While men in Asian American congregations cite biblical beliefs as the main reason why fewer women are in leadership, women in these congregations say overrepresentation of men is the dominant reason.
The “Along the Road” podcast team in Mid Council Ministries has continued to share new episodes in April and May, including hours of insights from church leaders and national church staff members about the General Assembly.
As Season 2 comes to an end, and the miles tick down toward Salt Lake City, new and previous Along the Road podcasts are being shared with a wider audience than ever before, with the goal of orienting, educating and inspiring assembly participants.
“I was raised to see that faith and justice were completely linked, and so I just think it’s about living out one’s faith,” says the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, who talks with the Rev. Sara Hayden on the New Way podcast about being raised by an activist mother and where she is finding hope and challenge in her own activism and motherhood today.
With his most recent book, “Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart” now available, author, speaker and activist Brian McLaren returned to New York Avenue Presbyterian Church’s airwaves last week for a 90-minute presentation and Q&A on “Creating a Church for the Future.”
On Wednesday, Palestinian Nakba Remembrance Day, national staff of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) were privileged to hear a sermon from Omar Haramy, executive director of Sabeel, a PC(USA) partner that works to challenge religious extremism.
In my experience, one of the most surprising aspects of involvement in the ministry of Christ’s church for many new members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is the realization that it entails “living responsibly in the personal, family, vocational, political, cultural and social relationships of life.” (G-1.0304)
미국장로교에 오는 새로운 교인들을 위한 그리스도 교회의 사역에 참여하면서 가장 내가 놀라는 점은, 이 사역이 "개인적, 가족적, 직업적, 정치적, 문화적, 그리고 사회적 삶의 관계 속에서 책임감 있게 살아간다"는 사실을 깨닫게 만든다는 점입니다. (G-1.0304)
En mi experiencia, uno de los aspectos más sorprendentes de participar en el ministerio de la iglesia de Cristo para muchas personas que comienzan su vida de fe en la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.A.) es comprender lo que implica «vivir responsablemente en las relaciones de vida, tanto en lo personal como en lo familiar, vocacional, político, cultural y social» (G-1.0304).
The Presbyterian Mission Agency’s World Mission ministry is collaborating with ecumenical partners in Germany and Poland to offer multiple volunteer opportunities for young adults between the ages of 19-30.
Destini Hodges, coordinator of the PC(USA)’s Young Adult Volunteer program, took to the Between 2 Pulpits airwaves to describe and celebrate a ministry of social justice and faith transformation that’s produced more than 1,900 alums over the last three decades.