The winner of the Self-Development of People T-shirt design contest is Mark Wong, a senior at Hastings College, a Presbyterian-affiliated college in Hastings, Nebraska.
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This All-Saints Sunday communion service includes a naming of the honored dead and an easy all-saints ribbon banner.
This litany for Reformation Sunday is composed of excerpts from the Creeds, Catechisms and Confessions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Each podcast (MP3 file) includes four lectionary readings for one of the Sundays or festivals of the church year: an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, an Epistle and a Gospel reading. Following each set of readings is a prayer for the day from the Book of Common Worship. May these scriptures be a source of challenge and hope as you prepare your heart and mind for Sunday worship, and may the Word of God guide and nourish you in the service of daily living.
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A summary of findings from the Presbyterian Panel Survey covering various views and issues related to health. These pages summarize major findings from the seventh survey completed by the 2009-2011 Panel, sampled in the fall of 2008.
This hymn text by David Gambrell, set to the familiar tune Leoni (“The God of Abraham Praise”), seeks to illustrate the various dimensions of the “Word of God” in the Reformed tradition: “Scripture – the Word written, preaching – the Word proclaimed, and the Sacraments – the Word enacted and sealed, bear testimony to Jesus Christ, the living Word.” (Directory for Worship, W-1.1004). Permission is granted for congregational use in worship or educational settings.
The 1992 General Assembly commended for church-wide study a report entitled “A Proposal for Considering the Theology and Practice of Ordination in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).” The report emphasizes the ministry of the whole people of God, and, for the first time in the denomination’s history, explores all three offices (minister, elder, and deacon) in relation to this common ministry.
The study guide has been prepared to assist congregations and presbyteries in organizing groups to engage in careful reading and discussion of the report.
Use this sample press release to announce your SDOP grant.
Use this flier to organize your own Self-Development of People Community Workshop.
Steps for setting up an SDOP Community Workshop