Presbyterian Mission Agency protestant Archives

Video series commemorates the 500th anniversary of Reformation

Posted October 27th, 2017

October 31, 2017, marks 500 years since Martin Luther published his 95 theses disputing the practice of selling indulgences as a substitute for true repentance.

German Protestant Kirchentag opens to call for renewal of global order

Posted May 25th, 2017

Former United States president Barack Obama joined German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in front of tens of thousands of people on 25 May, the first full day of Germany’s biggest Protestant gathering, the Kirchentag, or church festival.’

Mainline pastors more likely to preach on race than evangelical counterparts

Posted April 3rd, 2017

Close to half of Protestant senior pastors have recently preached on racial reconciliation and more have publicly prayed about it, but few find that their congregations are urging them to address the topic.

Book Review: ‘Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern World’

Posted March 31st, 2017

On the eve of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation-launching writings and disputations, scholar and author Alec Ryrie has released a book he hopes will explain the origins and impact of the Protestant movement.