The pastor glumly ordered a salad with dressing on the side. Her lunch companion wondered whether her friend would rather have had a greasy hamburger instead. The pastor’s sour mood, though, wasn’t about healthy food choices. It was about the choice her session had made to lock the doors during Sunday morning worship.

The Office of Public Witness is calling on Presbyterians to speak against a proposed administrative rule revision that will eliminate food assistance benefits to nearly 3 million Americans.

The morning of Aug. 7, the Rev. Steven Bryant of First Presbyterian Church in Canton, Mississippi was leading a Bible study on the book of Exodus, noting God’s preference for helping the widow, the poor, the stranger, the person in a foreign land. “We didn’t know that outside, these horrible events were transpiring,” Bryant said.

As Israeli settlement colonies continue to expand in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continues to urge companies to end business connections in the region. At the 223rd General Assembly (2018), commissioners passed an overture calling on RE/MAX LLC to end the sale and rental of homes and apartments in the occupied territories.

미국장로교 규례서는 사역장로들에게 "지도력을 발휘하고 다스림과 영적 분을 하며 규율을 실행하고 ...전체교회와 더불어 개체교회의 삶을 책임진다" (G-2.0301)고 합니다. 사역장로들은 일생을 위해 직제 사역에 부름 받음에 따라 겸손, 열린 마음과 정신으로 이 역할에 대한 후보를 공천하는 활동에 접근하는 것이 중요합니다. 회중의 공천위원회는 공의회를 통해 지역 회중과 전체교회의 지도력을 제공할 책임이 있습니다.

El Libro de Orden de la IP (EE. UU.) hace un llamado a los/as ancianos/as gobernantes para que "ejerzan liderazgo, gobierno, discernimiento espiritual y disciplina, y tengan responsabilidades para la vida de una congregación, así como para toda la iglesia ..." (G-2.0301). A medida que los/as ancianos/as gobernantes son llamados al ministerio ordenado de por vida, es importante abordar el trabajo de las nominaciones para este rol con humildad, corazones abiertos y mentes abiertas. El comité de nominación congregacional tiene la responsabilidad de proporcionar el liderazgo tanto de la congregación local como de la iglesia más grande a través de sus consejos.

The PC(USA) Book of Order calls for ruling elders to “exercise leadership, government, spiritual discernment, and discipline and have responsibilities for the life of a congregation as well as the whole church ...” (G-2.0301). As ruling elders are called to ordered ministry for life, it is important to approach the work of nominations to this role with humility, open hearts, and open minds. The congregational nominating committee has the responsibility to provide for the leadership of both the local congregation and the larger church through its councils.

The Rev. María Bock Barett has a concise answer when asked what she wants to share as one of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program’s 14 International Peacemakers, coming to the United States in September and October.

For Grace Presbyterian Church in Martins Ferry, Ohio, answering the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s invitation to become a Matthew 25 church was such a natural fit, it didn’t hesitate.

“Total joy” is how Presbyterian Youth Triennium director Gina Yeager-Buckley remembers one of this year’s experiences. Even though it happened a month ago now, thinking about it gives her energy.