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Like other evangelical relocators, Baltimore’s Matthew Loftus wanted to have a personal stake in fighting poverty

For his neighbors, Matthew Loftus is hard to miss, no matter their eyesight. He is white in a nearly all-black neighborhood. He doesn’t fit into the typical narratives about changing American communities. For people like Loftus, it’s not coffee shops or home values drawing them to places like Sandtown. It’s Jesus. Shortly after Loftus started medical school in Baltimore in 2007, he began worshipping at New Song Community Church, a racially diverse congregation in Sandtown.

Dr. Lloyd Kim Nominated as MTW Coordinator

The Committee on Mission to the World (CMTW) is pleased to announce the nomination today of Dr. Lloyd Kim of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to serve as the next coordinator of Mission to the World.

Kooistra New President of Erskine College

Vote was Unanimous

The Rev. William S. Cain, chairman of the Erskine Board of Trustees, announced today that Dr. Paul Kooistra of Suwannee, Ga., has been appointed president of Erskine College and Theological Seminary.

Stated Clerk Issues Report on GA

Proved to be irenic meeting

Dr. L. Roy Taylor, stated clerk of the PCA, has issued his report, “Actions of the 42nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America. The report opens by informing readers, “The 42nd General Assembly of the PCA met in Houston, Texas, June 17-19, 2014, hosted by Houston Metro Presbytery, with 1,123 commissioners attending (256…

Church Plants Bloom in Arkansas

Why this Burst of New Churches?

A church that’s not even listed in the PCA’s yearbook is now an organized and fully functioning congregation. Four mission churches are now developing new ministries. Three other sites are targeted and waiting for the right church planter.

The PCA Confronts Child Sexual Abuse

A Positive Step Forward

Boz Tchividjian calls Overture 6 adopted by the 42nd General Assembly “perhaps the most robust statement on child protection adopted by any Christian denomination.”

GA Affirms Overtures Committee with One Exception

Approves Minority Report on Overture 43.

Study Committee Recommendations Approved

Ad Interim Committee on Insider Movements dismissed with thanks.

CMC Identifies Five Key Issues

Role of women in the church, homosexuality, rising generation of leaders, making GA more attractive to younger pastors and ruling elders, and diversity.

PCA: Past, Present, and Future

We Can Have Cooperative Ministry

“My sense is that most teaching and ruling elders in the PCA are thankful and grateful for our standards, but often confused and bewildered by how ineffective we seem to be in reaching our culture with the gospel.” — Bryan Chapell

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