I hear it again and again, written and spoken by others, by myself – “the national church.” Meaning the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as a denomination, and its denomination-wide ministries. When we talk about work being done at the denominational level we regularly think and speak of that work in terms set by the boundaries and realities of the United States of America. “The national church”: this way of thinking and naming who and...
The trouble with “the National Church”
Barry Ensign-George, who oversees the Office of Theology & Worship in the Presbyterian Mission Agency, wants to disentangle "Presbyterian" and "U.S.A.".
