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Holy Week resources and reflections

Four problems with the draft revision of the Form of Government

This article discusses four problems posed by the draft revision of the Form of Government, now before the 2008 General Assembly. My aim is to improve the document, not criticize it. We all want a church government that is simple, clear, dynamic, workable in the 21st century, and faithful to our Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Say “No” when necessary

Saying “No” to an aspiring leader isn’t easy.

When an inappropriate person asks for a leadership slot, it can seem kinder, certainly less conflict-laden, to say “Yes” and see what happens.

The church’s other foundation (revised)

The members of the General Assembly Council (GAC) have taken great strides to enlarge our world mission work. In the process, they and Presbyterian Foundation together have sought to deploy all available funds for use in mission and ministry.

However, three proposals coming before the San Jose GA this June 21-28 could alter the way those funds get invested and deployed (see p. 8). If the commissioners handle these proposals well, the mission of the church will be advanced. If mishandled, controls built into the system to ensure proper allocation of funds may be compromised.

Renowned Presbyterian chronicler, Vic Jameson, died May 18

LOUISVILLE — Victor Loyd “Vic” Jameson, who chronicled the life of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) with an uncanny combination of wit and wisdom for more than 30 years, died May 18 in a Santa Fe skilled nursing facility of complications from a fall in his home Aug. 26, 2007. He was 83 years old.

A native of Clayton, N.M., Jameson graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in 1949 after serving three years in the U.S. Army during World War II. He taught school in Hobbs, N.M., for two years before discovering his life’s calling as a journalist.

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State clerk position sought

Winfield “Casey” Jones, pastor of First Church in Pearland, Texas since 1986, has announced that he intends to be nominated for stated clerk at the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) this month in San Jose, Calif.

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