The following brief reflections are meant to help preachers and worship leaders connect the lectionary gospel texts for the last three weeks of June and a faithful response to the constellation of issues surrounding torture. All three pericopes from Luke depict Jesus interacting powerfully, respectfully and compassionately with people who would be considered deviant by the social norms of his day. If we transpose these texts on to our time and place, we scan ask ourselves, “How is God currently reaching out to those whom society labels wrong?”
The office of Multicultural Congregational Support invites multicultural churches or presbyteries to share their stories. The purpose of this contest is to make available models of multicultural churches to the PC(USA) nationwide.
This sample exam is based on passages and questions drawn from the August 2008 and 2009 Exegesis exams to facilitate comparisons between the current and new structures.
The following comments are intended as helpful advice from the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee to candidates preparing to take the Open Book Biblical Exegesis Exam. These are not the specific instructions for the examination; those are found on the examination itself.
Resource written by L. Guy Mehl of the Lancaster Career Development Center, who makes observations based on his personal experiences counseling candidates from various denominations (Presbyterian, Methodist, Lutheran, United Church of Christ, etc.).
Nomination criteria details for the Florence Iversen Kraft Award, presented by the Presbyterian Serious Mental Illness Network (PSMIN).
John Park Lee’s efforts are the foundation upon which services have been developed by PHEWA. It was the desire of the Association in establishing this award in 1969 to recognize and perpetuate the qualities of concern, sensitivity and involvement singularly exemplified by John Park Lee.
A poem for Disability Access/Inclusion Sunday 2010
Offering Our Gifts is a PowerPoint presentation with pictures and audio that features the personal experiences of persons with disabilities, “Access Your Heart” by poet Sarah Nettleton, and “Beatitudes for an Inclusive Church” by Bebe Baldwin. The resource celebrates the valuable gifts people with disabilities bring to the Body of Christ and offers practical suggestions for including people with disabilities in the church’s life.
This series of spiritual exercises that correspond with the church year are intended to provide a means for healing and restoration for military veterans.