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What to Keep, What to Cut

In this economy, a lot of churches are facing serious shortfalls in meeting their budgets. Downsizing a ministry can cause conflict and heartache. But it can be done without tearing your congregation apart, as one Presbyterian congregation found out.  (Photo by Litchfield District Council, used by Creative Commons License.)

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From Abundance to Passion to Generosity

How do we move from lives of self-interested abundance to generosity?  Charles Easley, an Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) shares thoughts about how Christians are discovering anew the joys of sharing. (Photo by twodolla, used by Creative Commons license.)

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The Power to Change: U.S. Energy Policy and Global Warming

This major policy paper calls on members of the Presbyterian Church (USA) reduce their energy consumption and ask their elected leaders to formulate policies that encourage less greenhouse-gas usage. Comprehensive, prophetic and practical.