Madison, Wisconsin, is undergoing what can only be called a renaissance. Lured by work in healthcare, technology and other industries, hundreds of young adults are pouring into the downtown area to work and live. Read more »
January 16, 2018
Young adult ministry to debut this year in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, is undergoing what can only be called a renaissance. Lured by work in healthcare, technology and other industries, hundreds of young adults are pouring into the downtown area to work and live. Read more »
Conversations in the church going deeper and farther February 6, 2018 The immigration conversation is nowhere close to being done. The political discourse around immigration continues to affect communities and… 
An energy audit at the Presbyterian Foundation in Jeffersonville, Indiana, has resulted in energy savings of close to 25 percent. And according to Colby May, whenever churches or church organizations can save money on energy, they’re freeing up money for ministry. 
With ‘Home’ as its theme, the 2018 Montreat College Conference concluded last week urging students and their ministry leaders to consider the many ways the word ‘home’ impacts their lives. “What makes a place home? What does it mean to leave home? 
6,172 cases of sexual assault were reported in the Department of Defense in 2016, a slight increase over 2015 and a sharp jump from 2012, when 3,604 cases were reported. This sharp increase likely stems as much from an increased willingness to report as it does from an increase in assaults. Six out of 10 survivors reported retaliation for having reported. 
Norman Fong grew up in a housing project. Coming from a low-income family he learned early in life what it was like to be evicted and to not know where to go. 
As a young boy, the Rev. Ken Fuquay felt a call to preach, but he wasn’t sure if it was real or just a shadow cast by his father. The son of a Pentecostal Holiness minister, Fuquay is still referred to as “Tommy’s son” in some circles. 
“When the church is awake, justice is done,” says the Rev. Heidi Worthen Gamble.
Gamble serves as mission catalyst for Pacific Presbytery, which worked in conjunction with a Southern California church movement called Matthew 25/Mateo 25 to secure the recent release of a Guatemalan immigrant pastor who had been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 
Two new resources for Lent are now available from Westminster John Knox Press. ‘Holy Solitude: Lenten Reflections with Saints, Hermits, Prophets, and Rebels’ by Heidi Haverkamp and ‘The Journey to Jerusalem: A Story of Jesus’ Last Days’ by John Pritchard provide a fresh perspective for the season, allowing you to reflect and connect in a new way. 
Bishop Mary Ann Swenson has a unique position in observing and advocating for women’s rights or, as she would quickly clarify, “the fair treatment of human beings” no matter what their gender.