The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is known as a connectional church. In the PC(USA), being connectional reflects a distinctive feature of our governance and ecclesial identity. This concept is rooted in the shared life and mutual accountability across the various councils of the church — sessions, presbyteries, synods, and the General Assembly. This manifests itself in several ways.
미국장로교는 연결된 교회로 알려져 있습니다. 미국장로교에서 연결성은 우리의 운영과 교회 정체성의 독특한 특징을 반영합니다. 이 개념은 당회, 노회, 대회, 총회 등 교회의 다양한 공의회 전체에 걸친 공동의 삶과 상호 책임에 뿌리를 두고 있습니다. 이는 여러 가지 방식으로 나타납니다:
La Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE. UU.) es conocida como una iglesia conexional. En la IP (EE. UU.), ser conexional refleja una característica distintiva de nuestro gobierno e identidad eclesial. Este concepto tiene sus raíces en la vida compartida y la responsabilidad mutua entre los diversos concilios de la iglesia: consistorios, presbiterios, sínodos y la Asamblea General. Esto se manifiesta de varias maneras:
Columbia Theological Seminary has named Dr. Tammy Lane as Director of Student Financial Services in the Office of Enrollment Management and Vocational Outreach (EMVO).
Columbia Theological Seminary has named Dr. Tammy Lane as Director of Student Financial Services in the Office of Enrollment Management and Vocational Outreach (EMVO).
Ian Hall, the chief financial officer and chief operating officer of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), A Corporation, took a mockup of the denomination’s new website for a spin Thursday afternoon, and members of the A Corp Board were suitably impressed.
As a close friend of the late Congressman John Lewis, Wade Burns has deep respect for the non-violent tactics that were used by brave men, such as Lewis and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to fight racist policies during the civil rights movement.
A planned gift (also known as an estate gift or bequest) is often the largest gift anyone will make, said Karl Mattison, Vice President for Planned Giving Resources at the Presbyterian Foundation.
If you find your way to Dorchester Presbyterian Church outside of Charleston, South Carolina, on Thursday, December 5, you can witness, and perhaps even participate in, the powerful impact of Black Presbyterian women.
Faith leaders and faith groups have for decades been engaged with climate negotiations, calling for climate justice for the most vulnerable people, communities, and countries who are most impacted by the effects of climate change. Their calls come from both their moral and justice perspective as people of faith and also from their experience as actors in humanitarian response and transformative development.