Outlook Features Archives - The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres.wxp.io/category/commentary/current-features/ News and Articles from the The Presbyterian Outlook Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:00:41 +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 Features Archives - The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres.wxp.io/category/commentary/current-features/ 32 32 Flexibility sought for small congregations https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/flexibility-sought-for-small-congregations/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:00:29 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125718 Blake Brinegar updates on new General Assembly proposals impacting small congregations.

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]]> Ordination exams: “The time for review is now.” https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/exegesis-exams-the-time-for-review-is-now/ Wed, 22 May 2024 10:33:20 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125277 Rob Lowry, the chair of the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee for the Examination of Candidates, writes about revamping the PC(USA) ordination process.

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]]> Pastoring in a secular age: Confessions of a recovering deist https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/pastoring-in-a-secular-age-confessions-of-a-recovering-deist/ Thu, 16 May 2024 09:45:29 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125099 After a decade of innovation, growth and “pastoral shopkeeping,” essayist Andy Kadzban realized he had left God out of the equation.

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]]> What if ministry isn’t about what we think it’s about? https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/what-if-ministry-isnt-about-what-we-think-its-about/ Tue, 07 May 2024 10:04:55 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=124980 When the congregation at Arlington Presbyterian Church decided to be the church, Sharon Core reflects, profound shifts followed.

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]]> Creating connection through innovative worship https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/creating-connection-through-innovative-worship/ Wed, 01 May 2024 10:16:28 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=124834 Eight unique ministries offer insights into the future of the ever-evolving church.

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]]> Agility can only be built in community: Pursuing innovation in practice https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/agility-can-only-be-built-in-community-pursuing-innovation-in-practice/ Wed, 01 May 2024 09:49:15 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=124852 If we do the work, if we keep listening, we get to co-write the next plausible chapter of our good news together, writes Karen Rohrer.

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]]> What the pandemic taught Montreat about conference centers (and hospitality) https://pres-outlook.org/2024/04/what-the-pandemic-taught-montreat-about-conference-centers-and-hospitality/ Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:00:26 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=123910 Richard Dubose discovers the vulnerability that settled in with the pandemic allowed Montreat staffers to understand what authentic and faithful hospitality includes.

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]]> The ecumenical future of camps and conferences  https://pres-outlook.org/2024/03/the-ecumenical-future-of-camps-and-conferences/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:00:47 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=123857 Invitations to other denominations isn’t enough. Instead, Joel Winchip believes, finding the strengths – and weaknesses – we all see in our ministries can help us serve more people.

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]]> After you https://pres-outlook.org/2024/03/after-you/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:00:41 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=123905 While lost in the once familiar New York City, Johanna W.H. van Wijk-Bos found two women who offered guidance and protection to the wandering stranger.

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]]> The hospitality of yes  https://pres-outlook.org/2024/03/the-hospitality-of-yes/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:14:19 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=123871 Showing up and saying yes, even when – especially when – we don’t know where that answer will lead, is a major lesson in Christian hospitality, say Colleen Earp and Clayton Rascoe.

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