The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II joined principal leaders of other Christian and Jewish faiths in a conversation on Tuesday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The new Treasury official met with more than a half dozen leaders representing the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), United Methodist Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Union for Reform Judaism, among other groups.
Columbia Theological Seminary student Rachel Sutphin won’t rest until the U.S. government abolishes the federal death penalty.
On his first sober day, Jeff Dafler committed to reading the psalms, focusing on one each day to allow his mind time to turn over interesting phrases and words. As part of this process, he prayed for his Higher Power’s guidance and illumination. He savored the psalmists’ bracing honestly and identified with their feelings of fear, shame, loss, and regret.
Justo Mwale University in Zambia is generally thought of as an educational institution that prepares pastors. It has trained pastors for seven African countries. But this unique place of learning also plays a key role in equipping scholars to go on to train pastors in other African theological schools.
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the United Nations’ 65th Commission on the Status of Women Tuesday, linking the status of democracy to the status of women as delegates from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Presbyterian Women watched online.
On International Women’s Day, Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri noticed her social media feeds were loaded with memes in celebration, but one stood out: “On this day, we don’t need flowers. We need justice and equity.”
En el domingo de la transfiguración del 2003 el Reverendo Dr. David Gambrell fue ordenado como ministro de la Palabra y el Sacramento en la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE. UU.). Dieciocho años después, Gambrell presta servicios como asociado para la adoración en la Oficina de Teología y Adoración en la Agencia Presbiteriana de Misión.
2003년의 산상변모주일에 데이비드 갬브렐 목사는 미국장로교의 말씀과 성례전의 목사로 안수를 받았다. 그 후 18년이 지난 지금, 갬브렐 목사는 장로교 선교국의 신학 및 예배부에서 예배 담당자로 사역하고 있다.
On Transfiguration Sunday in 2003, the Rev. Dr. David Gambrell was ordained as a minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Fast forward 18 years and Gambrell now serves as associate for worship in the Office of Theology and Worship in the Presbyterian Mission Agency.
The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness is calling on Congress to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour to help lift low-wage workers out of poverty.