Overture 9 recommends that General Assembly “erect a study committee on deaconesses” to determine whether the election of women to the office of deacon is contrary to the Book of Church Order (BCO). Read the Article.
The Ethnic Ministries Summit, held in major cities throughout the U.S. each year, seeks to equip local churches to reach first- and second-generation immigrants and refugees with the gospel. Read the Article.
With an eye toward church planting, Mission to the World has entered into a partnership with Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS)/Charlotte for expanded theological education in Monterrey, Mexico. Numerous churches will also participate in the partnership. Read the Article.
The PCA’s Mission to North America (MNA), along with Global Church Advancement (GCA), will host the 2008 North America Church Planting and Renewal Seminar, July 21-25, in Orlando, Fla. Attendees represent 25 to 30 denominations beyond the PCA, and a number of countries around the world. Read the Article.
Following is an interview with Tim Keller, senior pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, about his recently released book "The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism." Read the Article.
The weakening U.S. dollar is having a profound effect on missionaries scattered all over the world, including those affiliated with the PCA’s Mission to the World (MTW). “It makes things more expensive in their local currency and increases their cost of living,” said Bill Goodman, MTW’s director of field operations. “This problem is widespread throughout the world—it’s not just Europe that is being affected.”
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Theology and theater will collide at the American premiere of "A Bright Particular Star," presented February 15-16 and 22-23 by Covenant College’s Department of Communication. Read the Article.
Noticed a change? The byFaith email update has been redesigned and reformatted this year to become more accessible, timely, and leader-focused—allowing readers to more easily connect with the content and with one another via www.byfaithonline.com. Read the Article.
It all began with 30 sandwiches in Mitch Heinz’s kitchen two years ago. He and his family had felt a strong call to make sandwich lunches and hand them out to the needy in West St. Augustine, Fla. Read the Article.
In his book "Culture Shift," Al Mohler, Jr. examines a number of moral and ethical issues from a Christian perspective. Read the Article.
