If you receive an emergency call for help, this flow chart will help direct your conversation and help you to respond in appropriate ways.
Safety of victims and their children is the number one goal for vulnerable persons and for those who are willing to help. Learn from domestic violence coalitions from around the country.
Presbyterians Against Domestic Violence Network (PADVN), a network of the Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association (PHEWA), has worship, educational and advocacy aids available at no charge to help congregations break the silence about domestic violence and to help persons begin the process of healing.
Presbyterians Against Domestic Violence Network (PADVN), a network of the Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association (PHEWA), has worship, educational and advocacy aids available at no charge to help congregations break the silence about domestic violence and to help persons begin the process of healing.
PADVN information sheet Dating violence defined. What to do if you or someone you know experiences dating violence. Places to get more information.
The Presbyterians Against Domestic Violence Network (PADVN) welcomes those who promote nonviolence in all relationships. They provide advocacy and resources for the prevention of and healing from societal and domestic violence.
The Presbyterian Association for Community Transformation (PACT) provides spiritual and practical resources for engaging in the prophetic ministry of transformation of communities and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
by Paul K. Hooker
In this essay Paul Hooker Hooker calls us to hear and respond to the questions we face in this time of intense transition — starting with one of the most basic questions: “who are we called to be?” Hooker points to resources we have at hand to help us formulate strong answers to that question.
By Dr. Darrell L. Guder, Henry Winters Luce Professor of Missional and Ecumenical Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary
This essay by Dr. Darrell L. Guder discusses Christendom within the Presbyterian Church and a possible shift towards post-Christendom.
By the Rev. Timothy Beach-Verhey, Co-Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Faison, N.C.
An essay about the John Ames's contributions to the Presbyterian Church and how the church can revitalize itself.