A Presbyterian Church (USA) presbytery is asking the 222nd General Assembly to apologize to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ/Q) community because it says “there will be no chance for healing and reconciliation until the PCUSA admits its mistakes and makes a statement of apology.” The Presbytery of New York City has…
Carmen Fowler LaBerge, president of The Presbyterian Lay Committee, joins Ed Stetzer on The Exchange to discuss the history of the Presbyterian church and the future of mainline denominations. Listen to the podcast here.
The Gospel is about beginning again, again. In the beginning (the Beginning beginning) everything was as it should be. Everything was as God created it to be. Nothing was out of order. Nothing was broken. Everything worked perfectly. Nothing required charging, fueling, insuring, fixing or replacing. Nothing and no one was obsolete. Nothing was ever…
By David M. Drucker, Senior Political Correspondent, The Washington Examiner David Drucker interviews Carmen Fowler LaBerge, president of The Presbyterian Lay Committee. Editor’s note: Drucker incorrectly identifies the Presbyterian Lay Committee as a group of conservative congregations that broke away from the increasingly liberal Presbyterian Church. The PLC is actually a Christian theological renewal ministry begun in 1965. Find out…
The announcement came September 9 that Highland Park Presbyterian Church and Grace Presbytery had reached a $7.8 million settlement agreement ending their legal dispute over the denomination’s assertion of trust and the congregation’s assertion of ownership of church property. Almost immediately my phone started ring, “After the Masterson decision why did Highland Park settle?” To…