W. Robert Stover, a board member emeritus of the Presbyterian Lay Committee, passed away on Feb. 5. Stover, 92, of Piedmont, Calif., was one of the Presbyterian elders who helped to create the Lay Committee back in 1965. He became a board member emeritus of the PLC in 2010. Speaking of Stover, PLC Board Member…
The condemnation of Grace Presbytery’s defrocking of Joe Rightmyer on Jan. 7 has been virtually uniform. Even those, like Jeff Gissing, who seem to “defend” the decision of the presbytery’s Permanent Judicial Commission, acknowledge that it is “another instance of placing procedural fidelity before theological fidelity.” The board of directors of the Presbyterian Lay Committee…
Since the announcement on Jan. 7, 2015 that Grace Presbytery defrocked Joe Rightmyer as censure for his participation in the process that lead to Highland Park Presbyterian Church’s realignment to another Reformed denomination, many in the Presbyterian Church (USA) have been voicing their outrage at the denomination and their support for Rightmyer. He is universally respected…
UPDATE: The audio recording of this first conference call can be found here. Carmen Fowler LaBerge, president of the Presbyterian Lay Committee will be the host of a conference call today at 2 p.m. (EST). “As we transition from print to other media, I’m looking forward to talking each month with folks across the country about…
Read the final print issue of The Layman. Fall 2014 Layman — Final print issue
A ministry is worth more than the paper it is printed on. After nearly half a century of publishing newsletters and newspapers “on paper” The Layman is going to an all-digital format. For those of us who grew up in “two paper households” it is all too easy to view the quieting of the printing…
“I am far less afraid of being on the wrong side of history, than being on the wrong side of a holy God,” said Carmen Fowler LaBerge, president of the Presbyterian Lay Committee, as she participated in a panel discussion at the recent Ethics, Religion and Liberty Council (ERLC) National Conference – the Gospel, Homosexuality,…
Carmen Fowler LaBerge, president of the Presbyterian Lay Committee, was recently elected to the board of the National Association of Evangelicals. The election took place during the fall meetings of the board, held in Washington D.C. LaBerge was in attendance on Thursday, Oct. 16 when the board heard the recommendation and made the decision to appoint…
Carmen Fowler LaBerge, president of the Presbyterian Lay Committee, presents her views on the recent decisions of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). The forum was hosted by James Island Presbyterian Church in Charleston, S.C., on Oct 5, 2014. The forum is available on You Tube or can be seen blow.
By Chris Woodward, OneNewsNow.com Carmen Fowler LaBerge, president of the Presbyterian Lay Committee, says every Christian is challenged with the question: How do I articulate my faith in a way that is honest to the scriptures from which I get those beliefs, and yet enters into intelligent, civil discourse with neighbors who clearly disagree with…