The PCA needs confession and dialogue in order to live out the implications of our theological commitments – to pursue the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Such truth-telling is an outworking of what it means to image our Triune God.

As His people, we are called to imitate Him. But what does that look like in a culture where anything goes, where the only wrong behavior is judging something to be wrong, where an ethos of live-and-let-live tolerance has been supplanted by an attitude of fall-in-line-or-else conformity?

Both the imam and I made the purpose of The Beaverton Religion Forum clear. We told those gathered that we were not interested in being good neighbors only with those who hold our particular worldview. We made it clear that we were seeking to be good neighbors with those who are polar opposites from us, who practice differently from us.

For too long only a few pastors have tried dealing with the issue of race, but most white PCA pastors did not join their efforts. Now white brothers are entering the conversation, and many of them are offering their stories of messiness and humility.

A child beginning the Pray for Me Campaign at age 5 could have as many as 45 adults praying for him if he continues through high school. That amounts to nearly 10,000 prayers from adult generations on behalf of one student.

Perrin served churches continuously from his ordination in 1972 until his medical retirement in 2015. Dan said his brother’s legacy will be one of working to bolster Christ’s church around the world.

The work of BeLoved is critical in a region struggling with a massive underground sex economy. While sex trafficking affects every community, Atlanta has the highest sex-economy income in the United States, $290 million per year.

Several years ago Ken and Barb Larson realized that very few, if any, American seminaries possessed an authentic Torah scroll. With this realization, the Larsons felt called to make these scrolls available to seminaries for study.

Marc Champagne is not content with the status quo. As a church planter in Cincinnati, he believes that the community of the church should reflect the community in which God has placed it.

“We had girls as young as 10 who helped during the sewing process and helped man the boutique. It was confirmation for me that all people find great joy in serving.”