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In August, the Committee on Discipleship Ministries (CDM) rolled out a new digital curriculum that teaches children the why and how of worship. Available as a PDF download, “Teach Me to Worship” includes 48 lessons in 12 monthly units: Call to Worship, Prayer, Praise, Tithes and Offerings, Confession of Faith, Reading of the Word, Hearing…
The Covenant College chemistry department recently received a Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grant of $10,000. The grant will fund the purchase of workstations, allowing for faster data acquisition and analysis in chemistry lab. The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, makes the award to selected science departments of…
Bill Leonard went home to glory at 12:30 am on Sept. 21 in Colorado Springs. He was 98. Leonard founded two churches in Colorado Springs, one in 1953 right after leaving active duty from the Korean War, Grace Presbyterian, and another in 1972, Village Seven Presbyterian. He and his wife Helen developed VBS programs that…
ServantCare to provide individualized counseling sessions to teaching elders and their wives via the Internet.
In June, the Supreme Courts decision in Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage nationally. Since then, many PCA sessions have been asking about how to respond to the new situation this decision has created.
2015 Sees Sharp Rise in Post-Christian Population
By The Barna Group
While the United States remains shaped by Christianity, the faith’s influence—particularly as a force in American politics and culture—is slowly waning.
How can anyone defend Planned Parenthood after the sickening video that came to light this week? Eric Metaxas tells us how.
The Supreme Court now has disregarded thousands of years of definition of the most foundational unit of society, and the cultural changes here will be broad and deep. So how should the church respond?
Five Factors Changing Women’s Relationship with Churches
By The Barna Group
Today, 45% of adults are unchurched in the U.S. and that trend shows no indication of slowing. An increasing number of women who are part of this cultural shift.
What happened in the last hour of General Assembly may have been the most significant moment of this year’s gathering. Some might argue it was one of the most significant moments in the denomination’s history.