions..
Film in review: “Beginners”
The story line in this film might sound way too agenda-driven to be enjoyable: adult
son’s mother dies of cancer, then his father announces that he is coming out of the
closet.
Thinking theologically about technology: seminary launches New Media Web site
NEW YORK – With funding from the Lilly Endowment, Union Theological Seminary in New York has launched a “New Media” Web site that explores how pastors and lay leaders can employ new technologies to strengthen their communities.
Pakistani court postpones trial in 2009 attacks on Christians
BANGALORE, India (ENI) Nearly two years after 10 Christians were killed and nearly 100 houses burned in the Punjabi town of Gojra, Pakistan, a
special court has suspended the trial of suspects in the carnage after a key witness fled Pakistan.
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