Presbyterian Mission Agency Rev. Dr. Mark Douglas Archives

‘Just Creation’ panelists describe the places on Earth that helped form them

Posted April 25th, 2023

A plenary session during Columbia Theological Seminary’s Just Creation conference included panelists remembering a patch of Earth that’s special to them.

Presbyterian Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment adopts its Mission Work Plan

Posted October 21st, 2022

The Presbyterian Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment foreshadowed its next proxy season Thursday by discussing and approving a new 2022-23 Mission Work Plan.

Collaboration stokes fire for faith-based advocacy

Posted August 9th, 2022

After a two-year hiatus, a collaboration between the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Columbia Theological Seminary recently resumed with students traveling to the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations (PMUN) and the Presbyterian Office of Public Witness (OPW) to learn about effective environmental advocacy.

Day 2 of CPJ Days is a rough one for capitalism

Posted April 9th, 2021

On Thursday, Compassion, Peace & Justice Training Days participants heard about the work of people fighting for the survival of marginalized communities in the face of environmental degradation, racism, and rapacious capitalism, which often seemed to be one in the same.