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  • My Reflection on the General Assembly 218 “Troubles”

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    Well, here we are again. The General Assembly is over, the press is reporting that the PCUSA has lifted its ban on ordaining non-celibate homosexual persons, and the buzz has risen to a fever pitch. So, what to make of it all? I wish I knew. I'll offer a few of my observations, but if…

  • My PCUSA General Assembly Thoughts?

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    I know some are probably coming here to see what I might post about the PCUSA General Assembly. For now, just one word: "Processing …. processing …. processing …. processing…" [Please do not interpret this process. You will be notified when this process is complete.]

  • GA Update

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    I had intended to update my Presbyterian friends about events at the PCUSA General Assembly yesterday. Lots of business went down. The Form of Government report is being sent to the presbyteries for study. The committee resolution to the issues I had written about concerning the Presbyterian Foundation and the General Assembly Council passed without…

  • General Assembly News for 6/25

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    For detailed news of the PCUSA General Assembly, I'd refer my readers to Presbyterian News Service. Two events occupied a great deal of time yesterday. First, a motion was approved to create a new youth sexuality curriculum. An earlier assembly had terminated a previous version of this curriculum because many Presbyterians felt it significantly departed…

  • A Break from the General Assembly

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    If you're at the Presbyterian General Assembly and can't find me, it's because I'm in my room watching this: Go Turkey! Also, you may want to catch this clip about football vs. football (HT: Virgil Vaduva)

  • Committee #8 at General Assembly

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    My last two and one-half days have been consumed with observing the workings of Committee #8, “Mission Coordination and Budgets,” here at the Presbyterian General Assembly in San Jose. Some of it is what many would consider boring institutional stuff. Here is an incomplete recap of the issues dealt with. Mind you, all of these…

  • Into the Vortex

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    Here is where I spent my past 24 hours: Essentially, I'm being sucked deep into the vortex of the black hole of Presbyterian polity. Hopefully, by noon Tuesday, I'll have achieved escape velocity and can return to the blog more. Ya'll pray that I don't end up trapped forever in the abyss. 🙂

  • Some Pics from General Assembly

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    Here are some pictures I took yesterday and today at the Presbyterian Church, USA, General Assembly in San Jose, CA, right now. Here is a view of the platform from my assigned seat as a corresponding member. The folks you see are the voting commissioners. I sit at the very front section of the middle…

  • Church Basement Roadshow – San Jose

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    I'm in San Jose for the Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly. My first day here was a non-stop string of meetings from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm, but I made the fifteen-minute walk to First Presbyterian Church just in time to see the Church Basement Roadshow: A Rollin' Gospel Revival. The event is a combination…

  • Links on GA for Presby Geeks

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    Presbytery of New Covenant: Set Your Bookmarks Now! Here are some websites that PresbyPolityGeeks will want to bookmark in advance of the opening of the General Assembly, so you can stay up-to-the-minute on the latest developments: Streaming Video Schedule of GA Events — Watch all the action (or inaction!) on your very own computer in…