With dozens of family, friends, faculty, staff, students and PC(USA) representatives on hand in Caldwell Chapel to wish him their best, the Rev. Dr. Andrew Pomerville was inaugurated and installed Friday as the 11th president and professor of Practical Theology at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Dr. Andrew Peterson, who came to his work with the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program after several years in the academy, now finds himself in rarified company: the guest on this week’s “A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast” will also rotate in from time to time to host the podcast alongside longtime hosts Simon Doong and the Rev. Lee Catoe.
Now’s your time to apply for a 2025 travel study seminar that will provide a unique opportunity to experience how partners of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) are making a difference in the lives of the Cuban people.
At least six dozen people gathered Wednesday evening to take a virtual journey to Guatemala. They learned more about the progress, slow as it’s often been, being made by Guatemala’s new president, Bernardo Arévalo, and about an important action taken by the 226th General Assembly (2024).
Registration for in-person and online registrants for the 2024 Evangelism Conference titled “A Lifestyle That Exudes Justice” closes Sept. 9.
The PC(USA)’s Christian Zionism working group is presenting its third and final webinar focused on Confronting Christian Zionism at noon Eastern Time on Thursday, Sept. 19. Participants can register here to attend the Zoom-based event. Registration will be capped at 500 participants.
Because “back-to-school” is a familiar rite of passage for students, families, faculty and staff at college, university and school campuses the world over, the Presbyterian News Service conducted email interviews with the chaplains at the PC(USA)’s Presbyterian-related schools and colleges equipping communities of color to ask them some key questions as the new academic year gets into full swing.
“There’s a real hard letting go that has to happen. The backpacks that we brought into the industry with us, those need a refreshing like never before,” the Rev. Brady Radford said in conversation with the Rev. Sara Hayden on the “New Way” podcast.
The inaugural Atwood Institute for Congregational Courage met in New Mexico last [month], creating a well-resourced community for Christians wishing to end gun violence.
Dr. Matthew D. Taylor, a senior scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies in Baltimore and the author of “The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That is Threatening Our Democracy,” was the guest last week on “A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast,” the weekly broadcast hosted by the Rev. Lee Catoe and Simon Doong. Listen to their 50-minute conversation here.