Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

web resource

PBS, VA

Description

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly's website summarizes and adds to the television broadcast, which is anchored by veteran journalist Robert Abernethy and offers a companion viewers’ guide, transcripts of interviews with guests, related articles dealing with key issues in religion and ethics news, a list of related resources, as well as detailed summaries of individual stories.

Features

video interviews; guides; transcripts; articles

Recommended Audience

Clergy and lay leaders

Cost

Free

Practical Applications

Incorporate a current events-oriented adult education class within your congregation after using these tools.
Read an accurate weekly review of news from a religious and ethics point of view.

Updated: January 08, 2025

About the Contributor

Tim Shapiro

President

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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