Richmond Blake is the 2009 recipient of The Presbyterian Outlook Church-College Partnership Award in recognition of his essay on the assigned topic, “How my education at a PC(USA)-related college has prepared me for significant service and leadership.” Blake received a B.A. in political science from Davidson College in North Carolina last month.
LOUISVILLE – (PNS) Summer 2009 is a busy one for members of various General Assembly special committees presently at work.
Editor’s note: Last fall the Outlook published a three-part series of op-ed essays by Erwin C. Barron that elevated the role of experience in Biblical interpretation.
“Mrs. Duffield!” was initially all I heard as my head broke the surface of the water. My children’s swim coach was shouting at me from poolside.
Kenneth Cooper, the physician who coined the word “aerobics,” and one of the world’s leading experts on physical fitness, has often commented that of all the professionals he sees, pastors are in the worse physical shape.
The Bridge-makers’ Retreat, sponsored by Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS), is a student initiative geared toward reconciliation at the seminary and beyond.
Listening to members’ questions can take many forms, from surveys to a simple exercise we recommend in the Church Wellness Project: at Sunday services, pass out 3 x 5 cards and ask members what one question they would pose to God.
CHICAGO — Over the years, disagreements between the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation and the General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC) have sometimes made the gulf between the two agencies seem far wider than the one-mile-across Ohio River that separates them.
PHILADELPHIA — After completing a two-year review of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Medical Plan for church workers, the denominations Board of Pensions (BOP) has approved numerous “modifications” designed to make the plan simpler and more understandable.
LOUISVILLE — A memorial service for William Ross Forbes, who was vice-president of church relations and corporate secretary for the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has been scheduled for July 7 at Westfield (N.J.) Church.
LAGOS — (ENI) Nigeria's foremost Pentecostal Church leader, Enouch Adeboye, has been named the country's greatest living legend based on a public poll by a secular broadcast and print media organization.
LOUISVILLE - What is the place of covenanted same-gender partnerships in the Christian community?
BANGALORE, INDIA — (ENI) Christians in the troubled Kandhamal jungles of India's eastern Orissa state say strong action must be taken against Hindu extremists backing violence against them, in order to restore peace.
TOKYO (ENI) —The presidents of the Roman Catholic bishops' conferences in the Group of Eight main industrial nations have urged their leaders to "protect poor persons and assist developing countries" at the forthcoming G8 Summit in Italy.
At the first meeting of the Special Committee to Consider Amending the Confessional Documents of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to Include the Belhar Confession in The Book of Confessions one thing was clear: there is more work to be done.
LOUISVILLE — William Ross Forbes, who served the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in a variety of capacities for 37 years — including leadership at every PC(USA) General Assembly during that time — died June 30 at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore. He was 62.
Five years ago in November our beloved colleague William Ross Forbes was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Fahed Abu-Akel, moderator of the 214th General Assembly 2002-2003, was elected moderator of the National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus (NMEPC) for 2009-2011 June 11 in Atlanta, Ga., during the Big Tent event.
GENEVA — (ENI) The World Council of Churches says it has identified two candidates ˆ one a Korean Presbyterian and the other a Norwegian Lutheran ˆ for the post of general secretary, which becomes vacant on January 1.
The president of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Dean Thompson, has announced he will retire in 2010.
ATLANTA — Musician David Bailey and minister/author Stephen McCutchan have combined their talents to record A Deep Well for the Pastor, a CD of spiritual meditations and music designed for pastors.
Midway – adv.: in the middle of the way or distance; halfway.
It’s something many folks take for granted in this country: pouring a clean glass of water.
When Bill Bowman of Louisville wanted to show his congregation, Bardstown Road Presbyterian church, what the ministry of Living Waters for the World means to him, he stood at the front of the sanctuary, lifted a glass of water, and drank.
The board of directors of Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education has announced that it will change the school’s name to Union Presbyterian Seminary in the near future.
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