Sample form for use in reporting to the presbytery a search committee’s process in meeting the PC(USA) requirements for Equal Employment Opportunity.
A feature story profiling the unique experience of each of four first call seekers. Committees on Preparation for Ministry and others will find this piece useful in initiating conversations on the church’s responsibilities and opportunities in responding to the challenges of first call seekers.
Information regarding the Formula of Agreement with ministers of other denominations and the process of Orderly Exchange.
This candle-lighting litany is designed to remember the children of Sub-Saharan African who are living with HIV/AIDS and to note ways in which the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is responding. The litany could be used on Presbyterian AIDS Awareness Sunday (second Sunday in October), World AIDS Day (December 1), or an appropriate day in the life of your congregation.
An Order of Worship for Human Rights Day.
A summary of General Assembly statements on torture, prayers, a letter from PC(USA) Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons to President Obama, prayers, ideas for action and more.
Statements on Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Its Predecessors.
Ten suggestions for responding to torture.
A Resolution and Confession on the Torture and Abuse of Prisoners. Adopted by the 216th General Assembly (2004).
The following brief reflections are meant to help preachers and worship leaders connect the lectionary gospel texts for the last three weeks of June and a faithful response to the constellation of issues surrounding torture. All three pericopes from Luke depict Jesus interacting powerfully, respectfully and compassionately with people who would be considered deviant by the social norms of his day. If we transpose these texts on to our time and place, we scan ask ourselves, “How is God currently reaching out to those whom society labels wrong?”