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Resources in Publications and periodicals

Pastoral Authority

By the Rev. Anne H. K. Apple, Pastoral Associate, Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tenn. In this paper, the Rev. Anne H. K. Apple shares her experiences around pastoral authority, the… Read more »

Ministerial Authority

By Rev. Rufus Burton, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Martinsburg, W.Va. Ministerial authority is the authority to preach the Word and administer the Sacraments. This essay by Rufus Burton examines preaching… Read more »

Notes of the True Kirk

By the Rev. Rufus Burton, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Martinsburg, W.Va. A presentation by the Rev. Rufus Burton to the Faculty Initiative Conference of Re-Forming Ministry, dated February 16, 2009.

Local Church – Universal Church

By Joseph D. Small, Coordinator, Theology, Worship and Education, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) An essay delivered to the National Workshop on Christian Unity on what is the “church.” This article originally… Read more »

Praying for the Unity of the Church

An essay by Joseph Small about steps toward unity within the church. This article originally appeared in Ecumenical Trends, vol. 37, no. 6, June 2008.