office of theology and worship Archives

‘Art has a way of flourishing in the midst of crisis’

Posted August 16th, 2021

As modest as they are talented, three Presbyterian hymn-writers shared their sources of inspiration and some of their favorite hymns Sunday during a webinar called “When in Our Music God is Glorified,” put on by the Presbyterian Writers Guild. About three dozen people attended. Dr. Anita Coleman, a writer and former professor who’s vice president of the guild, moderated the hour-long webinar.

Presbyterian Writers Guild offers panel on hymn-writing

Posted July 26th, 2021

As congregations — and congregational singing — return to in-person worship, the Presbyterian Writers Guild is sponsoring a one-hour panel presentation on hymn-writing featuring three renowned Presbyterian hymn composers.

Everyday God-talk reimagined

Posted July 23rd, 2021

Everyday God-talk returns for its first official season using the lens of Reformed theology to focus on environmental justice and climate crisis.

Presbyterian Publishing Corporation releases three units of its new Follow Me curriculum

Posted July 14th, 2021

The Presbyterian Publishing Corporation (PPC) is pleased to release the first three units of Follow Me: Biblical Practices for Faithful Living, a new curriculum for all ages, designed to work with churches of all sizes.

PC(USA) Daily Prayer app a hit in Canada

Posted June 16th, 2021

Shortly after he was elected moderator (April 1) of the 146th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, the Rev. Dr. Daniel Scott discovered the PC(USA) Daily Prayer app.

Lenten laments for racial injustice

Posted March 11th, 2021

Jessie Bloss remembers how helpless she felt. “It was that overwhelming feeling of not knowing how to respond,” she said.

Cohorts benefit members and leaders alike

Posted December 11th, 2020

Gina Yeager-Buckley came away from her experience coaching the Presbyterian Youth Workers Association (PYWA) cohort for the Office of Christian Formation dramatically changed.

‘Is this the apocalypse?’

Posted November 2nd, 2020

In the latest edition of Everyday God-Talk, host So Jung Kim asks theologian Dr. Catherine Keller of the Drew Theological School a simple direct question. With the pandemic and the ecological crisis — which they had been discussing — Kim, associate for Theology in the Office of Theology and Worship, wondered, “Is this the apocalypse?”

Everyday God-Talk explores Union Presbyterian Seminary’s complicated history around race

Posted October 13th, 2020

In the latest edition of Everyday God-Talk, Rev. Dr. Brian Blount, the president of Union Presbyterian Seminary, shares the complicated history of the seminary in the context of slavery, the civil rights movement and Black Lives Matter.

Praying for the president and the first lady

Posted October 5th, 2020

Many across the nation and around the world are praying for the healing of President Donald J. Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump.