And we keep on plugging through these. This time period is a bit lighter…
A new conference center director
Richard DuBose Named President of Montreat Conference Center – from Montreat press release
The preservation organization Historic Scotland proposes charging for tourists visits to Glasgow Cathedral, a move opposed by the kirk session:
Anger over admission charge plan for Glasgow Cathedral – from BBC News
A plan to improve educational opportunities:
Livingstonia Synod to construct agriculture college in north Malawi – from Nyasa Times
The Free Church of Scotland endorsed a proposal to cut the voting age for regular elections following the success of the move in the Independence Referendum. The suggestion is being seriously considered:
Voting age should be cut to 16, says Free Church – Herald Scotland
Plan to cut voting age for 2016 Scottish election -from BBC News
The Church of Scotland is working with other churches on economic reforms and initiatives. More on that at a future date, but here is a bit from this time span:
We should bank on a fair deal for everyone – from The Scotsman
A gift from the Lilly Endowment:
Louisville seminary gets $8 million endowment grant – from Louisville Business First
Repurposing unneeded church buildings (I visited the one in the lede picture when the GA was there):
Former Churches Blessed With New Lives in Pittsburgh – New York Times
And another one, a historic building in Scotland:
Falkirk businesswoman gifts church to arts group – from The Falkirk Herald
And finally, it is not Presbyterian per se but I got a smile from this one – a participant in the Vatican Synod on the Family who thought the process was a bit too open and equal?
RI bishop: Synod process is ‘rather Protestant’ – from Crux; “The concept of having a representative body of the Church voting on doctrinal applications and pastoral solutions strikes me as being rather Protestant.”
So have a good holiday season. I will try to catch up on headlines in the new year and have plenty, probably way too much other stuff that I want to cover the next couple of weeks.