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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Lesley Davies and Timothy B. Cargal
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 19:53 |
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Concerns have been raised in public arenas in the life of the church about recent changes to the Open Book Bible Exegesis examination. The expression of these concerns points to the important role the examinations play in the larger preparation for ministry process in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Elsie McKee
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 19:51 |
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John Calvin’s understanding of piety shaped his followers in very distinctive ways. Active participation in society, intelligent moral character, careful stewardship of human and natural resources are as much a part of Calvin’s piety as corporate worship, devout and disciplined personal and family life, Bible reading, and singing of Psalms. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by James C. Goodloe IV
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 19:49 |
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It runs against the grain today to suggest that anything past could be of interest, let alone of importance. Nevertheless, A.D. 2009 will be the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin. It will be appropriate to celebrate by reading his works, especially because he helps us to remember, and to know, the One born 1,500 years earlier than he. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Richard A. Ray
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 19:47 |
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When I was in the second grade I led a solitary sort of existence. As a result, I was soon reading at the seventh grade level. Unfortunately this accelerated progress did not last. By the time I reached the seventh grade I was back to reading, as they put it, in an age appropriate way — smack dab at the seventh grade level. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Christopher Elwood
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 19:45 |
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The following article is excerpted from the author’s book, Calvin for Armchair Theologians (Westminster-John Knox, 2002). |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Bill Lancaster
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Sunday, 12 October 2008 19:41 |
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The 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is sending ten proposed amendments and four ecumenical statements to the presbyteries for their affirmative or negative votes. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Jose Luis Casal
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Sunday, 05 October 2008 00:00 |
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It was faith that made Abraham obey when God called him to go out to a country which God had promised to give him. He left his own country without knowing where he was going … ” Hebrews 11:8-10 (Good News Bible) |
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Church Wellness Project
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Written by Tom Ehrich, Church Wellness
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Sunday, 05 October 2008 00:00 |
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“We’re narrowing our list of priorities,” a church leader said the other day. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Fairfax Fullerton Fair
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Sunday, 28 September 2008 00:00 |
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Why would someone want a job that requires working 24/7, offers low compensation when juxtaposed with attorneys (with whom they share a basic skill set), diminishing social stature, weekend duty without overtime, and the requirement that one always be nice? Why would one choose a role model who advocates giving up one’s life, forsaking family and friends, and praying for one’s enemies? |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Douglas J. Rumford
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Sunday, 28 September 2008 00:00 |
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It began with fantasizing that I would make a darn good layperson. I could still be very active in ministry, without having all the responsibilities, heartaches, and pressures of being a pastor, head of staff. After more than 20 years of pastoral ministry, I was tired and discouraged. I must hasten to add that the congregation I was serving was thriving. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Chuck Traylor
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Sunday, 28 September 2008 00:00 |
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As I am make the transition from middle governing body work to service as a pastor in a local congregation, I reflect on my pilgrimage and beyond. How has my service in observing and being a ministry partner to pastors influenced my understanding of the pastoral task? How do presbyteries and congregations nurture the pastors God has called to service in their midst? |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Maurice Graham
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Sunday, 28 September 2008 00:00 |
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Do you have challenges with your church members? Are you frustrated trying to influence those over whom you have little control? Do you have conflicts and are unsure how to deal with them? Do you know how you are coming across to those with whom you interact? My experience in coaching ministers with these issues indicates that they can increase the pastoral Intelligence necessary to tackle these common ministerial challenges. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Neal Lloyd
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Sunday, 28 September 2008 00:00 |
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Editor’s Note: This article is the second part of a two-part series. The first part appeared in the Outlook issue 190-31 (cover date September 22, 2008.) |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Glenn McDonald
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Sunday, 28 September 2008 00:00 |
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Healthy, living things grow. Growing things change. That should include human minds. Just try telling that, however, to the men and women who are running for elected office in America. Many of them live in fear that someone will provide convincing evidence that they have actually changed their perspectives on an important subject during the past 20 years. |
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Church Wellness Project
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Written by Tom Ehrich, Church Wellness
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Sunday, 28 September 2008 00:00 |
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Church planning processes and planners tend to spend too much devising plans and too little time listening for needs. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by The Presbyterian Outlook
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Sunday, 28 September 2008 00:00 |
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APPRECIATION TO MANY Church Financial Campaign Service honors the ministry of the pastors and congregations with which we have had the privilege of working. Thank you. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Iain Torrance
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 00:00 |
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The Lambeth Conference, which takes place once in every ten years, is big. Every Anglican bishop and bishop in communion are invited. Around 600 bishops came, most with their spouses, for whom there was a separate conference chaired by Jane Williams, wife of Archbishop Rowan Williams. Approximately 200 bishops absented themselves, largely in objection to the consecration of Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, a practicing homosexual. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Scott W. Sunquist
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 00:00 |
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Editor’s Note: This article is the second part of a two-part series. The first part appeared in the Outlook issue 190-30 (cover date September 15, 2008.) |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Samuel E. Roberson
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 00:00 |
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In many ways, I believe the new Form of Government is moving in the right direction. If it has a fatal flaw, it is in focusing on some matters and not on others. It toys with recurrent issues such as should an interim or an associate be allowed to become the next pastor but ignores the fact that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has an expensive and crumbling infrastructure. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Neal E. Lloyd
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 00:00 |
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The 218th General Assembly has referred to the presbyteries and sessions for study and comment a proposed comprehensive revision of our Form of Government. As a member of the task force that prepared the document, let me share some background and encouragement for that study. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Robert D. Gillette
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 00:00 |
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The Presbyterian Outlook Editor Jack Haberer’s recent series of three cogent, thought-provoking essays reflecting on the ordination standards controversy offers an excellent framework for constructive dialogue among Presbyterians with disparate perceptions of the issues and how they might be resolved. Particularly noteworthy was his typology that separates us into three groups rather than the usual two: conservative-evangelicals, liberal-progressives, and centrist-ecclesiasts. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Jack Van Ens
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 00:00 |
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Russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who died August 3, defiantly battled despair. He had been enslaved in Lenin’s concentration camps, which stretched like an octopus over the former Soviet Union. Solzhenitsyn graphically described this bleak penal system in his novel The Gulag Archipelago, first published in the 1970s. |
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Presbyterian Heritage Articles
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Written by Michael Brundeen
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 00:00 |
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In the aftermath of General Assembly we have been treated to yet another season of comment on the actions taken. |
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Church Wellness Project
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Written by Tom Ehrich, Church Wellness
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 00:00 |
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Nurturing a healthy congregation comes requires balance, not putting all of your energy and resources into a single program or objective. |
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