The second set of “Along the Road” podcasts is now available for mid council leaders (Encounter) and ruling elders and deacons (Nourish).
The new episodes — accessible from podcast services or the Mid Council Ministries section of pcusa.org — discuss church leadership traits and how worship is both a communal exercise of faith and an inspiration for individual leaders.
Samuel Polanco is no stranger to the power of walls — especially their potential to exclude and keep people like him from being their best selves. But the 2022 graduate of the Menaul School — a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)-related college preparatory school in Albuquerque, New Mexico — credits his educational experience as being instrumental in breaking down many barriers.
God’s world is changing, says Presbyterian hymn writer the Rev. Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, and her new hymns for Advent and Christmas are designed to, in her words, “help us to make sense of the places where faith and everyday life meet.”
The Co-Moderators of the 225th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have announced the names of individuals who will serve on the new Commission to Unify the Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency. The Rev. Shavon Starling-Louis and the Rev. Ruth Faith Santana-Grace made the appointments in recent days after reviewing the names of more than 115 individuals from across the denomination.
Most of us are preparing this week to celebrate Thanksgiving, to a share meal and fellowship with those who are most dear to us. It is supposed to be a time of celebration, parades, football games and reflection on all that God has given us. But for many families, this will be anything but a celebratory week.
Using “people power” to create systemic change was the focus of a recent Presbyterian Hunger Program webinar on congregation-based community organizing, or CBCO.
In response to a referral from the 224th General Assembly (2020) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) for the Presbyterian Mission Agency to develop theological resources for how the church has benefited at the expense of Native American peoples, a consultation was held with Native American leaders at Stony Point Center in New York Sept. 13-15.
The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly has made a few adjustments to the proposed schedule for the 226th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). COGA met in closed session during its monthly meeting on Thursday and finalized the plans for online committee meetings, travel days and in-person plenaries at the Assembly in Salt Lake City in 2024.
Friends and colleagues of a Presbyterian Disaster Assistance employee who died this month are celebrating his life with kind words and remembrances. PDA was notified last week of the sudden death of Sheku Sillah, its Regional Project Manager for Africa and Asia, who passed away after experiencing chest pains.
Sometimes, Kevin Riley says, he can look in the mirror and see “one who is truly beloved."