To Learn and Grow
Interfaith visitors over the years have included representatives of Muslim and Jewish faiths. The committee thought it would be important to educate ourselves about faiths beyond the Abrahamic traditions.
General Assembly 2013
Love Your Neighbour
As a first-time commissioner to the General Assembly, I have seen how our church is thriving from coast to coast.
Agents of Hope
This was to be a pivotal year for the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. On the agenda was the much-anticipated report of the Theological Commission on Same-sex Relationships and the Ministry.
Travelling is Education
In Malawi it is widely believed that education is not only acquired through formal education, but also through merely travelling to different parts of the world.
Worship and Communion
On Sunday evening, hundreds of commissioners and fellow worshippers converged on Vaughn Community, a church complex in Thornhill, Ont. The thriving Korean-speaking congregation, which is […]
Sunday’s Business in Brief
The assembly continued its promotion of “good news stories” with presentations from several ministers from across the country. Their stories often begin with churches that […]
Saturday’s Business in Brief
Saturday’s business began with the report of the Assembly Council, the body which carries out the work of the General Assembly throughout the year. Two […]
A Call for Acceptance
Pandit Roopnauth Sharma is the founder and spiritual leader of Ram Mandir, a Hindu temple, in Mississauga, Ont., and founder of Canada Hindu Heritage Centre. […]
‘That the Works of God Might Be Displayed’
I feel keenly that the honour of this award rests not only on the individual recipient: Abraham Berinyuu; but also on the Presbyterian Church in Ghana; the Republic of Ghana as a whole; and in particular the Northern Region and the University of Development Studies in Tamale where I live and work.
Friday’s Business in Brief
Two recommendations stirred some debate on the floor of assembly during the Friday evening sederunt. Option to Eliminate Synods An overture from the Synod […]
General Assembly 2013
The 139th General Assembly is in session May 31 to June 3. Check out photos and reports from the assembly floor.
Opening Worship
The 139th General Assembly began with song and prayer. A praise band summoned the more than 200 commissioners to the gymnasium of Seneca College in […]