This Quicksheet resource shares various spiritual practices and how to explore them with College Students.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) recognizes that the task of dismantling racism is a long-term struggle that requires discernment, prayer, and worship based action. As we move into the next millennium, congregations, presbyteries, and synods are engaging the problem of racism in unprecedented numbers. This is a significant development in the struggle for “racial” justice. In order to respond to this challenge, the 211th General Assembly (1999) approved this comprehensive policy document that will guide the church’s ministry of “racial” justice in the next century. This document will help the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) move beyond the task of legally dismantling racism …
In response to actions of the General Assembly, the Initiative Team on Racism and Racial Violence examined the contemporary problem of racism in the light of biblical, theological, and ethical principles that will guide and inform a vision of “The Beloved Community” as the PC(USA) positions itself to carry on the struggle for racial justice in the next century.
New churchwide antiracism policy approved by the 222nd General Assembly (2016).
The Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) is tasked to study matters of Christian conscience within and outside the church and to recommend measures that reflect the values and message of Jesus Christ. At core, the advisory committee believes that ministers share much the same motivation and should share much the same reward, as they serve the same church, a shared enterprise founded on God's self-giving love in Jesus Christ. God's solidarity with us in Christ in turn calls us to solidarity with the cause of Christ in the world, which is still to be turned upside down (Acts …
This Resource Roadmap is a list of resources with descriptions for faith communities and inclusion of people of all abilities. It is a companion to a series of Quicksheets around Physical Access, Social Access, Language, and Policies.
A study guide on the Resolution on Violence, Religion, and Terrorism, adopted by the 216th General Assembly (2004) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Start out the school year faithfully in a season of new beginnings with the At Home ideas included in this resource.
Introduction to the Faith Practices Toolkit from the Office of Christian Formation
The Office of Christian Formation engaged a group of writers to create a toolkit for faith practices that will be released in summer 2020. The completed toolkit will provide scriptural and theological grounding for each practice, as well as ways to engage for all ages. Here is a sampling from that toolkit to provide ideas of engaging in practices during these times.