There have been discussions recently among Progressive Christians about what does (or should) ministry include. The question is being posed a bit incorrectly. The question should be “What does ministry NOT include?” Because when we begin to think about it from this vantage point, we start to realize that there are no good works, no vocations, and no discussions that are beyond the province of Progressive Christian Ministry. Let’s return again to Henry David Thoreau. The fa... Read Full Story

News from some of our Atlanta affiliates. By CHRISTOPHER QUINN The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wednesday, February 25, 2009 This was Ash Wednesday for the 21st century. A group of Christians in metro Atlanta, connected by personal friendships and social Web sites such as Facebook, organized a surprise service in the MARTA Five Points station at 5 p.m. Bill Davis, hauling a cello through the station, suddenly removed it from his case and began playing a requiem. From out of the crowd, Na... Read Full Story

As our name - The Progressive Christian Alliance - suggests, we are considered to be by many that are a part of the "inner circle" of Mainstream Christiantiy progressive. However, I've been having a difficult time with being labeled "progressive" simply for attempting to take Jesus and his message seriously.I think if anything, we are regressive. We are attempting to capture the heart, the imagination, and the radical nature of the early Jesus movement over two thousan... Read Full Story

IPC Decries Recent Rise in Violence Against Immigrants Washington DC December 19, 2008 The Institute for Progressive Christianity (IPC), a Progressive Christian think tank, joins numerous national civil rights groups in officially condemning the sharp rise in hate crimes against legal immigrants and undocumented workers. The latest FBI statistics on crime show a fourth consecutive year of increasing violent attacks against the Latino population living in America. This ala... Read Full Story