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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.

‘If you’re prone to wander, there’s an app for that’

Posted July 18th, 2019

In 1998, the last time the Rev. Dr. David Gambrell took to the Triennium stage at the Elliott Hall of Music at Purdue University, he was wearing a homemade porcupine mask.

A formative experience

Posted June 27th, 2019

Over the years while attending the Presbyterian Association of Musicians conference, the Rev. Dr. David Gambrell has seen how the annual gathering has inspired and sustained two generations of liturgical reform in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Vital Congregations initiative 2020 launch is underway

Posted May 6th, 2019

Nearly 140 leaders including representation from presbyteries, pastors, clerks of session and the Presbyterian Mission Agency are meeting at Montview Presbyterian Church in Denver this week to pray, plan and worship together during the West Coast Vital Congregations gathering.

David Gambrell answers questions about Presbyterian worship

Posted February 5th, 2019

Westminster John Knox Press announces the release of “Presbyterian Worship Questions and Answers” by the Rev. Dr. David Gambrell.

‘It’s hard to comprehend such a presence becoming frail’

Posted December 14th, 2018

Liturgical theologian Gláucia Vasconcelos Wilkey’s ‘extraordinary mind’ is being taken from her By Paul Seebeck | Presbyterian News Service LOUISVILLE — The last time the Rev. Dr. David Batchelder saw… Read more »

Advent ‘reorients us to the radical hope of the gospel’

Posted November 28th, 2018

The season of Advent, which begins on Sunday, Dec. 2, is often misunderstood. Before Thanksgiving is even finished, people are inundated with the sights and sounds of Christmas. Within this consumer culture, it’s easy to confuse the season of Advent with the number of shopping days until December 25.