Presbyterian Mission Agency just talk live Archives

The PC(USA)’s ‘Just Talk Live’ takes on a tough topic during the second episode of a new season

Posted January 26th, 2023

Tuesday’s episode of “Just Talk Live” delivered lessons on how to dismantle antisemitism and Islamophobia. Chief among them: Building relationships.

‘The intersection of faith and media’

Posted October 6th, 2021

In the Communicators Network PC(USA)’s first-ever episode of Community Conversations broadcast via Facebook Live on Tuesday, the Rev. Lee Catoe and the Rev. DeEtte Decker didn’t hesitate to share their thoughts on how churches and the denomination can use social media more effectively to help amplify the voices of people who aren’t regularly heard from. Hear the conversation by joining Communicators Network by clicking here.

‘The struggle does not define us’

Posted August 17th, 2021

On Saturday, Aug. 28, the Presbyterian Week of Action will celebrate the liberation, resilience and vibrancy of Black people through two main events: a panel discussion and an evening concert.

Do the queer community and the church need each other?

Posted June 2nd, 2021

Do people in the LGBTQIA+ community need the church? Does the church need people who are LGBTQIA+?

Challenging the ‘idolatry’ of the nuclear family

Posted May 20th, 2021

The first time the Rev. Lee Catoe heard the term “queer,” it was in the saying “queer as a $2 bill.” Sometimes it simply referred to something that was just odd, but other times it was referring to someone in the LGBTQIA+ community.

Mother’s Day to Father’s Day series considers new definitions of family

Posted May 12th, 2021

The past few years, Unbound: An Interactive Journal of Christian Social Justice has launched Advent and Lenten devotional series focusing on groups such as Black Women and people with disabilities.

Breaking free from purity culture

Posted May 5th, 2021

The second Linda Kay Klein heard that the gunman in the March 16 shootings at three Atlanta spas considered his victims “stumbling blocks,” she knew he had been raised in purity culture.

What can be done to resolve the nation’s gun violence problem?

Posted April 28th, 2021

Near the end of Tuesday’s episode of “Just Talk Live,” peace activist Kathryn Fleisher reflected on how community members united after a mass shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018.

Seeing immigrants and refugees as ‘children of God’

Posted April 21st, 2021

Immigration attorney Linda Y. Rivas was accompanying a mother and her two children Tuesday who had finally secured entry into the United States under humanitarian parole.

‘Just Talk Live’ examines AAPI hate

Posted April 7th, 2021

On the eve of its one-year anniversary, “Just Talk Live” took on the topic of AAPI hate, with a trio of guests who affirmed that racism against Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is nothing new and that the church has a role to play in stopping it.