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Death is not something most people want to discuss. We avoid the topic, and we certainly don’t want to bring it up in a discussion. But by avoiding this topic, pastors and churches are veering away from an important theological...

If your congregation doesn’t have online giving, it is a barrier to full participation in the life of the church, says Rev. Ellie Johns-Kelley, Ministry Relations Officer for the Presbyterian Foundation. “Giving is part of the liturgy, the work of...

Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories featuring the Cook Native American Ministries Foundation. The Cook Christian Training School, one of the U.S.’s most well-known and renowned institutions dedicated to training Native people to become leaders in the...

Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories featuring the Cook Native American Ministries Foundation. You can read the second story here. A nationally-renowned theological college with roots in both Christian and Native American spiritual beliefs and culture trained...

The Rev. Dr. Joyce Cummings Tucker, a Presbyterian pastor, author, and prominent leader in theological education, died July 12, 2019, in New York City following a short illness. She lived in Princeton, N.J. [caption id="attachment_7766" align="alignleft" width="208"] Rev. Dr. Joyce...

The Presbyterian Foundation promoted  Olanda Carr and Robert Hay, Jr. to Senior Ministry Relations Officers as of July 1. Olanda and Robert have served as Ministry Relations Officers in the East Region and the Southeast Region, respectively. Ministry Relations Officers...

Financial sustainability can be challenging for congregations. The Presbyterian Foundation and the Seattle Presbytery are ready to provide you with resources that can address financial issues, as well as help your church discern God’s call to mission and ministry going...

Paul Fogg’s next post in the Presbyterian camp and conference center world comes with a strong sense of call. Fogg is joining Ghost Ranch Education and Retreat Center on September 30 as its new Executive Director. “I have never felt...

Note: If you are ready to register for this event, sign up by emailing us at serving@presbyterianfoundation.org. Author Robert P. Jones will be the speaker at a breakfast sponsored by the Presbyterian Foundation at Big Tent in Baltimore on August...

Where does your congregation see itself in 20 years? Chances are, an answer to that question doesn’t come quickly. After all, discernment takes time and thought. And sometimes, difficult circumstances have to be acknowledged and tough decisions have to be...