Tag Archives: GA221
This Time Around: Urban Ministry in the PC(USA)
Let’s not drop the urban ministry conversation after the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaves Detroit. Instead of responding decently and in order through debate and a simple up or down vote on the ACSWP resolution “The … Continue reading
Peacemaking and Pacifism: Seeking Common Ground and Recognizing Differences
A Response to “Risking Peace” and the Peace Fellowship’s Proposals The forthcoming General Assembly is facing a number of issues with important consequences for the present and future identity of the Church. While the two issues that have created the … Continue reading
The Mark of Identity: ‘Risking Peace’ in the Ecumenical Context
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matt. 5:9). Humanity, Scripture tells us, has been made in the image of God. Jesus was recognized as the son of God. Central to the notion of being … Continue reading
Stewardship of Influence for Congo
As I entered the scene, it felt like I was standing on sacred ground. A paradox, like so much of life in this part of our globalized world. There lay a woman, motionless and blanketed by the compassion of her … Continue reading
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