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Jody Harrington, moderator of New Covenant Presbytery and Jeff Conway, pastor of Westminster, Amarillo, speak urgently as others listen intently as small groups process the 2008 General Assembly's action during the "Next Steps" event hosted in early August by the Synod of the Sun. Fifty people gathered from 11 presbyteries at the Presbyterian Mission Center in Irving, Texas.
Interpreting General Assembly: The ‘elephant' is relevance
Posted September 4, 2008, 3:19 p.m.
by Shane Whisler

While General Assembly (GA) topics like ordination standards, confessions of faith and form of government get a lot of attention, the proverbial elephant in the living room is denominational relevance, according to many who gathered at a synod event Aug. 11-12, called “Next Steps.”Read the whole story

Posted in -National Mission & News, -Synod Mission & News

Presbyterian leaders assessing damage from Gustav
Posted September 2, 2008, 10:48 p.m.
by Evan Silverstein

Hurricane's punch not as potent as feared but extent of the destruction is still unknown. Read the whole story

Posted in Arkansas News, -Disaster Response, South Louisiana News, -National Mission & News

Hurricane anyone?
Posted August 28, 2008, 9:30 a.m.
by Shane Whisler

We'll have updates right here on PNNews.org...Read the whole story

Posted in -Disaster Response, South Louisiana News, Mission News, -National Mission & News, -Synod Mission & News

Austin College Named a "Great Place to Work"
Posted July 23, 2008, 0:07 p.m.
by News Release

College scores high with The Chronicle of Higher Education. Read the whole story

Posted in -National Mission & News, Grace News, -Synod Mission & News

Shown on the big screen, the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, 39, an energetic new church development pastor in San Francisco and leader in the “emergent church” movement, was elected moderator of the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Highlights and links to General Assembly news
Posted July 6, 2008, 3:24 p.m.
by Presbyterian News Service

Read a collection of headlines and lead paragraphs for most articles covering the business meetings of the 218th General Assembly held in San Jose, Calif. Topics include ordination, church growth, peacemaking and form of government. Read the whole story

Posted in -National Mission & News

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