This Quicksheet Resource provides youth ministry leaders suggestions about ways to walk alongside their youth as they think about life after high school.
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We are twelve servants of the church established by the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the PC(USA) to discern the way forward for the PC(USA) in the 21st century, in collaboration with the All Agency Review Committee and the 2020 Vision Team.
The Way Forward Commission strives to model the change it seeks, in collaboration and communication with both elected representatives and staff throughout the denomination. The commission intends to act swiftly, creatively, and boldly in the desire to take advantage of this unique God-given opportunity to help the …
The mid-term report of the Way Forward Commission (released June 28, 2017).
This conversation starter provides options for groups to engage each other and the inquiry questions. You are encouraged to practice the methods described below and then use them as you discuss the inquiry questions. You may respond to the questions online individually or as a group.
Based on a report by the GA in 2002, this essay summarizes the church's position on matters of food production. It provides an overview of policy for the church concerning ways to promote sustainable and equitable farming relationships.
These are the results of a May 2012 informal survey on Weekly Eucharist in Easter.
This resource provides an overview of what actions could be viewed as disobedience and the serious responsibility and legal consequences that comes with those acts as mid councils, congregations, and members discern how to be the church to all of God’s children. In the resource, law is quoted and followed by a list of the various ways different courts have interpreted the law.
Per capita dollars help the church be the church and are related to the functions of the Stated Clerk through actions of the General Assembly.
It is through our faith and our commitment to Jesus Christ that we continue to work for justice. It is through our faith communities that we work and struggle together. This is a positive message we have to offer our brothers and sisters working against violence.
From the Thoughtful Christian
Is it possible to worship with people of such different backgrounds and experiences?
The current buzzword in many Christian churches today is “multicultural worship.” Is this just another church-growth fad? Is it simply a dream of some leaders who want to incorporate music and liturgical toys that remind us of Christians in other countries? Just what is multicultural worship and how does it work? Actually, multicultural worship appears to be the way God desires us to worship throughout the Bible. God seems to push us to not only tolerate others but to accept them and be …