The health of a village chief in Malawi had been deteriorating for about a year. Thinking that he was under the influence of people considered to be witches in the central African community, the chief declined to seek professional diagnosis and treatment.
For the first time in more than two years, several members of the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly gathered in person this week with Office of the General Assembly leadership for its regular spring meeting. The hybrid gathering was held in Louisville near the Presbyterian Center with half taking part via Zoom. It was the first time the group met together since its winter meeting in Baltimore in 2020 right before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For its third virtual edition, Compassion, Peace & Justice Training turned its attention squarely on the Compassion, Peace & Justice (CPJ) ministries of the Presbyterian Mission Agency and the work they do on behalf of human and civil rights.
As Ramadan, Passover and Easter converged last week, faith leaders from the Interfaith Immigration Coalition met over Zoom and Facebook Live. Their goal was to “channel the liberatory spirits of these holy days into our fight for citizenship,” in the words of the event description.
Panelists convened Tuesday to discuss protecting voting rights that in many states are increasingly imperiled decided by the end of the hour-long webinar that churches do indeed have an important role to play.
A North Carolina church youth group has been helping adolescents with mental health check-ins to improve their coping skills.
The kitchen can be a place of healing and transformation in which cooking, for ourselves or others, can be a sacred act.
By choosing and using our words carefully, we are able to signal our awareness and respect of other people.
“Decolonizing Holy Week” was the focus of the final broadcast of “Good Medicine” on April 13, hosted by the Rev. Gregory Bentley and Ruling Elder Elona Street-Stewart, Co-Moderators of the 224th General Assembly (2020). Their two-year term ends in June. Since October 2020, they have been hosting “Good Medicine” on a regular basis on their Facebook page.
Theologically speaking, what feeds your soul? How does that understanding play itself out in your ministry and spiritual practices?