Tag Archives: church in the public square

The ‘Missional’ Church

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Dawn DeVries

Ark of Escape or Community of Reconciliation? When I teach the Reformed Confessions to students at Union Presbyterian Seminary, I like to point out that one of the benefits of belonging to our communion is belonging to a tradition with … Continue reading →

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Faith Leaders Influencing the Debate on Drug Sentencing

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Kara Gotsch

Clergy and faith leaders are successfully flexing their political muscle with lawmakers in Washington, DC, to end mass incarceration. Last month the new chairman of the Senate’s Judiciary Committee, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), was confronted by three Iowa bishops — … Continue reading →

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The Prime Time Parade

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Dave Brown

Walking the Church/School Boundary It’s a daily parade. Every morning as the sun rises over Mount Rainier, children leave the back door of Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Tacoma and walk 2 blocks up I street to Lowell elementary school. The … Continue reading →

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Brown v. Board, The Little Rock Nine, and Presbyterian Public Witness

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Don Campbell

A longer version of this article originally appeared in Doing Justice, Loving Kindness, and Walking Humbly: The Witness of Some Southern Presbyterian Pastors for the Cause of Racial Harmony in the 1950s and 1960s, compiled by James S. Currie. All … Continue reading →

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