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The Gospel is Intersectional: Considering the Foothills Presbytery Overtures

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During his tenure as the Moderator of the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Heath Rada has listened deeply and broadly to people across this denomination. Moderators of the PC(USA) often have this unique and sacred privilege of really listening as they travel and hold conversations with Presbyterians in congregations, presbyteries,

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Statement on the Online Christian Justice Journal ‘Unbound’ by the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy

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Dear Friends of Social Witness in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.): On April 29, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board announced the program cuts required for its 2017-18 budget: http://www.pcusa.org/news/2016/4/29/presbyterian-mission-agency-board-enacts-work-rest/. These cuts included funding after 2016 for the managing editor of Unbound, www.justiceUNBOUND.org, an online journal covering social witness concerns from a

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Amos’ Plumbline; Whose Church?

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A Series on the Future of Social Witness Opening Editorial by Chris Iosso Is justice an essential “mark of the church?” Is it a basic aspect of God’s reign, reflecting God’s nature? Is it a basic part of the Gospel, even if the church can never fully live up to

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