May 17, 2024
Gathered in person for the first time since 2019, Ecumenical Advocacy Days’ 2024 Spring Summit got off to an inspired start Friday courtesy of the Rev. Teresa “Terri” Hord Owens, General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada.
May 17, 2024
As college students and others protest the war in Gaza and urge divestment from companies that profit from violations of the rights of Palestinians — and call for an end to U.S. military support for those human rights violations — the PC(USA)’s Office of Public Witness is asking Presbyterians to oppose a pair of bills already passed in the U.S. House of Representatives that OPW says will limit free speech and advocacy rights in this country.
May 17, 2024
Kate Trigger Duffert has been attending General Assembly since she was a child, and yet no one is more excited for the 226th General Assembly to get underway next month than she is.
May 16, 2024
While men in Asian American congregations cite biblical beliefs as the main reason why fewer women are in leadership, women in these congregations say overrepresentation of men is the dominant reason.
May 16, 2024
“I was raised to see that faith and justice were completely linked, and so I just think it’s about living out one’s faith,” says the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, who talks with the Rev. Sara Hayden on the New Way podcast about being raised by an activist mother and where she is finding hope and challenge in her own activism and motherhood today.
New and previous episodes are helping to educate GA226 participants
May 16, 2024
Fred Tangeman | Office of the General Assembly
The “Along the Road” podcast team in Mid Council Ministries has continued to share new episodes in April and May, including hours of insights from church leaders and national church staff members about the General Assembly.
As Season 2 comes to an end, and the miles tick down toward Salt Lake City, new and previous Along the Road podcasts are being shared with a wider audience than ever before, with the goal of orienting, educating and inspiring assembly participants.
May 16, 2024
With his most recent book, “Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart” now available, author, speaker and activist Brian McLaren returned to New York Avenue Presbyterian Church’s airwaves last week for a 90-minute presentation and Q&A on “Creating a Church for the Future.”
May 15, 2024
On Wednesday, Palestinian Nakba Remembrance Day, national staff of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) were privileged to hear a sermon from Omar Haramy, executive director of Sabeel, a PC(USA) partner that works to challenge religious extremism.
책임감 있게 살아가기 - 개인적, 가족적, 직업적, 정치적, 문화적, 그리고 사회적인 삶의 관계 속에서
May 15, 2024
마리싸 갈반-바예
미국장로교에 오는 새로운 교인들을 위한 그리스도 교회의 사역에 참여하면서 가장 내가 놀라는 점은, 이 사역이 "개인적, 가족적, 직업적, 정치적, 문화적, 그리고 사회적 삶의 관계 속에서 책임감 있게 살아간다"는 사실을 깨닫게 만든다는 점입니다. (G-1.0304)
Vivir responsablemente en las relaciones de vida, tanto en lo personal, como en lo familiar, vocacional, político, cultural y social
May 15, 2024
Marissa Galván-Valle
En mi experiencia, uno de los aspectos más sorprendentes de participar en el ministerio de la iglesia de Cristo para muchas personas que comienzan su vida de fe en la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.A.) es comprender lo que implica «vivir responsablemente en las relaciones de vida, tanto en lo personal como en lo familiar, vocacional, político, cultural y social» (G-1.0304).
Living Responsibly in the Personal, Family, Vocational, Political, Cultural and Social Relationships of Life
May 15, 2024
Marissa Galván-Valle
In my experience, one of the most surprising aspects of involvement in the ministry of Christ’s church for many new members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is the realization that it entails “living responsibly in the personal, family, vocational, political, cultural and social relationships of life.” (G-1.0304)
May 15, 2024
The Presbyterian Mission Agency’s World Mission ministry is collaborating with ecumenical partners in Germany and Poland to offer multiple volunteer opportunities for young adults between the ages of 19-30.
May 15, 2024
Destini Hodges, coordinator of the PC(USA)’s Young Adult Volunteer program, took to the Between 2 Pulpits airwaves to describe and celebrate a ministry of social justice and faith transformation that’s produced more than 1,900 alums over the last three decades.
May 14, 2024
Following eight years of successful service, the Rev. Dr. David Loleng was promoted to Vice President of Church Financial Literacy and Leadership and Stewardship Education at the Presbyterian Foundation in early April.
May 14, 2024
LOUISVILLE – One van, five days. That’s all it took to change the worldview of six young people. That, plus three committed adult leaders, a whole lot of faith and one big DREAAM. DREAAM, an acronym for Driven to Reach Excellence and Academic Achievement for Males, is a program designed to reach, teach and invest in African American boys at risk and to walk alongside them and their families beginning at the early age of 3 until they reach the age of 24.
May 14, 2024
Following this month’s action by United Methodist Church delegates to repeal their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s LGBTQIA+ Equity Advocacy Committee, known as ACQ+E, issued this statement:
May 13, 2024
When I asked the Mesoamerican leaders about how their experience in El Salvador influenced their understanding of migration, they all gave the same response. They expressed that they found similar conditions in communities in El Salvador that forced people to migrate north from their home countries.
May 13, 2024
Advocacy offices of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have signed onto an ecumenical statement calling for President Biden, members of Congress, and churches to step up efforts to fight racism and poverty.
May 13, 2024
This year’s Evangelism Conference, planned by Theology, Formation & Evangelism, repents of “expressions of evangelism” that have “hurt people and promoted injustice” and encourages ways of embodying the good news that promote healing and compassion.
May 13, 2024
Second Presbyterian Church in Roanoke, Virginia, hosted a moving and joyous ecumenical service on Mother’s Day, dedicating a newly renovated Alexa House for hosting families being served by Family Promise of Greater Roanoke.
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