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May 23, 2013
Ghanaian Presbyterians are open to African expressions of Christian faith
From World Communion of Reformed Churches
DODOWA, Ghana—Ghana’s Presbyterian churches today are expressing their spirituality in ways that are more African in origin and expression, say Ghanaian church representatives.
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May 22, 2013
Creating a biblical ethic of peace in Colombia
Accompaniment programs, unified voice of churches critical to peace process, church leaders tell CLAI
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian News Service
HAVANA—Colombia’s churches, supported by their international partners, must develop a single “ethic of peace that comes from Biblical values,” a number of that country’s faith leaders told a packed room at the Havan Libre hotel here May 20 on the eve of the sixth General Assembly of the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI).
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May 22, 2013
Bridgett Green joins PPC editorial team
Pastor will be acquisitions editor for biblical studies
From Presbyterian Publishing Corporation
LOUISVILLE—The Presbyterian Publishing Corporation is pleased to announce that the Rev. Bridgett Green will begin work as acquisitions editor for biblical studies on July 1. Green, a doctoral candidate in New Testament at Vanderbilt, will work part-time until she completes her Ph.D., at which point she will become a full-time editor with the Press.
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May 22, 2013
Franklin Graham calls IRS probe of ministry finances 'un-American'
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May 22, 2013
Adapting theological education in Asia
Group signs covenant to address needs of students, congregations
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May 21, 2013
Church leaders call for prayer in the wake of the May 20 tornado in Moore-Oklahoma City
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Three Prayer Concerns - May 23
Published May 23, 2013
The Jahalin Bedouin people
Pray for the Jahalin Bedouin people in the West Bank who have been displaced from their homes, marginalized by the governing authorities in their region, and terrorized by individuals who wish to do them and their children harm. Pray that there would be policies enacted to protect and serve them, and that no new legislation would be passed that would either force them to leave their land, or abandon their chosen lifestyle of raising and herding animals.All indigenous children
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Summer 2013 intern at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations - Brendan Welsh
Published May 22, 2013
Hello. My name is Brendan Welsh, and I just completed my first year at Princeton Theological Seminary. I went to Episcopal Academy where I grew up, in a suburb of Philadelphia, after which I went to Hamilton College in upstate New York, where I met my wife. In January of 2012 we were married in California, and I went to work for the FOCUS youth ministry in Philadelphia, where I worked for 2½ years. My wife and I come from different denominational backgrounds, but we both joined Narberth Presbyterian Church a little over a year ago, a wonderful community that ...
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Summer 2013 intern at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations - Marissa Costello
Published May 22, 2013
My name is Marissa Costello and I’m an intern at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations. I wanted to intern here for two reasons specifically. One of those reasons being that I am now going into my senior year as an undergraduate at Saint Francis College but I’m still not sure what career I would like to pursue in my future. I’m a sociology major with a concentration in social work but I don’t know what specific field I would like to pursue. I’m hoping that working with this ministry and being exposed to ...
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