By Presbyterians for Middle East Peace The Presbyterian Church, USA has always been known for its strenuous debates of controversial issues. It has never been known for ideological purges. That changed a few weeks ago. On April 1, 2014, after a thorough vetting of his abilities to be moderator of the GA committee on Middle East Issues,…
The moderator of the Presbyterian Church (USA) is leaving his call in New Jersey for the West Coast. The Rev. Dr. Neal D. Presa will make the move from Middlesex Presbyterian Church (MPC), where he has served as pastor for 11 years, to assume an associate pastor’s position at Village Community Presbyterian Church (VCPC) in…
Whitworth University News Whitworth University will host the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s third Conversation on Unity with Difference March 12-14 in the Seeley Mudd Chapel. The three-day event, organized and led by PC(USA) Moderator Neal Presa, will feature seven presentations on topics related to race, gender and religious identities. Presentations will begin at 9 a.m. following…
By Steve Salyards Tomorrow (Dec. 14) we will reach the six-month point ahead of the meeting of the 221st General Assembly (2014) of the the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). As we look ahead to the meeting of that Assembly a number of things are already in place but so much more is to come. The GA…
By Linda Arntzenius Dr. M. Craig Barnes was installed as Princeton Theological Seminary’s seventh president at a service at the Princeton University Chapel last week. Mr. Barnes is also a professor of pastoral ministry. The October 23 event featured an inaugural procession in which delegates from 37 academic institutions took part, including those from the…
By Neal D. Presa, moderator of the 220th General Assembly (2012) Grace and peace in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because this Father’s Day weekend will mark exactly 52 weeks until the convening of the 221st General Assembly (2014) in Detroit, Michigan, on June 14, 2014, I invite you to join me on…
Martha Leatherman, San Antonio, Texas Special to The Layman I have spent my professional life learning to hear and to communicate, sometimes with people who cannot communicate normally at all, and I’ve learned how tricky communication can be. The one seeking to communicate has a message in mind, but the message must move through…
Dear General Assembly Moderator Neal Presa and Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons: I was delighted to read aloud to a session last night, as we were studying the Book of Order, the following two paragraphs about our confessions: F-2.01 THE PURPOSE OF CONFESSIONAL STATEMENTS The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) states its faith and bears…