Tag: General Assembly Mission Council
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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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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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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.…
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The General Assembly Council of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approves revised 2009 mission budget
Presbyterian News Service: The General Assembly Council of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approves revised 2009 mission budget (This is a pretty good summary. Questions anyone? Not that I promise to have any answers. :-) ) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Today, the General Assembly Council (GAC) approved a revised 2009 budget of $106,914,584. The new budget reduces…
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I’m an Emerging Presbyterian …
… After a solid week of Committee on the General Assembly and General Assembly Council, I'm emerging from stacks of reports. Before commenting on the meeting, I'm waiting for our budget decisions to be made public in a press release. Since I'll be on a plane this afternoon, I may wait until Saturday.
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Rationale for Upcoming GAMC Budget Decisions
If you are Presbyterian, you probably already know that the economic downturn is impacting national offices, just as it is throughout the rest of the church. We must make some hard budget decisions when the GAMC meets Wednesday through Friday. Here is a short video where Tom Taylor and Linda Valentine laid out the thinking…
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Mikey Goes to Louisville … Episode 12
I am off to Louisville this afternoon for PCUSA stuff. I'll attend overlapping COGA meetings (Committee on the Office of the General Assembly) and GAMC (General Assembly Mission Council.) I attend COGA as a corresponding member of the GAMC. By my calculation, this is my 12th GAMC meeting since being elected to the board in…