The publication of this resource fulfills a commissioner resolution adopted by the 221st General Assembly (2014) directing that it be delivered to mid councils for study and action. It responds to the situation in “eighty-one countries where homosexuality is illegal, [and where] God’s global family includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people who face persecution for simply being who they are, for whom they love, and with whom they create a family.” This resource is intended to raise awareness and prompt compassionate action on behalf of the PC(USA).
This Bible study, written by the Rev. Dr. Margaret Aymer, associate professor of New Testament, Austin Theological Seminary, shares stories of sisters and brothers dealing with the impacts of poverty, disaster, racism, and oppression. The study dives into Isaiah 58, calling us to a new kind of fast this Lent, filtered through stories of those assisted through One Great Hour of Sharing. Intended for use with teenagers and adults, the study sees the ways our acts of faithfulness will change the lives of the most vulnerable.
The Lent 2017 daily reflection- action calendar, “Tread Lightly for Lent,” is now available. The calendar was created by the Presbyterian Hunger Program’s Environmental Ministries and Enough for Everyone offices. In Lent, we reflect on Christ’s ministry, death, and resurrection. We slow down, take time, and examine our internal spiritual lives and the way we live out our Christian faith in the world around. This Lenten calendar begins with ways to prepare ourselves for the Lent and Easter season and then moves to weekly foci of women, creation, water, consumption, and social justice. Ideas for action can be used by …
드니스 앤더슨 (Denise Anderson)목사와 미국 장로교 222회 총회(2016)의 공동 총회장인 잰 에드미스톤(Jan Edmiston)목사는 "백인을 깨우기와 인종 이야기에서 자신을 찾는 것"의 저자 데비 어빙의 책을 읽고 토의하도록 교회를 초청합니다. 이 자료는 그룹이 해당 초대에 응답하도록 돕기 위해 고안되었습니다.
The Reverend Denise Anderson and the Reverend Jan Edmiston, Co‐Moderators of the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), have invited the church to read and discuss the book, Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race, by Debby Irving. This resource is designed to help groups respond to that invitation.
On Celebrate the Gifts of Women Sunday, we are encouraged to live life with an “attitude of gratitude.” Though Celebrate the Gifts of Women Sunday is March 5, 2017, your congregation or women’s groups may use this resource on any day that you choose. Living life with an “attitude of gratitude” is having a readiness to show appreciation, returning kindnesses, saying thank you, and giving thanks with a grateful heart. Order the resource through Presbyterian Distribution Service, item 27501-17-001, or download from www.pcusa.org/women. Also, available in the November/December issue of Horizons magazine. A resource that includes a worship service with …
Resources for Councils to Help in Implementing the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Churchwide Policy for Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action For General Assembly Agencies
The practice of partnership guides our whole connectional church. It guides us individually as members, officers and pastors. It guides us collectively as congregations, presbyteries, synods, General Assembly ministries and related institutions. This document paraphrases a policy statement adopted by the 215th General Assembly (2003) regarding mission in partnership.