103 articles from 57 issues, 1996 to 2026 · Page 8 of 9
Was Churches Uniting in Christ really a new proposal? Set side by side, the defeated Church of Christ Uniting plan and the new CUiC plan are compared on inclusiveness, structures of accountability, ordained ministries, recognition of other churches and bishops.
Should Presbyterians tear down the fences between churches before they know their neighbors? Randall Otto gives a short history and doctrinal profile of each church in the COCU and CUiC family, and asks whether so unlike a company can live as one.
Who would choose the body that runs the General Assembly’s mission? The Presbyterian Renewal Network urges presbyteries to vote against Amendment F, which would replace the elected General Assembly Council with a smaller, appointed Council of the Assembly.
What happens when a church’s own health plan pays for what many of its members call sin? Terry Schlossberg explains how the Board of Pensions covers any abortion at any time, and how a “relief of conscience” procedure lets a congregation ask its presbytery for relief.
How does a search committee find out what a candidate really believes? William Lewis sets liberal and evangelical thought side by side, then offers interview questions on Scripture, Christ, sin and sexuality, with the answers that should raise a red flag.
What would the 1998 amendments on new church development, full communion and communion for the homebound change in the Book of Order? Stephen Eyre weighs Amendments B, C and G one by one and says how he would vote.
What does American pluralism have to do with the great ends of the church? James Edwards argues that the mainline has let tolerance and inclusion replace the church’s own ends, and calls it to be the church again within a pluralistic world.
Should weary evangelicals keep seeking a seat at the table, or leave? Susan Cyre argues that the church’s measure is the plumbline of Scripture, not a table of equal opinions, and calls Presbyterians to stay, to repent and to give a faithful witness.
Would Amendment A find common ground or quietly open ordination to those living outside marriage? Ten questions and answers set out why presbyteries should vote no, then weigh the other amendments on discipline, per capita, domestic violence and lay preachers.
Does the church obey Christ above Scripture, or through it? Paul Leggett answers the case for Amendment A, arguing that the Reformed confessions begin with Scripture and that grace never meant loosening the church’s standards for ordination.
Is a troubled denomination worth the effort of keeping it going? Julius Poppinga likens the PCUSA to the aging Mir space station and lists seven reasons, from its Reformed heritage to its ties with churches overseas, for staying and working for faithfulness.
Does the denomination’s study guide on euthanasia keep faith with Scripture? B. Holly Vautier finds that it trades the sanctity of life for cultural assumptions about dominion, quality of life and consensus, and she answers with the biblical case against assisted death.
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