Tag: GAC
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Off to Louisville Today
I am flying to Louisville this morning to attend the General Assembly Council meeting. I will be there until Saturday at noon. I expect to be reporting back on my experiences, but my posts and responses may be more irregular. The Governance Task Force and the Mission Work Plan Task Force make their presentations on…
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I Think I Jumped the Gun.
I did a post half an hour ago called "'Roots' of the GAC Mission Work Plan" but I have pulled it and will post it Thursday morning. Right after I posted it, I got an e-mail informing the GAC that the business documents would be available on Thursday. So technically, fellow GAC members have not…
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GAC Mission Work Plan: 2007-2008
The "Mission Work Plan, 2007-2008" for the General Assembly Council (GAC) was made public today, so I can now offer some commentary. It has been a long but rewarding task, and I treasure having had the opportunity to work alongside fellow task force members in developing it over the last nine months. (Elder Charles Easley,…
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GAC Governance Makeover
The February meeting of the General Assembly Council (GAC) of the Presbyterian Church, USA, will be one of its most significant meetings in recent years. The GAC has had multiple task forces at work, visioning a new way of serving the Church in the Twenty-First Century. My understanding was that the reports of the various…
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General Assembly Council. September, 2005. Index
GAC BeginsGAC September 20. Pre-Meeting.GAC September 21. Convened.GAC September 22. Halfway.GAC September 23. Sipping From a Fire Hose.Reforming the GAC and Beyond
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Reforming the GAC and Beyond
I am back from the General Assembly Council meeting last week in Sacramento. Having served on the Council for a year now, I am finally beginning to get a big picture of how things operate. From where I sit, "We have met the enemy, and the enemy is us!" We have some major systemic problems.…
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GAC September 23. Sipping From a Fire Hose.
The only metaphor I can think of for today is "sipping from a fire hose." This morning we heard three presentations about best practices for boards. The first presentation educated us a little about the Sarbanes Oxley Act and what it means for the PCUSA. The other two challenged us to understand our board role…
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GAC September 22. Halfway.
This morning we gathered for breakfast, and then it was off to committee meetings. We began at 9:00 am and went well into the afternoon. I am on the Mission Support Services committee, otherwise known as the "bean counters." As the name suggests, our agenda is usually not filled with glitzy, exciting work. Much of…
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GAC September 21. Convened.
My day began with the Restricted Funds Oversight Committee. We met for four hours this morning and wrapped up business for this round of funding. Official notifications will be sent to all those who applied within a couple of weeks. The committee's report will be given to the full Council on Saturday. (If you applied,…
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GAC September 20. Pre-Meeting.
I left Kansas City this morning at 4:00 am Pacific time and arrived at the Sacramento Sheraton Grand Hotel at 12:45 pm. I Checked in and went to Restricted Funds Oversight Committee meeting at 1:00. Except for a one and half hours for supper, the seven members and two staff worked until 9:30. The Governance…