June 2002 (Volume 35, Number 3)

News Stories Inside Egypt’s persecuted church ’02 Assembly gets chance to cool down controversies Presbytery, Foundation named in sexual-abuse lawsuit PCUSA loses 31,549 members during 2001 PCUSA says 2001 giving ‘encouraging’ – but is it? Clipped comments Expecting the unexpected: ministry in the danger zone Council: Committee for sexual minorities ‘not appropriate’ Confessing Church order won’t be enforced as appeal continues Clerk, Coalition leader disagree on constitution Two complaints challenging lesbian’s ordination dismissed Theology that Matters How churches should engage suffering in the Mideast Inside Egypt Inside Egypt’s persecuted church PCUSA support for struggling Egyptian church declines Good Samaritan cares for Upper Egypt Three compete for moderator of 214th General Assembly Fahed Abu-Akel Laird J. Stuart Jerry Tankersley Presbytery shuns disciplinary action in Mount Auburn case Overture calls for enforcement of court’s 2-year-old order Director Profile Steve Brown, forensic CPA Ending controversial programs could prevent loss of 34 missionaries Demographics show growth, vitality Proclamation of gospel is the ‘heart of the church’ ‘What God has done for us in Christ’ Sterling becomes first Confessing College Howard to be honored at Sterling College Commencement N.Y. congregation must pay $112,500 to leave PCUSA Observations on a broken trust Letters to the editor Foundations of the Faith Give us this day ... Editorials & Columns Editorials Inconsistency in ‘fragile times’ Denomination’s bait and switch Columns The integrity gap Robert L. Howard, chairman of the Presbyterian Lay Committee

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