Matthew 25 Archives

‘Just because you don’t see it in the news doesn’t mean it’s not happening’

Posted March 21st, 2022

While the misery and devastation millions of Ukrainians are facing currently dominate the headlines, broadcasts and many podcasts, the Rev. Edwin González-Castillo, who coordinates Presbyterian Disaster Assistance response in Latin America and the Caribbean, continues to see the long-term effects of natural disasters and the spike in refugees that’s resulted.

‘Who didn’t grow up watching Mister Rogers?’

Posted March 18th, 2022

Thursday’s Being Matthew 25 broadcast, which you can view here or here, was all about neighborliness.

Listening to the real experts on disability inclusion

Posted March 17th, 2022

A new Disability Inclusion Toolkit from the Office of Christian Formation will help Presbyterian continue along the path of congregational inclusivity.

Setting the table before engaging a few select causes

Posted March 14th, 2022

In an effort to deepen its commitment to the Matthew 25 invitation, Anchorage Presbyterian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, has been holding a series of weekly sessions it’s calling A Place at the Table. Sunday’s discussion on affordable housing in and around Louisville featured Tony Curtis, executive director of the Metropolitan Housing Coalition. Curtis’ slides are here and his talk may be viewed here, along with a previous talk by retired attorney Bill Wilson about the history of housing and redlining in Louisville.

Standing with and celebrating transgender and nonbinary youth

Posted March 11th, 2022

The Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns and Presbyterian Women are calling on the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to stand with transgender, nonbinary and LGBTQIA+ youth and their families.

‘Reparations are profoundly biblically correct’

Posted March 1st, 2022

In the final of three forums celebrating Black History Month last week, the Rev. Dr. Alonzo Johnson, coordinator of the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP); the Rev. Carlton Johnson, coordinator of Vital Congregations; and Christian Brooks, the representative for domestic issues at the PC(USA)’s Office of Public Witness, addressed the 2022 theme “Resiliency to Recovery.”

A journey toward hope

Posted March 1st, 2022

In an increasingly interconnected world, never has hope seemed so close. And yet, for Paola M., so very far away.

Virginia congregation living out its vows to the first sextuplets baptized in the PC(USA)

Posted February 25th, 2022

Certain stories are unforgettable. Like this one, which was first told by the Rev. Mary Kay Collins at First Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia, in 2018. Before baptizing the sextuplets of Adeboye and Ajibola Taiwo, she spoke of the couple’s longing to have children. Introducing their story, she asked, “Is anything too wonderful, too great, too difficult or too tough for God?”

Honing a church’s mission

Posted February 25th, 2022

Becoming a Matthew 25 church helped one congregation hone its mission offerings and its community identity.

Rural poverty webinar coming in March

Posted February 22nd, 2022

Rural poverty will be the focus of the March 10 installment of “The Struggle is Real,” a virtual discussion series by the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP).