November 22, 2024
The Rev. Dr. Andrew Kukla, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Boise, Idaho, showed a picture of a stained-glass window from a different church. In the middle of the window, a red plant dominated the scene.
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November 21, 2024
Plans are already underway for the 227th General Assembly, set for June 23 through July 2, 2026, in online format for committees and in person for plenaries, worship and more at the Baird Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
November 21, 2024
In 2014, Ministry Education and Support within the Office of the General Assembly established a recurring monthly column called Regarding Ruling Elders which sought to address the particular responsibilities, experiences, and needs of those called to serve the church as ruling elders. Now, Regarding Ruling Elders celebrates its 10th year, a notable achievement amidst an ever-revolving door of resources, initiatives, and projects developed to support churches in the intervening years.
November 21, 2024
November — a month of golds and reds and browns; of crisp autumn winds; of gathering in front of fires and feasts to share long, delicious moments with loved ones. A month of harvest, of reaping the benefits of hard work. This November, the Presbyterian Historical Society is sharing images from the Religious News Service Photograph collection that spotlight the importance of moments and meals shared.
November 21, 2024
The Union Theological Seminary community gathered in James Chapel Wednesday evening for a two-hour vigil remembering transgender people from around the country lost to violence during 2024.
November 21, 2024
Among the skills most highly valued by newly elected moderators and vice-moderators is the ability to run purposeful meetings.
November 21, 2024
Calling Christians yet again to move forward in hope in this post-election season, the Rev. Jimmie Hawkins and colleagues from the Presbyterian Office of Public Witness and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations led the national staff of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in worship on Wednesday.
November 20, 2024
In Unbound’s latest Advent devotional, Palestinian theological educator Dr. Grace Al-Zoughbi Arteen offers her perspective on Jesus as the “Subversive King.”
November 20, 2024
Teaching how to budget, save, eliminate debt and start investing should become essential life skills, Katherine Lankford says. Don't wait until you are 30, 40, 50 or 60 years old to learn hard lessons. Instead, look at the experience and the mistakes of others and take charge of your financial habits now.
November 20, 2024
New mid council moderators and vice-moderators were given a 12-item to-do list as part of a workshop during the Moderators’ Conference last week, along with guidance provided by April Davenport, the PC(USA)’s General Counsel.
November 20, 2024
“I think the impact in our presbytery is what I like to call ‘expanding the we.’ Who we are goes beyond the established churches that have been here but expands with different people and new communities, immigrant communities, places all across the Greater Atlanta region,” said the Rev. Aisha Brooks-Johnson, executive presbyter of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, who described how 36 new worshiping communities allow the presbytery to be “diverse, unique, inclusive and creative.”
November 19, 2024
“We collect experiences, and we want to know good news and challenges you are dealing with,” said the Rev. Tony Larson, who along with the Rev. CeCe Armstrong is Co-Moderator of the 226th General Assembly (2024). Larson was speaking to a room full of teaching elders during a Saturday workshop at the Moderators’ Conference, held last week at the Presbyterian Center in Louisville, Kentucky, and attended in person and online by about 130 moderators of mid councils in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
November 19, 2024
The ground beneath us is off kilter. This is a scientific fact with spiritual resonances. This planet tilts on its axis. On the Earth, we are never perfectly upright, and so we experience uneven periods of light and darkness. As we approach the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, our days shorten. This is the reality for those Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations in the United States and Puerto Rico during Advent. We are drawn further and longer into darker nights.
November 19, 2024
Two rampaging squirrels break the silence of the thick forest as our group of 30 walk on a road made from tens of thousands of hand-laid bricks recovered from a landfill. Ahead of us, on the crest of the road, stood another group. Under a canopy of long-leaf pines and hardwood trees was an old woman in a wheelchair, a young girl, three adult women, a boy, two young men, and Marcus Briggs-Cloud, who I had only met virtually before. All were wearing clothing incorporating multi-colored Maskoke patterns. The two young Maskoke men held their two-foot-long wooden stickball sticks in front of our group, gently enforcing an invisible barrier. Across the gap between our groups, Marcus gave a traditional welcome speech in the Maskoke language for 10 minutes. Then we were asked to state the intentions behind our presence on their land.
November 19, 2024
#GivingTuesday, a global day of giving which this year falls on Dec. 3, is not only a day when Presbyterians are invited to be radically generous on behalf of a world in need, but it is also an ideal time for the PC(USA) to step back in time to learn about the past toward securing a more hopeful future.
November 19, 2024
Isabella Pérez Sanchez has always believed in miracles. How could she not?
November 18, 2024
If there’s one thing that convinces the Rev. Jihyun Oh that she ought to say yes to a call, it’s “when a call scares me a little, a call I cannot do without God’s help.”
November 18, 2024
Kathy Lueckert, president of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation since 2019, has announced she plans to retire Jan. 31, 2025, and return to the staff of Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, Kansas.
November 18, 2024
During Trans Awareness Week, ACQ+E, the Advocacy Committee for LGBTQIA+ Equity, an advocacy committee for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), recognizes our trans and gender non-binary parishioners, clergy, educators, chaplains and friends. We see you and, during these difficult times, we stand with you in accordance with the teachings of our church.
November 15, 2024
The Rev. Dr. Diane Givens Moffett shared her thoughts, hopes and dreams for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as her time as president and executive director of the Presbyterian Mission Agency comes to a close.
