Insights and Encouragement for Church Leaders

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New Ideas #3: Agreeing to Agree

“Agreeing to Agree: Theology in Presbyteries” By Dr. Jerry Andrews, First Presbyterian Church, San Diego, CA In his 1954 book, The Broadening Church, Lefferts Loetscher described how a church with a once tightly-held theological core significantly relaxed its theological commitments, especially in the first half of the last century. The approval of the broadening project…

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New Frequently Asked Questions & Responses Posted

To address some of the most common questions we’re hearing, we’ve created a new FAQ page to share a rolling list of questions and responses.  There is nothing inspired about our answers; they’re our best thoughts to date.  Join the conversation in the Comments section. View the latest FAQs here.

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New Ideas #1: Presbyteries

This is the first in an ongoing series of “New Ideas” thought pieces. We want to explore these ideas together and  solicit your feedback.

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Video Posted

What might a new Presbyterian fellowship look like and how would it relate to the PC(USA)?  Jim Singleton, Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian in Colorado Springs, CO, shares some ideas in this video.

Check it out here.

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