This lesson plan (1 of 2) teaches kids how they can make a difference through the Young Adult Volunteer Program. Written by the Rev. Karen Wagner, Southminster Presbyterian, Prairie Village, Kansas
New churchwide antiracism policy approved by the 222nd General Assembly (2016).
2015 miscellaneous information about statistics.
2015 Summaries of Statistics– Comparative Summaries.
A PowerPoint presentation of slides for pastors and other church leaders as they think about what might be included in preparing ruling elders to serve.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) urges divestment and/or proscription of some corporations due to their involvement in military-related production (MR), tobacco (TO), human rights violations (HR), and operating for-profit prisons (FPP). This file contains a comprehensive list of corporations or securities affected by those General Assembly policies.
Mission funding comes from many sources including unrestricted and restricted gifts plus per capita. This chart gives a snapshot of the sources and uses of our funding for 2014.
Want to start an education-oriented ministry in your congregation but don't know where to begin? Already have an education program but want to be more effective? Involved in direct service but looking for a way to participate in local education advocacy? Have great ideas for a ministry but looking for funding sources? Check out the resources in the toolkit below. You can also read the toolkit online here.
At the beginning of 2012, the Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, PC(USA) Director for Public Witness identified two significant challenges for the PC(USA) Office of Public Witness. The first aimed to show what this ministry does. That is, the OPW seeks to serve the whole church, not just a self-selected affinity group. The second was how to balance the richness of our past with the promise of our future. Nelson wrote, “It is clear to me that outreach to, and service with, young adults is essential to meeting both challenges.” This report was produced in 2015.
A study of the Suzanne Collins book Mockingjay, the third book in the Hunger Games trilogy.