Unification Commission’s May meeting anticipates first deadlines
The commission’s first task will be to create a narrative of budget priorities.
Lucinda Isaacs is a writer and PC(USA) minister from Southwest Ohio. She is currently studying creative writing and public theology.
The commission’s first task will be to create a narrative of budget priorities.
“This was not an easy decision, but I feel it is the right one to make for my family and the church in this time of change.”
Work continues to unite the Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency.
When we embrace visibility and vulnerability, we can find a God-given sense of belonging in the make-up aisle, at a civil protest, and – if we allow it – in the church, writes trans woman and pastor Lucinda Isaacs.
On Thursday, the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates added new exam registration language and dedicated a task force to engage a larger conversation about examination questions.
The commission also divided up its work into four workgroups: governance, financials, common mission and consultations.
In their annual meeting, the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations acknowledges the impact of using Judges 19 for the January 2023 exegesis exam.
The Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates announced details for their March meeting, including a livestream link and proposed statement for candidates to sign before taking their exegesis exam.
Commissioners discuss how to organize their work and what resources they might need, such as agency descriptions, organizational charts and basic budgets.
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