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Houston Hodges dies at age 89

Posted June 7th, 2019

When Houston Hodges — a dyed-in-the-wool rural Texan — accepted a call to serve as associate executive presbyter for the Presbytery of San Francisco in the mid-1970s, the most daunting part of the job was navigating Bay Area traffic.

‘If you don’t tell your story, someone else will tell it for you’

Posted March 21st, 2019

Giving seminarians the tools and the confidence to use their access to the media effectively once they become pastors or do other ministry was the task at hand Wednesday for five Presbyterian communicators speaking at Columbia Theological Seminary during a talk and webinar titled “The News and the Good News: The Impact of Ministry on Journalism.”

Church leaders and public media subject of Wednesday online forum

Posted March 15th, 2019

Why is it important for church leaders to have a voice in public media? This is among the topics to be explored by seminary students, pastors, church communicators and others during a March 20 event jointly sponsored by the Presbyterian Writers Guild and Columbia Theological Seminary.

Deadline nears for Best First Book nominations

Posted March 1st, 2018

The deadline is nearing for submissions to The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) 2018 Best First Book Award, honoring the best first book by a Presbyterian author published during the calendar years of 2016-2017.

Presbyterian Writers Guild seeks Best First Book nominations

Posted January 22nd, 2018

The Presbyterian Writers Guild is accepting nominations for its 2018 Best First Book Award, honoring the best first book by a Presbyterian author published during the calendar years of 2016–17.

Jim Atwood wins top Presbyterian Writers Guild award

Posted January 10th, 2018

The Rev. James E. “Jim” Atwood — an author, pastor, and a nationally-recognized voice on the subject of gun violence prevention — has been named the recipient of the 2018 David Steele Distinguished Writer Award by the Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG).

Presbyterian Writers Guild seeks Best First Book nominations

Posted January 3rd, 2018

The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) is accepting nominations now for its 2018 Best First Book Award, honoring the best first book by a Presbyterian author published during the calendar years of 2016-2017.

Presbyterian Writers Guild seeks best Presbyterian writer nominees

Posted October 13th, 2017

The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) is accepting nominations for its 2018 David Steele Distinguished Writer Award. The award is given biennially in even-numbered years to recognize the cumulative work and influence — regardless of genre or subject matter — of a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) writer.

Presbyterian Writers Guild announces publication of A Progressive Feast in Parabolic Story

Posted August 28th, 2017

Jesus often told parables that challenged the assumed wisdom of society, but he did so in a manner that entertained as well as drew the reader into considering alternative perspectives.

Presbyterian Writers Guild: ‘Writing Parables that Address Racism’

Posted July 13th, 2017

As the Rev. Stephen McCutchan, an honorably retired PC(USA) minister in St. Petersburg, Florida, and a member of the Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) Board, considered some months ago what workshop he might offer at the PC(USA) Big Tent event, he immediately thought of his longtime friend and former pastoral colleague, the Rev. Dr. Samuel Stevenson, honorably retired in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.