An appendix to Lift Every Voice. This resolution presents new and tested measures to protect voting rights and strengthen our democracy.
Without claiming to be a judicial body, but in accord with our understanding of the impacts of concentrated power on the common good, the General Assembly affirms the words of the Supreme Court in 1990 in Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce as it spoke in favor of the government having a compelling interest in legislation to prevent or restrain: "the corrosive and distorting effects of immense aggregations of wealth that are accumulated with the help of the corporate form and that have little or no correlation to the public's support for the corporation's political ideas." As a corollary, the …
Esta guía fue diseñada para una persona o un equipo de discernimiento. Se anima a las personas a formar un equipo. Hay dos secciones principales en esta guía: discernir y comenzar. Cada sección tiene estudios y actividades para ayudar a su equipo de liderazgo. Para obtener más información, visite nuestro sitio web (onethousandone.org) o comuníquese con nuestros asociados.
Welcome to a study of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. This leader guide is intended to accompany the Second Edition of the “Study and Devotional Guide on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.” It is a tool to help introduce groups to these goals and to explore them more deeply with the hope that persons, together and as individuals, may find meaningful ways to engage the goals and take action. In his letter of introduction to the Second Edition, Ryan D. Smith, director of the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, notes that the resource gives us a snapshot into …
La 223ª Asamblea General (2018) aprobó y recomendó a los presbiterios votar para su aprobación a los cambios propuestos en el lenguaje del Libro de Orden que, de aprobarse, modificará la Constitución.
Fecha límite para los votos del presbiterio
Los presbiterios deben votar antes del 23 de junio del 2019. Sin embargo, para realizar los cambios y publicar el Libro de Orden 2019-2021 de manera oportuna, se agradecerá recibir los votos antes de esta fecha límite (hasta el 10 de mayo del 2019, si es posible).
A report of the Workgroup on Entrance Into Pastoral Ministry approved by General Assembly in 2001.
In this workshop, we will look at how a concept of “eco-justice” encompasses ecological, economic, and social justice for all people on a thriving earth. Particular attention will be given to how environmental racism and classism affect economic well-being, for individuals and communities, in the States and around the world.
In this workshop, we will look at how a concept of “eco-justice” encompasses ecological, economic, and social justice for all people on a thriving earth. Particular attention will be given to how environmental racism and classism affect economic well-being, for individuals and communities, in the States and around the world.
Some people are affected by environmental hazards more than others. In the United States and around the world, more people of color live and work in unhealthy, polluted environments than do white people. People living in middle and upper class neighborhoods often are able to avoid toxic dumping, nuclear waste, or sewage treatment near their homes, schools, and work places. They are also privileged to receive a better response from government agencies to their requests for environment law enforcement and creation of clean, healthy green …
By Steven P. Eason
Men of the Church in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) provides 11 New Testament Bible studies to aid congregations. Each study is inspired by a book of the Bible and includes seven sessions for open discussion.