Tag: General Assembly
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Today at GA
Today at GA, we renewed the "Growing Christ's Church Deep And Wide" initiative, renewed Linda Valentine as GAMC Exec for four more years, and sent the new form of government out to be voted on by presbyteries. Below is a pic of Heartland's own Landon Whitsitt, the new vice-moderator, moderating the FOG debate.
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Committee 13, Intl Peacemaking
Here is a picture of Committee 13, where I spent the last two days. Also, a pic of a gentleman from Columbia giving testimony about circumstances in Columbia through a translator. We covered an interesting array of issues. All in all, it was a very good committee.
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Author tells GA breakfast-goers how cultural shift changes society, religion
219th General Assembly: Author tells GA breakfast-goers how cultural shift changes society, religion Though membership numbers are declining, Christianity is growing. “Let us hear about this crazy thing God is doing with the church.” That was the invitation of the Rev. Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, to the capacity crowd at the…
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“Neither Poverty Nor Riches” – A Critical Response
This week, I am a commissioner to the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.. An item of business at the Assembly is called Neither Poverty Nor Riches: Compensation, Equity, and the Unity of the Church, (NPNR) (Item 10-10), from the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP). It addresses employee compensation within the…
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Micah 6:8 chosen as 2008 General Assembly theme
From the Presbyterian News Service: Micah 6:8 chosen as 2008 General Assembly theme LOUISVILLE — The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) has approved a familiar passage from the prophet Micah as the theme for the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) two years hence in San Jose, CA. “He…
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Koster Presbyterian Outlook Article
How It Is That the General Assembly Did Not Authorize "Local Option" is an interesting article in the Presbyterian Outlook about the PUP report implications by presbytery stated clerk Edward Koster. Koster notes that the line about review by governing bodies was altered to read: Whether the examination and ordination and installation decision comply with…