This action of the 225th General Assembly (2022) is a report from the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) in the aftermath of the war in Afghanistan, our country's longest war. It includes a call for self-examination, confession and repentance and recommended actions to be taken by the General Assembly, national and local governments, congregations and members.
This action of the 225th General Assembly (2022) in response to a report from the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) provides an update to the statistics included in the 2010 "Gun Violence, Gospel Value: Mobilizing in Response to God's Call." It also provides new recommendations including the implementation of the PCUSA's 10-year campaign, the Decade to End Gun Violence.
In the Addressing Root Causes issue…
Learn how your gifts to OGHS and the Presbyterian Hunger Program made a difference in 2022. Printable as an 11x17 page, the Impact Report is also the centerfold of the summer 2023 PHP Post.
This form is only to be used by the Stated Clerk, CPM and Call Seekers as a tool of discernment before creating the PDP online.
This QuickSheet provides a selection of tech tools that have been field tested in congregations, in seminary classrooms, and in continuing education events.
Una excelente actualización de los cansados encierros de antaño. Ser anfitrión de un Late Night (Velada nocturna) es una alternativa brillante! Puedes obtener muchas de las cosas buenas que obtendrías de un encierro sin ninguna de las cosas terribles. Es mucho más fácil reclutar acompañantes cuando los adultos duermen en sus propias camas a medianoche también. Es más sano para nuestra gente joven y puede seguir siendo muy divertido y dar lugar a un tiempo significativo en común.
If your congregation chooses to join as a Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) Hunger Action Congregation, you will submit the official covenant application online at bit.ly/hungeractionform. Before you are ready to submit it online, this Word document can be helpful as 1) a place for your team to gather your information, 2) a document from which you can copy and paste into the online application, and 3) a record of the information you submitted.
La juventud trabajadora como exploradora - Una nueva forma de ver el ministerio de la juventud. En estos días en el ministerio estamos llamados y llamadas a ser exploradores, lo que requiere que tengamos valentía, nos maravillemos y probemos cosas nuevas. Al discernir cuál es la mejor manera de atender a nuestra juventud de hoy, nos damos cuenta de que algunas cosas funcionarán y otras no.