Responding to the Southern Baptist Convention's actions to bar female pastoral leadership, biblical scholar Frances Taylor Gench reflects on how the PC(USA) engages Scripture that instructs women to be subservient such as 1 Timothy 2.
There are whispers of a "Ted Lasso" spin-off, but Brendan McLean doesn't want one. Applying the hospice principle of a good death to a beloved story can lead to something profound, he writes.
The school in Spokane, Washington, joins a sliver of Christian colleges and universities that have bucked a largely sturdy resistance to hiring married gay faculty.
From nonfiction to YA to poetry, the Outlook staff shares the books they are loving right now.
"Put this book in the hands of Black America via churches, classrooms, Black environmentalist affinity groups and green teams! It is a gift to our community that will ignite a passion to address climate change." — Veronica M. Johnson
"I know my experience at the Eras Tour made me a better pastor," writes Hannah Lovaglio.
The expanded board also elected Richard E. Burnett to be the executive director of the foundation.
In this lesson, children will explore the parable of the sower. They will discover the ways God acts like a gardener, joyfully planting seeds of grace, faith, and love in the world.
Tara W. Bulger reflects on how Christians are to deal with "people-ee" people.
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
Jesus calls us to open our ears and eyes to recognize God's kingdom in our midst and then to become agents of the kingdom in our creator's world.
Retired Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson shares the joys and challenges of his seven years in the role. Acting Stated Clerk Bronwen Boswell shares her vision for the next year.
The expulsion of Saddleback Church and other congregations for having women pastors led to national headlines. It’s also prompted questions about thousands of other churches where women serve in roles such as children’s pastor or music minister. Can the role’s title get a church in trouble with the SBC?
"There isn't an age requirement to care about humanity," writes Young Adult Volunteer Naomi McQuiller.
"Moving stories are accompanied by actionable steps, for inside and outside our congregations, with suggestions to work toward personal and systemic change without losing hope." — William Morris
What does it look like to gather people with intention? Teri McDowell Ott explores this question in her editorial for the July/August issue of the Outlook.
America’s at an impasse in the gun legislation debate. What if churches led the way through honest curiosity, Eliza C. Jaremko wonders?
TikTok influencer José Salguero and PC(USA) pastor Don Griggs find God is present at the public library. (We think #thatsfresh.)
The first step is to identify the key priorities for all three agencies of the Presbyterian Church (USA), A Corporation: the Office of the General Assembly, the Presbyterian Mission Agency, and the Administrative Services Group.
"This is a timely book for folks navigating their own faith deconstruction or walking alongside someone who has been wounded by Christians," writes Maddie Gold.
Princess Jones reviews Amazon Prime's new docuseries “Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets” looking at the famous "19 Kids and Counting" family and their religion.
Warren Cole Smith highlights some "behind the headlines" moments from the SBC convention, including the details of the presidential vote and ousting of Rick Warren's Saddleback Church.
"Let's begin again," writes Courtney LeBlanc.
In the PC(USA), there’s a lot of focus on pastor burnout — and rightly so. But lay leaders are also facing exhaustion, and we need to care for them, writes Phillip Blackburn.
In this lesson, children will explore the impact of Rebekah’s kindness and will consider how they might extend kindness to those around them.
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