Weekly Outlook - Could the PC(USA) broaden its vision of family?

Dear readers, Next Wednesday, the Outlook will host an important conversation with all eight people (four teams) running for co-moderator at GA227. We'll ask them questions about the church's theology of mission, fossil fuel divestment, how best to support small churches, and more.  We'd love for you to join us! We've made the webinar a "pay-what-you-can" format. All donations support the Outlook's ministry of independent journalism, but you can also choose to sign up for free — however, you do need to register to get the Zoom information and recording. If you’re a commissioner preparing to vote, this webinar offers a chance to hear directly from the candidates about their hopes for the church and their vision for the years ahead. If you’re simply trying to follow the assembly and understand the conversations shaping the PC(USA), it’s a great opportunity to gain context before commissioners arrive in Milwaukee. Learn more about next week's webinar. >> Peace, Rose Schrott Taylor Digital Content Editor Presbyterian Outlook  P.S. Did you miss our conversation with the Rev. Jimmie Hawkins last week? Catch the recording on YouTube!

GA overture recommends studies on sexuality and gender, relationships, and family by Gregg Brekke   Discussion of Liberia and reparations coming to GA by Patrice Gaines Louisville Seminary’s Black Church Cornerstone Collaborative Summit affirms rural congregations by Dartinia Hull Committee addresses sexual misconduct within the church by Harriet Riley

In case you missed it... As GA227 debates mission theology, what’s at stake? Historian and missiologist Stanley H. Skreslet reflects on Christian witness as the PC(USA) considers creating a new missiological statement. Vigil Critics called "Vigil" comforting. Andrew Taylor-Troutman found something far more unsettling: a novel that probes guilt, grace and the limits of repentance. Presbyterian Outlook honors the Rev. Jimmie Hawkins with the E.T. Thompson Award Hawkins is Director of Advocacy and Witness for Presbyterian Life & Witness. — Layton Williams Berkes Father-daughter book project is helpful for all ages Roger and Mary Clare Owens share how writing a book on prayer together taught them there are no experts — just curious souls learning to connect with God in their own way. ‘I think everybody lost.' Global partners respond to the end of the mission co-worker program. — Gregg Brekke How the Synod of Lincoln Trails is rethinking boundary training Pastors often leave boundary training knowing the rules but still struggling with conflict, anxiety, and burnout. A new model in the Synod of Lincoln Trails aims to change that, writes Rebecca Blair. Arizona presbyteries commission Mark Adams and Miriam Maldonado as mission co-workers After World Mission's closure, two Arizona presbyteries found a way to keep a longtime border ministry alive. — Eric Ledermann

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