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Just Worship event coming to Austin seminary Sept. 30-Oct. 2

Posted August 9th, 2019

The second annual Just Worship event will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Like the first one at Columbia Theological Seminary this promises to an extraordinary time led by stirring preachers, exceptional musicians and talented workshop leaders.

‘Christ-centered masculinity’

Posted August 9th, 2019

A resource developed by a U.S. pastor and a clergy colleague in Guatemala is helping Guatemalan men rethink the meaning of authentic masculinity.

Home is wherever the people you love are

Posted August 7th, 2019

This week marks the release of Flyaway Books’ latest picture book, “Where Is Home, Daddy Bear?”

Exploring the benefits of beauty and diversity

Posted August 6th, 2019

Flyaway Books announces the Tuesday release of the picture book “Brian the Brave.”

The Bible for people with short attention spans

Posted August 6th, 2019

The Rev. Tom Willadsen of Oshkosh, Wis., has become a fixture at the Synod of Lakes and Prairies’ Synod School. The Synod School connection, when one thinks about it, is likely caramel rolls. Willadsen, hands tucked snugly into plastic gloves, personally distributes the sweet treats to breakfast diners on those days the caramel rolls are available in the cafeteria. But he’s also known for his classes, and the classes are known for humor.

Cook Native American Ministries Foundation today: furthering Christian mission in Indian Country

Posted July 29th, 2019

The Cook Christian Training School, one of the U.S.’s most well-known and renowned institutions dedicated to training Native people to become leaders in the church, closed its doors in 2008, leaving behind a 16-acre campus — and its mission of Christian ministry in Indian Country.

Cook Native American Ministries: Preparing Natives to lead churches, communities

Posted July 26th, 2019

A nationally-renowned theological college with roots in both Christian and Native American spiritual beliefs and culture has trained hundreds of Native people to take the Gospel — and the good works it inspires — to their own tribal communities for more than 100 years.

UKirk calls a new executive director

Posted July 9th, 2019

The UKirk board of directors has called Rev. Virginia “Gini” Norris-Lane as the executive director and campus ministry advocate for UKirk.

Small church with a heart for mission cares for vulnerable children in Congo

Posted May 30th, 2019

San Gabriel Presbyterian Church in Georgetown, Texas, has long supported the work of mission co-workers Jeff and Christi Boyd in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But when the Boyds visited their church and they heard about Congolese children like Serge, they knew they could do more, even with limited resources.

Undergraduate scholarships for PC(USA) students produce dividends of dreams and hopes

Posted April 29th, 2019

University of Minnesota senior Lauren Holly hopes to write children’s books about multiracial/multicultural identities, as well as books for teens and young adults to help them discover their identity and who they are as children of God.