Appearing via Zoom from her office in Zimbabwe Thursday, the Rev. Lydia Neshangwe delivered a rich and full plenary — one that even included a mathematical parable — to those attending the Polty, Benefits and Mission Conference.
Neshangwe, a former International Peacemaker who completed seminary while under care of the Presbytery of Denver and sits on the PC(USA)’s Global Partners Roundtable, shared a conundrum called The Parable of the Difficult Will, which she heard from a friend.
Mid council executives and stated clerks joined staff from the Office of the General Assembly (OGA) Wednesday to discuss actions of the 225th General Assembly (2022) of particular interest to synods and presbyteries.
“Racial Justice Resources,” what is for now a one-page list of resources to help bring about racial justice in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the wider world, is now available. Click here to view what’s currently offered. The list of resources will grow as more resources are developed.
A group of mid council leaders has come together in a video to share prayers, heartaches, and hopes in the midst of nationwide demonstrations. The video is in response to the recent deaths of African Americans at the hands of law enforcement, which has increased racial tensions.
Matthew J. Skolnik, the general presbyter of the Muskingum Valley Presbytery in eastern Ohio, produced the video that is now being shared across the denomination.
Here’s an idea. What if the Presbyterian Mission Agency picked one clear mission focus for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – the idea of being a Matthew 25 denomination – and stuck with it for five or 10 years?
In a rapidly changing church and world, no one is exempt from fear and anxiety, the Reverend Veronica Goines told more than 430 leaders of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) presbyteries and synods gathered in Portland, Oregon, for the annual Polity Conference and fall meetings.
“If we don’t stay on our knees, we will not make it,” said Goines, pastor of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Marin City, California. She preached at a worship service that opened the joint gathering.
“So many of us went into ministry for an ideal, and it’s turned out to be an ordeal, and we want a new deal,” Goines said. But, “It’s better to be in the mess with God than to be in the clear without God.”