Staff changes continue at the church's head office. Keith Knight has resigned as associate secretary for Resource Production and Communication to pursue other career opportunities. Knight served in the position for more than eight years, and led the re-vamping of the church's website.
It's no secret that churches are getting older. Churches all over our country have seen a drop in attendance of younger families and youth. Calvin, […]
Photography by Alex Luyckx This is our last year in Presbyterian Young People's Society. And now we are approaching the edge of a void with […]
Defining Work: Gender, Professional Work, and the Case of Rural Clergy by Muriel Mellow McGill-Queen's University Press “Location, location, location” matters not only in business; […]
My Red Couch, and Other Stories on Seeking a Feminist Faith Edited by Claire Bischoff and Rachel Gaffron The Pilgrim Press This title on the […]
Put more than 50 Grade 6-8 youth in one Presbyterian church, add 30 rolls of duct tape, 20 dedicated leaders and some cool craft supplies. […]
I have spent several months trying to write down something that captures the Presbyterian Young People’s Society in words. At last I have come to […]
“Do ya think there is any gold at the end of that rainbow, Dad?” Chelsea was smirking as she leaned over the back of the […]
ENI — The Vatican has issued Ten Commandments for motorists:
The Canadian Foodgrains Bank has signed a new five-year agreement with the Canadian International Development Agency worth $20 million per year. This is up from […]
Neil George is a remarkable young man. At the age of 16, this Honour Roll student who recently graduated from Lindsay Place High School, Pointe-Claire, […]
The Hour of the Witch by Steve Wohlberg; Destiny Image The Gospel According to Harry Potter by Connie Neal; Westminster John Knox Press It has […]
Photography by Alex Luyckx Arms nailed down Are you telling me something? Eyes turned out Are you looking for someone? Jars of Clay say it […]
What does it mean to be a Presbyterian? I've had that question in my head for a while now. A little over a year ago I researched a thesis for sociology class at school: Christian teens are less likely to engage in at-risk behaviour. It was an interesting project, and the presentation went well, but things always get a little harder when the teacher asks, “Does anyone have any questions for Erin?”
Reading an issue of the Presbyterian Record such as this one leaves me with such mixed emotions: joyous amazement at the vitality and accomplishments of youth in their church and community, and frustrated bewilderment that despite their proven abilities, some of them find their voices are limited or shut out altogether in the church's decision-making bodies. As one writer (p. 20) puts it:
Photography by Alex Luyckx As I stood in the bow of my boat and looked wideeyed towards the land of Real Life, it left me […]
A time capsule of worship resources used by Presbyterian congregations is currently being created and will be sealed and stored for 50 years. The General Assembly approved the project in 2006, and the committee on history with the help of the national archives, is administering it.
Don't look now, but did you notice? The paradigm … it shifted. Historians will likely look back on 2007 as the year that climate change […]
Although the Christian church year officially begins in Advent葉he four Sundays leading up to Christmas用ractically, it begins for us at the beginning of September, after the summer holidays, when the church begins the next year's activities. Preparation for that task belongs to the elders in each local congregation. They hold the congregation to its vision and purpose. They oversee everything that takes place in the local church.
The Presbyterian Church was represented on national television in July when Rev. Stephen Kendall, principal clerk, shared his opinion on the Pope's recent comments. Kendall was asked by CTV News to reflect on Protestant church leaders being enraged about Pope Benedict's statement that the Catholic Church is the only true church.