Outlook Reporting Archives - The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org/category/current-affairs/outlook-reporting/ News and Articles from the The Presbyterian Outlook Thu, 04 Jul 2024 00:41:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://pres-outlook.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/outlook-logo.svg Outlook Reporting Archives - The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres-outlook.org/category/current-affairs/outlook-reporting/ 32 32 #GA226 reverses course, commits to working for a fossil-free future without full divestment https://pres-outlook.org/2024/07/ga226-reverses-course-commits-to-working-for-a-fossil-free-future-without-full-divestment/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:53:01 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126321 On Tuesday, the assembly approved and then disproved categorical divestment from the fossil fuel industry, choosing to engage companies instead.

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]]> Major changes coming in PC(USA) special offerings after #GA226 action https://pres-outlook.org/2024/07/major-changes-coming-in-pcusa-special-offerings-after-ga226-action/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:49:25 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126330 The offering number was reduced from four to three and moved to cause-based instead of program-based beneficiaries.

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]]> Spirit of service endures: Engaging with local ministries at #GA226 https://pres-outlook.org/2024/07/spirit-of-service-endures-engaging-with-local-ministries-at-ga226/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:57:42 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126316 Presbytery of Utah provides multiple opportunities for mission and ministry in the spirit of the discontinued Hands and Feet initiative.

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]]> Forging peace: The sacred, cathartic act of Guns to Gardens https://pres-outlook.org/2024/07/forging-peace-the-sacred-cathartic-act-of-guns-to-gardens/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:13:21 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126306 Presbyterian partners gather in Salt Lake City for the transformative work of turning guns into garden tools

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]]> A journey through Salt Lake City’s Presbyterian churches https://pres-outlook.org/2024/07/a-journey-through-salt-lake-citys-presbyterian-churches/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:21:07 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126249 The Outlook GA reporting team visited several Presbyterian churches on Sunday morning, along with other commissioners.

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]]> PC(USA) investing agencies asked to sell bonds of occupying countries https://pres-outlook.org/2024/07/pcusa-investing-agencies-asked-to-sell-bonds-of-occupying-countries/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:59:35 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126272 Commissioners also OK’d ‘focused engagement’ with GE, Palantir over military operations.

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]]> The story behind the stoles https://pres-outlook.org/2024/07/the-story-behind-the-stoles/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:26:23 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126265 Newly elected co-moderators delight the assembly with their custom, symbolic stoles.

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]]> The little presbytery that could https://pres-outlook.org/2024/07/the-little-presbytery-that-could/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:25:33 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126253 The Presbytery of Utah steps up to host the 226th General Assembly in Salt Lake City with energy, creativity and joy.

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]]> #GA226 elects and installs first woman of color stated clerk https://pres-outlook.org/2024/07/ga226-elects-and-installs-first-woman-of-color-stated-clerk/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:08:49 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126241 Jihyun Oh is elected Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, a position vacated by J. Herbert Nelson in 2023.

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]]> #GA226 International Engagement Committee votes to reject Christian Zionism in the U.S. https://pres-outlook.org/2024/07/ga226-international-engagement-committee-votes-to-reject-christian-zionism-in-the-u-s/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:49:32 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126228 The International Engagement Committee hears different perspectives and discerns the church's response to Christian Zionism.

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