By Edward Farley
The Office of Theology and Worship is pleased to present the opening essay in Practicing Gospel, Theology in the Life of the Congregation, as Theology and Worship Occasional Paper No. 17. The essay stands by itself as a valuable contribution to the self-understanding of the church and its ministers. Pastors and seminarians will benefit from its analysis and its suggestive description of "a theology of ministry and ministry as theology." The essay also serves as an introduction to the whole collection, and may inspire some to read further, exploring such issues as "Preaching the Bible and …
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This program from the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico focuses on theological education for new immigrants in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) that may enable presbyteries to commission lay pastors and recognize minister’s previous ordination according to the academic work of each student. In partnership with the New Immigrants Congregational Support (NICS) Office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
New waves of immigrants from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East, and East Europe are coming to this nation as immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, migrant workers, students and religious workers. In the case of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the blessing of having new Presbyterians from abroad creates the need to provide different welcoming resources. One of those is this program of reformed theological education under a Presbyterian perspective, with and for the leadership of the new international communities of faith.
Program description
The Presbyterian Church office of New Immigrants Congregational Support, under the General …
Links to information and resources about Haiti from the Listen up! webinar.
Find answers to questions asked during the February 11th Listen up! Haiti Response Webinar. Answers were provided by various staff members from the PC(USA).
Links from the Just be there! Webinar: resources, blogs, sites of interest about presence as a mission practice.
Links and references from the Perceive the power! Webinar: articles, books and sites of interest related to recognizing, understanding and dealing with racial and social privilege.
February 11, 2010
Listen up! Listening to and learning from our partners
Haiti Response Webinar serves as a timely update on the church’s work in Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010. The broadcast features staff from Presbyterian World Mission, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and the Presbyterian Hunger Program giving a synopsis of how the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) works to listen to mission partners in Haiti to determine actions for immediate disaster relief as well as long-term sustainable development.
The "God’s Mission Matters" Webinars from Presbyterian World Mission give you the opportunity to be a part of a …