Unlock a Life-Changing Experience: Apply Now for the 2025 Global Institute of Theology!
Are you ready for a journey that will transform your faith, deepen your understanding of theology, and connect you with a global community? The 2025 Global Institute of Theology (GIT), organized by the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), offers just that! From 1-14 October 2025, join students from around the world in Chiang Mai, […]
Author, speaker and activist Brian McLaren speaks up for the Earth
October 7, 2024
Speaking for the third time this year as part of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church’s McClendon Scholar in Residence Program on Saturday, the Rev. Dr. Brian McLaren shared his thinking on what the world needs most from Christians today.
October 6, 2024: World Communion
World Communion Sunday World Communion What a day it is today, as we think of our world as one world! Our world seems so varied with countries, environments, peoples, languages, climate, and politics. Our day-to-day concerns have to do with where we live, where we shop, when we visit our family, and where we work. […]
Montreat Conference Center and community grapple with effects of Helene
October 4, 2024
When word began to circulate that western North Carolina had suffered massive damage from Hurricane Helene, one of the landmarks that came to the mind of many Presbyterians was Montreat Conference Center.
The United Church of Canada Statement about Palestine and Israel, October 2024
The United Church of Canada marks October 7, 2024.
Video: ‘Look what God can do’
An East Tennessee pastor says God guided her congregation to respond to the needs of families displaced by Helene.
Episcopal leaders discuss ‘crisis in the Black church’ during annual African Descent Ministries conference
[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal clergy and lay leaders gathered in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to share their experiences and resources at the third annual Diocesan Leaders for African Descent Ministries […]
‘Flannel panel’ talks about ministry on the margins at Stewardship Kaleidoscope conference
October 4, 2024
As Stewardship Kaleidoscope 2024 opened in Portland, Oregon Sept. 23, attendees had probably seen the “Keep Portland Weird” slogan in several places. The annual conference is presented by the Presbyterian Church (USA) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
From stand-alone churches to mixed economy ministries
October 4, 2024
“What does it feel like to be stuck?” asked the Rev. Sara Hayden, host of the “New Way” podcast, a production of the 1001 New Worshiping Communities (1001 NWC) movement. Her guest, Dr. Corey Schlosser-Hall, deputy executive director for Vision and Innovation at the Presbyterian Mission Agency, gave both a theological answer and a personal anecdote. According to Schlosser-Hall, to be stuck is to be without confidence and faith, i.e., lacking in “con-fidelis.” Feeling stuck reminded him of driving a brown Ford Pinto station wagon in high school and having to navigate the North Dakota winters with only rear-wheel drive. Sometimes, one needs more to get unstuck and stop spinning one’s wheels than to exert more effort doing the same thing. Sometimes, one needs a group of people pushing from behind or sand to help with traction under one’s tires.
ABHMS Seeks Nominations for Edwin T. Dahlberg Award Recognizing Courageous Leadership in Justice and Peace
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA (ABNS 10/4/24)—American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) seeks nominations for the Edwin T. Dahlberg Peace Award to be announced at the 2025 American Baptist Churches Biennial Mission Summit scheduled on July 3-6 in Omaha, Nebraska. The Dahlberg Award is given to an individual or church for outstanding work for peace and […]
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