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The Educator Certification process of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) requires educational components that equal 180 contact hours (18 credit hours) for the Certified Christian Educator over the span of seven knowledge and skill areas.
December 2013
Doing mission in partnership
Presbyterian World Mission is serving all across the world, but it’s not the number of countries or mission coworkers that defines this ministry; it’s the relationships.
November 2013
Integrating faith and science
What Presbyterians believe about science and faith
Fall 2013 In this issue, you will meet Native American leaders who are transforming the church even as they are themselves being transformed. You will learn about significant achievements by racial ethnic congregations and interest groups, exciting new additions to our ministry staff, and upcoming events.
Along with fine-tuned relief work in response to the Syrian crisis, we continue the long-term development work you see in this issue. Stories of our micro-loan programs offer a glimpse of how Jinishian helps families and communities experience lasting change. Those projects bring hope and provide a foundation for a better future.
This document is a concise summary (12 pages) of the Reformed Christian contribution to democracy and political ethics, based on a reading of the prophetic biblical tradition, and a policy statement (4 pages) on the rights and responsibilities of Presbyterians and other citizens as voters and elected officials. It does not idealize politics but opposes cynicism or single issue concentration; leaders have a high calling to accomplish as much justice as possible through government, itself (like the church) a good always in need of reformation. It affirms religious liberty and the separation of church and state and urges congregations to …
A multicultural congregation or ministry is one that intentionally recognizes, celebrates and incorporates the gifts of a diverse membership:
This directory contains a list of the ministries that are actively engaged in multicultural diversity.
This directory includes the latest listing of Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, Iranian and Persian congregations as well as Middle Eastern Presbyterian leadership and Middle Eastern Presbyterian organizations and staff.
Please forward any revisions to the listing to Sherree May, sherree.may@pcusa.org.