Special Programs scheduled at several PCA churches this month
Part Cities Presbyterian (PCA), Dallas sponsors annual Arts Festival. Christ the King Presbyterian (PCA), Houston sponsors Saturday-Sunday seminars on the Trustworthiness of the Bible Eastern Shore (PCA), Fairhope, Alabama kicks off Mission Emphasis Park Cities (PCA), in Dallas, Texas is hosting their Annual Arts Festival. They will have its grand opening this Saturday at 10:00AM.... Continue Reading
Anti Israel campaign targets grassroots among mainline Presbyterians and Episcopalians
References to the Old Testament triggered Ateek’s harshest words against “Christian Zionists,” identified as people who “take the Bible literally. They read every part of the Bible as authoritative. We don’t see the Bible that way,” he said. Waiving a copy of “Kairos Palestine,” an anti-Israel manifesto that accuses the Jewish state of “apartheid,” the... Continue Reading
New website, TrueLife.org, connects searchers to churches
“In a day when our population increasingly withdraws to the Internet, it’s good to know that TrueLife.org is there, waiting, ready to tell people about Jesus Christ — and where they can find a church that will love and disciple them,” Pontius Pilate asked Jesus, “What is truth?” Centuries later, people from all walks of... Continue Reading
Update as of Nov. 9 on Presbytery Votes on BCO 14 Amendments: 14-8 Against Adoption
The vote of Presbyteries on the BCO 14 amendments is now at 14-8 against adopting the amendments. On November 6, Ohio Presbytery voted against of adoption: On BCO 14-1 and BCO 14-2: Yes 5; No 16; Abstain 1. On November 9 two Presbyteries voted in favor of adoption: Providence Presbytery voted in favor; the specific... Continue Reading
PCA’s Ohio Presbytery Appoints Committee to Study Use of Intinction in distribution of Sacraments
At a Stated Meeting of the relatively new Ohio Presbytery of the PCA, an overture from a local congregation asking for appointment of a Presbytery study committee on the topic of intinction was approved; given 12 month time line for report. What is Intinction? The simple answer comes from Merriam-Webster: the administration of the sacrament... Continue Reading
Church of England in crisis as five bishops defect to Rome; lead hundreds of Anglicans in first wave
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is expected to announce the resignations as parishes across the country meet to discuss the Pope’s offer to accommodate disaffected Anglicans within the Roman Catholic Church. Senior Catholics are finalising plans for a new group for Anglican converts who cannot accept women bishops and a detailed timetable for... Continue Reading
Mainline Lutheran services attack ‘bound consciences’ of those who uphold Biblical teaching on sexuality
Biblical language for God – including the word Lord and the Triune name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, – was removed from parts of liturgies…including options for the Lord’s Prayer that included calling God “Mother” rather than “Our Father.” Services receiving persons in same-sex relationships as Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) pastors... Continue Reading
Methodists seek better pastors to fight shrinking rolls
They relied on research from the business services firm Towers Watson. It found about 15 percent were so-called vital congregations, with strong preaching and lay leadership, and a mixture of contemporary and traditional worship. Better pastors. Healthier churches. Less bureaucracy. United Methodists hope that combination will help turn around decades of declining membership and attendance,... Continue Reading
PCA Standing Judicial Commission Overturns Northern California Position Statement on role of Women in Diaconal functions
SJC finds that Sessions and Presbyteries may interpret and apply the Constitution as they see best, and those decisions are subject only to Review and Control or judicial process. They are NOT subject to abstract statements, such as Position Papers or motions. The same decision included the following statements by the SJC: Any other procedure... Continue Reading
Follow-up on PCUSA Per Capita Write-Off Story: Answering your questions
The article about PCUSA General Assembly per capita write-offs posted yesterday generated a bevy of questions from readers. Here are the answers to a few of them. Q: What is “per capita”? A: The words “per capita” appear twice in the Form of Government Book of Order (G-9.0308 and 9.0404d). In neither place it is... Continue Reading
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