September 28, 2023
September 28, 2023
Registration open for Presbyterian Church Camp and Conference Association conference Nov. 12–17
“Building Bridges-Connecting Communities” is the theme for this year’s Presbyterian Church Camp and Conference Association and Campfire Collective Annual Conference to take place at Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center in Arkansas from Nov. 12–17. Read more »
September 28, 2023
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church continues its discussion on moral injury
Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock, an author and scholar and the senior vice president for moral injury programs at Volunteers of America, continued her discussion on moral injury at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., by emphasizing the church’s role in moral injury recovery through ritual. Read more »
September 28, 2023
The PC(USA)’s Education Roundtable urges Presbyterians to support and protect public education
Leaders with Educate a Child, Transform the World held an online roundtable Wednesday imploring Presbyterians to protect public education and provide care and nurture for students, teachers, administrators, board members and school staff. Read more »
September 28, 2023
Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, holds a ‘service of service’
Over the summer, Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, put service into its worship service.
The Rev. Chris Peters, Westminster’s head of staff, offered a monthlong “When Life Shows Up to Church” preaching series by considering the question, “What do we do when the storms of life show up to church?” Read more »
September 28, 2023
Intergenerational Creation care, solar eclipse event planned for Presbyterians in 2024
The Office of Christian Formation of the Presbyterian Mission Agency is partnering with Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, to offer a four-day, three-night intergenerational Creation care event from April 6-9, 2024, culminating with a total solar eclipse. Read more »
September 28, 2023
Minute for Mission: United Nations Day
By the end of World War II, there was a great urgency and need for global peace, and from that the international organization the United Nations was founded. Today we come together to celebrate the creation of the United Nations as the world’s only global organization and the one place where the world’s nations can come together to discuss shared problems and find solutions that bring peace and prosperity that creates a better world and future for all people. Read more »
September 28, 2023
Presbyterian mission co-workers: Interfaith dialog center a safe space for all faith followers
The Al Amana Centre (AAC) in Oman was founded in 1987, but its roots date back to the country’s first Christian mission in the late 19th century. Its initial iteration was evangelistic ministry, but quickly grew into medical care to serve the common good and live out a Christian witness among non-Christian people and education. It was the only modern hospital in the middle eastern country at the time and remained the only modern medical provider in Oman for nearly 80 years. Read more »
September 28, 2023
Presbyterians can make the most of their church’s mini capital campaign
Your church’s boiler gave up the ghost. The parking lot needs to be resurfaced. A tornado took off part of the church’s roof. Or maybe your session wants to help the community with low-income housing.
All of these are candidates for a mini capital campaign, said John Clark, President of The James Company. His presentation, “What is a Thimble-Sized Capital Campaign?” was one of the workshops at Stewardship Kaleidoscope in Minneapolis Sept. 25-27. Stewardship Kaleidoscope is an annual conference on generosity and stewardship. It is sponsored by the Presbyterian Foundation. Read more »
September 27, 2023
Minute for Mission: Young Adult Volunteer Program
A new group of Young Adult Volunteers arrived in Tucson in August 2022, where they were met with more than the usual level of rejoicing: This program year marks the 20th anniversary of the Tucson Borderlands Young Adult Volunteer program! For two decades now, young adults have sought the voice of God in their lives and in the U.S./Mexico borderlands through a year of service. Read more »