Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Extraction: Moratorium on New Well Development

Reparations is a controversial topic that has not gained a significant footing in many of our faith communities. Injecting it into our congregational discussions of theological life has been an elusive prospect. I recently participated in a forum sponsored by The Council for World Mission (CWM) which was titled A Theology of Reparations: Consultation Under…

When I was asked to serve as President of the board, I agreed to do so with an awareness that the Pennsylvania Council of Churches’ future was far from certain. I didn’t know if this body could endure, but my goal was to give it as much of a chance as possible to not only…