Tag: General Assembly Council
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GAC/MGB Joint Meeting Underway
We kicked off the General Assembly Council and Middle Governing Body joint meeting today at the Presbyterian Church, USA, offices in Louisville, KY. I don't know the exact number of MGB executives here, but there are many. There was an open house from 1-3 at the Center and some business from 3-5. We broke for…
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I’m Off to Louisville and the GAC Meeting
I’m in Louisville, KY, all this week for a joint meeting of the Middle Governing Body executives and the General Assembly Council of the Presbyterian Church, USA. I expect I will have some reports for you along the way. Today is pre-gathering work with the Restricted Funds Oversight Committee, where we will review applications for…
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GAC’s Communications and Funds Development staff reorganized
Presbyterian News Service: GAC's Communications and Funds Development staff reorganized LOUISVILLE — The General Assembly Council’s executive committee has approved a restructuring of the Communications and Funds Development (CFD) office that supports the Council’s mission and ministry programs. Karen Schmidt, deputy executive director for communications and funds development, described the changes as responsive to the…
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GAC Mission Wok Plan 2009-2010
Good morning from Louisville, KY. I arrived here yesterday for the first meeting of the General Assembly Council's Mission Work Plan 2009-2010 task force. We are meeting all day today. If I'm slow getting back to you today (slower than usual), then you know why.
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It’s Off to Louisville for GAC
As this article is being posted, I am on an airplane headed for Louisville, Kentucky. The General Assembly Council (GAC) of the Presbyterian Church (USA) meets from Wednesday through Friday. I have to arrive a day early to serve detention. (Actually, it is the personnel committee meeting, and I suspect it is like detention for…
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GAC program leadership named
Presbyterian News Service: GAC program leadership named LOUISVILLE — General Assembly Council (GAC) Executive Director Linda Valentine has announced appointments of temporary leaders to head four of the GAC’s six new program areas until permanent directors are called. Valentine earlier announced the permanent appointments of the Rev. Joe Small as director of the Theology, Worship…
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Dr. Thomas Gillespie GAC Sermons on Being the Church in our Era
Dr. Thomas Gillespie, past president of Princeton Seminary, preached at the opening worship for the General Assembly Council meetings of the Presbyterian Church on September 28 and 29, 2006. His sermons were about being the Church and being the PCUSA in a postmodern era. I got recordings from staff, (mercifully) edited out our singing portions…
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Heeding the call
From the Presbyterian News Service: Heeding the call (Your GAC mission dollars at work!) LOUISVILLE — The Rev. Lee Hinson-Hasty recalled a parking lot discussion he had with a young man who had become an Inquirer after exploring his call with his church’s session for five years. “Full of a feeling of support by his…
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Investigation shows embezzlement totaled $132,837
From the Presbyterian New Service: Investigation shows embezzlement totaled $132,837 LOUISVILLE — The total amount of funds embezzled by Judy Golliher, a former associate director of finance and accounting for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) was $132,837, according to the report of an internal audit released last week. A preliminary investigation had shown $102,000 missing. …..…
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Back from General Assembly Council
I am back from the General Assembly Council Meetings. I took my camera this time, and you can check out some photos I took by clicking here. For me, the festivities began on Monday afternoon with the Restricted Funds Oversight Committee, which reviews applications for the various restricted funds established by donors to the church.…