Work is beginning to pile up for the 688 commissioners to the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s 220th General Assembly to be held June 30-July 7, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pa. GA theme “Walking, Running, Soaring in Hope. GA verse “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on the wings like... Continue Reading

Attorneys representing Timberridge Presbyterian Church of McDonough, Ga. filed a motion on Dec. 1 to stay a recent decision by the Georgia Supreme Court that could effectively eject the church from its property. Last week, the state Supreme Court reversed an appellate court ruling that declared the PCUSA’s property trust clause null and void with... Continue Reading

Evangelist Tony Campolo of Eastern University in Philadelphia largely agreed with her. He is a “red-letter Christian” who translates the Gospel into leftist political themes. “If we’re going to stand up for peace in a war-like world, if we’re going to end this desecration of the environment, if we’re going to stand up against racism,... Continue Reading

Another classic piece of Anglican chutzpah was Williams’s claim that the job of the bishops was not to represent the interests of the Church of England at all. In fact, they were “bishops of the realm”, uniquely able to provide a “faith perspective” on legislation. One thing above all stood out from (the Archbishop of... Continue Reading

Churches mentioned in this story include: Central, Kendall, FL; Faith, Pembroke Pines, FL; First, North Palm Beach, FL; Grace Community, Boca Raton, FL; Kirk of the Keys, Marathon, FL; Spotsylvania, Fredericksburg, VA; Third, Richmond, VA. As the Christmas holiday approaches, an increasing number of Presbyterian churches have one thing at the top of their wish... Continue Reading

If the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board’s Send North America evangelistic church planting initiative is to succeed, it must include thousands of bivocational pastors who are willing to plant churches. “We must leverage the laity to plant churches,” said Aaron Coe, NAMB’s vice president of mobilization, “and we need to do it through a... Continue Reading

(Editor’s Note: WNYC News reports that several churches affiliated with the Redeemer Presbyterian Church rely on the public schools, including Park Slope Presbyterian Church, which uses John Jay High in Brooklyn, and Covenant of Grace Presbyterian Church, which uses IS 5 in Queens. )(Editor’s Note: WNYC News reports that several churches affiliated with the Redeemer... Continue Reading

A panel of five members of the Standing Judicial Commission was assigned action on a complaint brought by 5 Teaching Elders and 5 Ruling Elders in Missouri Presbytery (MOP), claiming that the Presbytery erred in its decisions concerning its dealing with matters regarding the theological teachings of TE Jeffrey Meyers. Their preliminary report has been... Continue Reading

In fact, the truly honorable way to change this policy would entail amending related texts in the Book of Confessions, which requires ratification by two-thirds of the presbyteries, sandwiched between two affirming GAs. That was done properly a generation ago to soften the Confessions’ condemnation of divorcees. The Covenant Network (CN) long has pursued the... Continue Reading

It’s an unenviable position: the challenge of leading a church body comprised of two groups in hardened opposition to one another. There is no middle ground. There is no room for compromise. One group stands firmly on the letter of the law, describes “what if” scenarios and labels the opposition as liberal wackos. The other... Continue Reading