Category: Presbyterian Mission Agency (formerly General Assembly Mission Council)
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Linda Valentine Elected to 2nd Term of GAMC
Linda Valentine was elected to a second four-year term of the General Assembly Mission Council pending confirmation of the General Assembly in July. Congratulations Linda! I'm looking forward to seeing what the coming days hold.
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The New Chair Elect of GAMC
This afternoon, the good folks of the General Assembly Mission Council elected me chair of the Council for 2010-2012. Thanks to all my GAMC friends. I think we have some exciting days ahead. I look forward to seeing what God has in store!
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Planned community (PCUSA Website)
Presbyterian News Service: Planned community New highly-interactive GAMC Web site to debut at next summer’s GA. LOUISVILLE — How do you design and construct a planned community for 2.2 million people? The General Assembly Mission Council’s (GAMC) Creative Services team has been working on just such a task — a new GAMC Web site —…
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Supply and Demand Imbalance This Week
This is to let you know that the Kronicler is experiencing considerable excess demand for time over supply this week. I arrived in Louisville yesterday and will be here all week at the General Assembly Mission Council meetings for the PCUSA. Blogging will be curtailed. My Jesus Creed post will go up tomorrow, and I…
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My Solution to PCUSA Funding Problems
In Bears, Bulls, and Golden Calves, John Stapleford writes: Sentiment started to swing [in favor of gambling in the American colonies], however, in the face of the rising need for capital. With only three banks, lotteries were a major source of public and private funding for everything from the building of roads, water supply systems,…
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Kronicler in the Desert
The Kronicler has cleared out of Kansas City and winged his way to Ghost Ranch in New Mexico. I'm here for the General Assembly Mission Council executive committee retreat. We are spending part of our time at the Santa Fe location and the other part at Abiquiu. I may have some posts later, but I…
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Bridge over troubled water
Presbyterian News Service: Bridge over troubled water Foundation, GAMC near agreement on 'environment of cooperation' CHICAGO — Over the years, disagreements between the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation and the General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC) have sometimes made the gulf between the two agencies seem far wider than the one-mile-across Ohio River that separates them. The…
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You Can Call Me Colonel Kruse
Last week, I became a Kentucky Colonel in Louisville at the General Assembly Council meetings. Joey Bailey, chief financial officer for the GAC, has this honor bestowed on the GAC chair and vice-chair. Moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow also was so honored. Pretty cool. Thanks, Joey.
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GAC Meeting Reflection
General Assembly Council wrapped up its spring meeting last week. It was a mixture of bad news and good news. The bad news is a $10 million shortfall (out of $110 million) in income anticipated for 2009. Through various efforts, approximately $6 million in income was found, and $4 million in cost savings were realized.…