Presbyterian Global Fellowship

In last month’s issue of the PGF e-newsletter, we asked readers to share feedback on their efforts to positively contribute to and shape culture.  Bill Walker, a businessman, had this to say about how one youth group at a small church on St. Simons Island, Georgia (St. Simons Presbyterian) began to reach un-churched peers for [...]

Alan Hirsch will be keynote speaker at PGF’s 2008 conference.  He happens to be good buddies with 2007 keynote speaker Michael Frost, with whom he co-wrote the book, The Shaping of Things to Come and is often collaborating.  You can often find Hirsch musing about various things “missional” at his blog, “The Forgotten Ways” (www.theforgottenways.org)  [...]

As is often the case, the best “coaches” in missional living are those of you who find yourselves on the front lines of mission as members of local congregations.  Here, Reid Stairs and Ernie Thompson share their testimonies in a fourth installment of a series that highlights lessons in missional transformation…

Another great blog for engaging the missional church discussion is "Mere Mission" (www.meremission.org) which touts itself as "an open dialogue in missional theology."  It’s worth a look.

Just several months ago, an elder at Cornerstone Community Church in Ocean City, New Jersey, came across a video on YouTube of Michael Frost.  In the video, Frost was speaking to PGF’s 2007 conferees.  He was telling them that a missional lifestyle would change the way they view God, the way they view the church [...]

It’s not every day that you read about how the Presbyterian Church (USA) is creatively reaching out to under-represented minority populations within her ranks– which is why this article, commended by Steve Hayner of the Leadership Team, is worth a read:http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/nov/25/presbyterian_outreach_embraces_latinos_area/

The following Power Point presentation was recently made to a couple of congregations in the Atlanta area as an introduction to the work and mission of PGF… A few weeks ago somebody was telling me about a church conducting a search for a new pastor.    Apparently, this congregation is in a bustling and growing [...]

Gabe Lyons cares a whole lot about Christianity’s impact (or lack thereof) on culture.  In 2003 Lyons founded “Fermi Project,” a small, collaborative gathering of Christian leaders and thinkers seeking to make positive contributions to culture, and he recently co-authored a book (just released in October) on a related subject.  unChristian:  What a New Generation [...]

Tom and Liz Dressel are “missionaries”—only their “mission field” is marriage.  Now, thanks to their convincing, 173 churches in Clackamas County, Oregon have officially affirmed a commitment to supporting lasting marriages by signing on to a one-of-a-kind “community marriage policy,” that requires every couple contemplating marriage to undergo four premarital mentoring sessions….And, the policy is [...]

We believe that some of the best missional “coaching” comes from local congregations on the frontlines of ministry. That is why we have brought you another installment of a series highlighting how our churches are seeking to live more missionally in the wake of this and last year’s conference. What follows are more personal testimonies…