News & Analysis
The 2008 Peacemaking Colloquium at Stony Point Center with the theme of “Gun Violence and Gospel Values,” is planned September 15-17 at Stony Point Center,... - Friday, 22 August 2008 Read more... |
(PNS) Twelve new Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission appointees recently completed orientation and have begun their international assignments. Pat Cole, PC(USA) associate for mission communications - Thursday, 21 August 2008 Read more... |
Synod of Lakes and Prairies Communications Director EAGAN, MINN. — (PNS) The Permanent Judicial Commission of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies on Aug. 12 dismissed... Duane Sweep - Monday, 18 August 2008 Read more... |
(ENI)--Barack Obama articulated his Christian faith thus dispelling rumors he is a Muslim. John McCain demonstrated an ability to electrify evangelical Christians. And Saddleback Church... Cheryl Heckler - Monday, 18 August 2008 Read more... |
This is what people from the Gulf Coast tell Linda Gebetsberger, a pastor from Oregon, every time she heads home. “Let them know that we... Leslie Scanlon, Outlook national reporter - Sunday, 17 August 2008 Read more... |
LOUISVILLE — Four top leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have sent a letter to all of the denomination’s congregations asking them to pray for... compiled from articles of Presbyterian News Service - Sunday, 17 August 2008 Read more... |
“It is not about getting the world into the church, it is about getting the church into the world,” said Rob Weingartner to the closing... Erin Dunigan, OUTLOOK correspondent - Saturday, 16 August 2008 Read more... |
 The Presbyterian Global Fellowship’s third annual conference, “Inside Out,” began in Long Beach, California on Thursday evening. While a praise band filled the room with... Erin Dunigan, Special Outlook correspondent - Saturday, 16 August 2008 Read more... |
LOUISVILLE — As the conflict in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia continues, Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church... Evan Silverstein, PNS - Friday, 15 August 2008 Read more... |
LOUISVILLE — Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is supporting humanitarian relief efforts to help refugees and those displaced by fighting in the embattled former Soviet republic... Evan Silverstein, Presbyterian News Service - Thursday, 14 August 2008 Read more... |
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Opinion
I agree that we have labored too long and too hard on the question of homosexuality; I was ordained in 1970, and we've been going at it since the early 70s. In many ways … this is the essential test of everything else we claim to be central. Tom Eggebeen, interim pastor - Wednesday, 27 August 2008 Read more... |
In response to your recent “open letter” series, the problem with any label is that most of us don’t fit neatly into categories. Take “conservative-evangelical” and an emerging generation of PC(USA) pastors from Fuller Theological Seminary. Megan Handley, M.Div. student - Thursday, 21 August 2008 Read more... |
The persistent question of the role of religion in politics has surfaced again in the recent appearance by both presidential candidates at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church. Herbert Meza, honorably retired - Thursday, 21 August 2008 Read more... |
I am writing in response to your "open letter" to your "centrist-ecclesiast friends" in the August 18/25 issue of The Presbyterian Outlook. The references to Rome and Corinth in your question about whether the Bible prohibits only "predatory … pedophiliac … and/or poly-amorous" same-sex behavior made me wonder whether you meant to suggest that Paul had only those behaviors in view when he wrote letters to the churches in those two cities. Clarification would be helpful on this important and contested issue. Steve Matthies, associate pastor - Thursday, 21 August 2008 Read more... |
In response to (the) Rev. Wimberly's article on the 218th GA decisions on Israel/Palestine, I would like to point out that he begins his arguments at the wrong place. He states that the "injustice in the troubled region" has a "complex and convoluted nature," which is a common myth. Noushin Framke - Tuesday, 19 August 2008 Read more... |
After your first two open letters I had something to say about fence sitting, and now that your third has appeared, I’ll say what I was going to say: You’re not fence-sitting, you’re positively dancing up there! My question is, “How long can you keep it up?” Gordon Jewett, H. R. - Monday, 18 August 2008 Read more... |
1. For years those members who campaign in an unrelenting cause to ordain gay and lesbian persons as well as gay marriage, put their agenda first and foremost ahead of the present and future wellbeing if the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Orvis N. Fitts - Monday, 18 August 2008 Read more... |
I am intrigued by the controversy over Question 87 of the Heidelberg Catechism. One of the translators of the 1962 translation was my favorite seminary professor, the late theologian Dr. Allen O. Miller of Eden Theological Seminary. Edward C. Wicklein, H.R. - Monday, 18 August 2008 Read more... |
As editor of a magazine that speaks to the whole church, I feel compelled to speak to friends of various convictions — while allowing all others to overhear the conversation. Two weeks ago I began with the group that has most nurtured my faith: conservative-evangelicals. Last week, I wrote to those who have broadened my vision: liberal-progressives. This week, I address those who have grounded my churchmanship, centrist-ecclesiasts. Jack Haberer, Outlook Editor - Sunday, 17 August 2008 Read more... |
SAN FRANCISCO — In just a few weeks since the end of the218th General Assembly, it is safe to say that serving as moderator already has been an incredibly meaningful experience. Bruce Reyes-Chow, Moderator of the 218th General Assembly - Wednesday, 13 August 2008 Read more... |
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More in: Advent, Letters to the Editor, Editorials, Commentary, Guest Commentary
- Re: Ritchie letter (pub. August 11, 2008)
- Re: editorial letters to friends (pub. Aug. 4, 11, 18/25, 2008)
- Re: Faith and politics
- Re: … to centrist friends (pub. Aug. 18/25, 2008)
- Re: An Israeli take on the GA (pub. August 11, 2008)
- Re: Editor’s “letters” (pub. Aug. 4, 11, 18/25, 2008)
- Re: PC(USA) is imploding
- Re: Heidelberg to Belhar (pub. July 21/28, 2008)
- An open letter to my centrist-ecclesiast friends
- We Are Family
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Reports & Resources
Many elders, deacons, and pastors are less than pleased when the subject of the annual stewardship campaign comes up. In many churches the activities that... Dave Crittenden - Sunday, 17 August 2008 Read more... |
Websites that might be helpful:www.pcusa.org/stewardshipPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.) resources for annual campaigns stewardship in general and stewardship education. Either: The Stewardship Manual PDS #72530-94-001 or Confident... Dave Crittenden - Sunday, 17 August 2008 Read more... |
Stewardship season is coming. For most congregations it’s akin to getting a flu shot. Each autumn we volunteer reluctantly to be pricked in the body’s... Karl Travis - Sunday, 17 August 2008 Read more... |
Does your church play favorites?Do you give some members special treatment while ignoring others? Bob Sheldon - Sunday, 17 August 2008 Read more... |
Many pastors look at stewardship as being repetitious and, frankly, less then exciting. Unfortunately, many pastors become extremely uncomfortable regarding the subject of money and... Rolfe Granath - Sunday, 17 August 2008 Read more... |
For the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to move into God’s future, it must let go of its carefully stacked layers of church bureaucracy. For years now,... Sam Roberson - Sunday, 17 August 2008 Read more... |
To be healthy, not every church needs a demographically correct suburban location, a 30-something pastor with 20 years of flawless experience, a denomination free of... Tom Ehrich, Church Wellness - Sunday, 17 August 2008 Read more... |
I write today having had just under two weeks now to reflect on the experience of being a commissioner to the 218th General Assembly in... Robert Austell - Sunday, 10 August 2008 Read more... |
The initial reactions to the Authoritative Interpretation of G-6.0108 approved by the General Assembly in San Jose were dramatic. Edward Koster - Sunday, 10 August 2008 Read more... |
The 218th General Assembly, meeting this past June in San Jose, issued two Authoritative Interpretations (“AIs”) and proposed an amendment to the Constitution that have... Doug Nave - Sunday, 10 August 2008 Read more... |
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