Presbyterian News Service Archives - The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres.wxp.io/category/current-affairs/pns/ News and Articles from the The Presbyterian Outlook Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:44:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://pres-outlook.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/outlook-logo.svg Presbyterian News Service Archives - The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres.wxp.io/category/current-affairs/pns/ 32 32 Rallying behind new worshiping communities https://pres-outlook.org/2024/07/rallying-behind-new-worshiping-communities/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 14:47:15 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126336 Event celebrates innovation, partnership.

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]]> In fifth plenary, commissioners demonstrate that ‘every vote counts’ https://pres-outlook.org/2024/07/in-fifth-plenary-commissioners-demonstrate-that-every-vote-counts/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:26:20 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126296 A one-vote margin to approve amended Special Offerings Task Force Report is reversed following a motion to reconsider.

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]]> ‘Our ancestors’ wildest dreams’ https://pres-outlook.org/2024/07/our-ancestors-wildest-dreams/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:57:46 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126215 Beloved former stated clerk, the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, is honored for his unparalleled legacy of witnessing to God’s justice.

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]]> Domestic Engagement Committee passes items on modern slavery, gun violence, White Christian nationalism and solitary confinement https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/domestic-engagement-committee-passes-items-on-modern-slavery-gun-violence-white-christian-nationalism-and-solitary-confinement/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:26:20 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126176 A full second day concludes the committee’s work.

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]]> Christian Formation Committee considers two commissioners’ resolutions https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/christian-formation-committee-considers-two-commissioners-resolutions/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:06:08 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126171 Recommendations call church to prayer and seminaries to disinvestment transparency.

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]]> How congregations can save on energy bills and care for the earth https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/how-congregations-can-save-on-energy-bills-and-care-for-the-earth/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 09:51:40 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126090 Ronald Newman, the Treasury Department’s senior advisor on implementing the Inflation Reduction Act, comes to Louisville.

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]]> Ordination Committee takes actions in response to the needs of a changing church https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/ordination-committee-takes-actions-in-response-to-the-needs-of-a-changing-church/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:28:53 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126142 Recommendations include extending a task force studying ordination and referring an overture on commissioned pastors.

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]]> Race, Sexuality and Gender Justice Committee moves through business with conviction and care https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/race-sexuality-and-gender-justice-committee-moves-through-business-with-conviction-and-care/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:18:15 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126138 Among its approvals is observing March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility.

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]]> Committee on General Assembly Procedures approves the Presbytery of Milwaukee’s offer to host the 227th General Assembly in 2026 https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/committee-on-general-assembly-procedures-approves-the-presbytery-of-milwaukees-offer-to-host-the-227th-general-assembly-in-2026/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:59:35 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126133 Committee members vote down amendments that would have included in-person committee meetings.

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]]> Environmental and Climate Justice Committee endorses divestment from the fossil fuel industry https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/environmental-and-climate-justice-committee-endorses-divestment-from-the-fossil-fuel-industry/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:39:58 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=126128 Denomination’s longstanding process of engaging with companies deemed too slow for the current climate crisis.

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