A victim of sexual abuse filed a lawsuit on Monday against the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). Sean Coppedge claims the denomination failed to protect him and other children during their stay at a boarding house in Congo, where his parents were serving as missionaries. “On the night I was sexually abused I immediately informed the Presbyterian... Continue Reading

While intentional goals, these marks are not, of course, all perfectly manifested at all times, in all places. There is sin and failure. However, strong gospel proclamation, with loving, intentional discipleship, accountability and vision, creates a grace-saturated, growing, Christ centered community. Recently I was privileged to take part in a discussion on church planting and... Continue Reading

The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s judgment that had awarded the disputed property of Timberridge Presbyterian Church, a 300-member congregation in McDonough, Ga. now affiliated with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC), to the presbytery. Greater Atlanta Presbytery has filed a notice of its intent to petition for an appeal of a recent... Continue Reading

“We are not trying to build separate Hispanic churches, which would be a financial burden to everyone, but to change the existing church to embrace the entire body of Christ.” John Bueno, Director of Latins United, was appointed an EPC Home Missionary by the National Outreach Committee at its fall meeting. John has led outstanding... Continue Reading

Each December on the first Friday and Saturday of December, all Stated Clerks of the various Presbyteries in the Presbyterian Church in America are invited to a meeting in the Atlanta area to discuss matters of interest to those in a similar work. While the PCA currently has 79 Presbyteries, only 30 or so actually... Continue Reading

The conference will be held on October 17-30, 2001 at the Glen Eyrie Conference Center in Colorado Springs. Re:New (verb) Def.: 1. to make like new, restore to freshness, vigor; 2. to make new spiritually; 3. to begin again Re:New (noun) Def.: 1. a gathering of women who have been uniquely called to His service... Continue Reading

Despite having concerns about the spiritual and structural health of the presbytery and denomination, Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church has offered another approach to addressing concerns about the PCUSA On the heels of a large congregation in San Francisco Presbytery leaving the Presbyterian Church (USA) for the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC), one church has made a... Continue Reading

This understanding denies the connection between today’s Jews and Moses, Jeremiah and Isaiah. It marks a return to “replacement theology…” For centuries, that view was the theological basis for denying rights to Jews in Church-dominated Europe. In many ways, the second half of the 20th century was a high point for Jewish-Christian relations. Today, however,... Continue Reading

The challenges and opportunities smaller Southern Baptist churches might embrace to reach their communities with the Gospel was the focus of a Small Church and Bivocational Pastors Missional Initiative Dialogue at the North American Mission Board. Congregations of less than 200 members account for 33,522 churches within the Southern Baptist Convention, a majority of the... Continue Reading

According to a document released by Knox, it was stated during the (EPC Presbytery) meeting and generally accepted that clear Biblical imperatives regarding church leadership no longer apply to today’s church. On November 21, 2010, Great Lakes Presbytery of the PCA (Michigan and Northwestern Indiana) welcomed its newest congregation into the Presbytery. Knox Presbyterian Church... Continue Reading