Tag: GAC
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GAC/MGB consultation produces collaboration agreement
Presbyterian News Service: GAC/MGB consultation produces collaboration agreement Common values found that participants say will strengthen relationships. SNOWBIRD, UT — Three years into intense conversations about how to rebuild relationships between the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s General Assembly Council — the 2.2 million-member denomination’s churchwide mission agency — and the denomination’s 199 middle governing bodies, the…
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‘Learning to lead together on the high seas’
Presbyterian News Service: ‘Learning to lead together on the high seas’ This is a news story about the Sunday evening presentations at the event I'm presently at in Snowbird, UT. SNOWBIRD, UT — “We are here as co-creators of a new way, sharing springs of living waters in a time of alligators,” said Presbyterian Church…
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On Becoming Missional in the Twilight of Christendom
I'm in Snowbird, Utah, at the General Assembly Council meeting for the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A, all this week. Today we are having a joint meeting with the Middle Governing Body executives. We will explore what it means to be a missional church through various presentations and discussions. One of the resources we are looking at…
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Presbyterian Foundation and General Assembly Council sing Kum Ba Ya
Okay, maybe not exactly, but pretty close. A week ago, I wrote a post, My Thoughts on the General Assembly Council and Presbyterian Foundation Controversy. At the heart of the problem was determining who has final authority on interpreting restrictions on restricted funds. I won't repeat all the issues here, but Committee #8 heard proposals…
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Presbyterian Foundation and General Assembly Council Thoughts
Several here in San Jose have asked for a link to my post about the Presbyterian Foundation and the GAC. Here is a link to that article so you may find it more quickly: My Thoughts on the General Assembly Council and Presbyterian Foundation Controversy
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Is the Presbyterian Church(USA) like General Motors?
The Outbox: Is the Presbyterian Church(USA) like General Motors? …What can the church learn from all of this? I think it’s safe to say, that like GM, the church has been slow to adapt to the changing culture around us. We built a church model for the previous era that worked really well at the…
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What is the General Assembly Council?
If you’re not Presbyterian, then you probably don’t care much about denominational structures (and even if you are Presbyterian, you may not care). Still, I frequently get asked questions about the General Assembly Council I serve. So here is the short version of the story. The PCUSA denomination meets every two years in a General…
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Fort Worth elder elected chair of General Assembly Council
Presbyterian News Service: Fort Worth elder elected chair of General Assembly Council New vice chair is an elder from Kansas City LOUISVILLE — Carol J. Adcock, an elder from Fort Worth, TX, was unanimously elected chair of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly Council (GAC) at a meeting here Feb. 13. Adcock, a member of…
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I’m at GAC Today
I'm on my way to Louisville today for the General Assembly Council meeting beginning this afternoon and running through Friday morning. This meeting is jam-packed and compressed into a short period. Consequently, I may be more tardy than usual in responding to comments. 🙂