General Assembly backgrounder: BOP, PILP, PPC, Foundation
An Assembly Committee that only acronym maniacs could love will address items of business related to four of the six national agencies..
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General Assembly backgrounder: congregational vitality
Three initiatives aimed at unifying Presbyterians around ambitious goals in mission and evangelism will receive docket time at the 221st General Assembly of the..
General Assembly backgrounder: social justice issues
Gun violence, abortion, hunger, and the U.S. economy are among the topics that will be discussed by commissioners to the 221st General Assembly of..
General Assembly backgrounder: General Assembly procedures
Whether the time has come to give vote as well as voice to Young Adult Advisory Delegates is one of the topics..
General Assembly backgrounder: theological issues and institutions
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s 221st General Assembly ― June 14-21 in Detroit ― will once again consider a proposal to include The Belhar Confession..
PHEWA recognizes four social justice ministries with 2014 awards
LOUISVILLE (PNS) The Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association(PHEWA) will present its four 2014 ministry awards at a June 19 event during the..
General Assembly backgrounder: church polity and ordered ministry
Among other topics, the Committee on Church Polity and Ordered Ministry of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s 221st General Assembly will debate the degree to which..
Welcome to the conversation (Stated Clerk’s column)
Welcome to the 221st conversation as a whole church gathered as commissioners this time in Detroit, Mich. This conversation has some legs on it...
General Assembly backgrounder: mid councils issues
The Assembly Committee on Mid Councils Issues of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s 221st General Assembly will begin shaping the future of the denomination’s mid-level governing..
Detroit 1954: a tale of two cities
PHILADELPHIA (PNS) Sixty years ago, the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. ― now the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ― held its 166th General Assembly..