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Cheely Memorial Service Set for 1PM Monday

A memorial service for Tom Cheely, longtime missions pastor at Briarwood Presbyterian Church, will be held Monday May 12 at 1 p.m. The service will be at Briarwood.

Williams Service Scheduled for Wednesday at 1p.m.

A memorial service for Wade Williams will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday May 7 at Perimeter Church. Perimeter is located at 9500 Medlock Bridge Road/Highway 141, Johns Creek, Ga. 30097; the service will be held in the main sanctuary. For more information, please call 678-405-2000

Insider Movements Committee Submits Final Report

After three years of work, deliberation, and heated debate at General Assembly, the Ad-Interim Committee on Insider Movements has submitted its final report to the 42nd General Assembly.

Rooting Mission in the Apostles’ Creed

Old Words, Timeless Story

By making explicit what we do believe, the Apostles’ Creed guards the church against what we don’t believe. The Creed allows Christians to identify and avoid inadequate or harmful versions of the story.

Founders to the Next Generation

Lead from the Center

Letter urges leaders to welcome differences of opinion and discourse on various issues, while affirming “the need for our leadership to always be searching for the center so that unity might be maintained and our mission might be accomplished.”

Arguments For and Against Changing SJC Procedures

Eight overtures await the 42nd General Assembly regarding judicial process and the authority of the Standing Judicial Committee (SJC). TE Sean Lucas writes in favor of one such overture. TE David Coffin writes in opposition. Please join the conversation with your comments.

Redeemer Church

The Gospel Renews Everything

Even the best churches face conflict about vision and philosophy, battles over worship style, or worse — angry splits. Amid this turmoil, it seems impossible that two vastly different churches would come together to form a multigenerational, multiethnic community with a vision for Gospel transformation.

Is Your Worship Music Driven by Complaints or Mission in Context?

The motivation behind having different worship services is key

Whether or not having multiple service styles is appropriate depends heavily on the motivation behind the services. Are they driven by a consumerist mindset, seeking to cater to the preferences of the audience, or are they fueled by a desire to worship in a way that matches the context(s) of the congregation and surrounding community?

A Discussion Every Presbytery Needs to Have

There are three phrases in our Constitution that every presbytery applies frequently, yet we never talk about what they mean.

RUF Summer Conferences Increasingly Diverse

“You get to see the demographic shift from being, say, just a small ministry located primarily in the Southeast, to a national ministry reaching coast to coast in the United States,” says Ryan Moore.

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