Overtures for consideration by the Reformed Identity Around the World Committee span nuclear weapons policy, Middle East conflict, Korean reconciliation and Syrian religious freedom.
The authors of three overtures before GA227 contend that the abrupt closure of Presbyterian World Mission damaged global relationships and demands a broader conversation.
From the Nicene Creed to a proposed 21st-century confession, Presbyterians are considering how the church should articulate its faith in a changing world.
Items call for review of restructuring and renewed missiological clarity following 2025 closure.
After encountering both condemnation and compassion at Cleveland Pride, Matthew Skolnik considers what faithful Christian witness looks like in the public square.
Recent General Assemblies have strengthened policies on sexual misconduct. The church must now ask whether those reforms are consistently serving survivors. — JoAnne Sharp
GA’s Racial Justice Committee to consider four overtures during its online meetings starting June 22.
ORD-03 invites the PC(USA) to study collaborative approaches to ordained ministry that could strengthen congregations, support pastors and renew the church's connectional identity, writes Lyndsey McCall-Gilliam.
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Drawing on Romans 6, Roger Gench explores how baptism frees us from the “cosmic bullies” of sin, death and domination, challenging modern culture’s distorted visions of power and identity.
The Rev. Mark Elsdon is among those to address Thursday’s Faith-Based Development Summit in Louisville.
Paul B. Dornan finds Warren Throckmorton’s meticulous history a compelling challenge to Christian nationalist myths and a timely defense of church-state separation.
General Assembly committees meet online June 22-24.
As PC(USA) considers Liberia Project 180, church leaders say the work of apology and repair begins with “cleaning our own house” and telling the truth about the denomination’s role in Liberia’s colonization.
Critics called "Vigil" comforting. Andrew Taylor-Troutman found something far more unsettling: a novel that probes guilt, grace and the limits of repentance.
Two proposals headed to GA227 would gather better data on sexual misconduct and develop a survivor-centered support program within the PC(USA).
GEN-09 would fund new studies on sexuality, relationships and family life, updating PC(USA) guidance to reflect recent General Assembly actions.
Among them are requiring ministers to be monogamous and prohibiting the use of non-disclosure covenants in employee relations.
‘Though we’re little, God has not forgotten us.’
Hawkins is Director of Advocacy and Witness for Presbyterian Life & Witness.
Ways to protect the Earth will be taken up later this month, along with creating a grant-making fund.
When the gospel unsettles families, traditions and expectations, Jesus reminds his followers not to be afraid but to trust the God who sends them, writes Teri McDowell Ott.
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The committee will also discern whether to reinstate an immigration attorney position.
Roger and Mary Clare Owens share how writing a book on prayer together taught them there are no experts — just curious souls learning to connect with God in their own way.
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