PRESBYTERIAN NEWS SERVICE HEADLINES
New York Presbyterian works on handwritten King James Bible
PC(USA)'s Parsons joins Churches for Middle East Peace in statement
President has been 'unwavering in confessing Christ as Lord'
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July 31, 2010
Final email digest for PNNews.org in all but one synod
We appreciate your patience as we now conclude the delivery of email news disgests for all synods except for PNNews.org founding partner, Synod of the Sun.
For a brief explanation of this news please refer to an earlier blog entry.
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July 9, 2010
Anybody happy?
For an excellent and earthy General Assembly blog, read Sallie Watson's. It's called Regional Ponderings. Click headline or red arrow to find link.
May 28, 2010
PNNews.org goes back to a smaller drawing board
After a long trial run as an attempt to serve as a news source for all Presbyterians, Presbyterian Neighbor News (PNNews.org) narrows its focus to serve a "smaller" audience — the 180,000 church members in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
March 23, 2010
General Reflections: Presbyterians prepared to die?
Methodist conference president in England, the Rev. David Gamble addressed the Church of England's General Synod. Speaking on behalf of the Methodist Church, he said, "We are prepared to go out of existence not because we are declining or failing in mission, but for the sake of mission." (3 responses so far)
January 20, 2010
In Touch
The struggle of new vision and long-standing tradition in the movie Invictus has implications for church leaders. (1 response so far)
Participants at the Presbyterian Youth Triennium have been talking about answering God's call in their lives, under the triennium theme "For Such a Time as This."
Emily Stanfield , with the help of Gina Meester, silk screens a T-shirt during “Art Share” at Synod School.
As host for a multitude of participants, from infants to adults — some older than 80 — Synod School 2010 in Storm Lake, Iowa, lived up to its promotion as "a learning and personal enrichment experience for people of all ages." Sponsored by the Synod of Lakes and Prairies, Synod School drew 627 participants — a record for the event — when it ran July 25-30 at Buena Vista University. Enrollment typically runs around 600.
LAKES & PRAIRIES SHORTS
The Protestant Theological Seminary in Prague, Czech Republic, will be the site for the conference, “How Shall We Sing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land? – Proclaiming the Gospel in a Secular Society,” next spring.
Dr. Mary (Sue) Makin, Presbyterian Church (USA) medical missionary in Malawi, recently received the prestigious John Linton Award from Hannam University in Daejeon, South Korea.
What do a book about sharks, a children’s biography of John Calvin, and a story about a dump truck have in common? Find out at a the new website... (1 response so far)
The nine members of the Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly Middle East study team met in November at the Presbyterian United Nations office and at First Presbyterian Church of New York City.
Rev. Thomas "Tom" Taylor will begin service Jan. 15, 2010, as president and chief executive officer of the Presbyterian Foundation.
The Rev. Bill Humphreys leads his class, “God at the Box Office,” during Synod School 2010, an event of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies.
When the hit movie "The Bucket List" ended and lights came up, the Rev. Bill Humphreys asked for comments. "In the end, the only thing that that really mattered was relationship," someone said, and the discussion took off. The discussion took place in "God at the Box Office," a class led by Humphreys at the Synod of Lakes and Prairies' Synod School 2010 in Storm Lake, Iowa, during the last week in July.
Please view this short video from the Synod of the Sun for Presbyterians everywhere who are concerned about accurate interpretation of the General Assembly. The video can be seen on the home page: synodsun.com. Click the headline or red arrow to find a link to the site.
