Editor’s note: The Outlook will run occasional stories talking to Presbyterians involved with grassroots work to address racism and injustice in..
Jack Bartlett Rogers, a professor of theology and moderator of the 213th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which was held..
The youth group from Central Pres in Atlanta is on a mission - to learn and to serve at GA and around..
PORTLAND, Ore. – On its final evening of deliberations, the 2016 General Assembly dealt with a series of recommendations from its Peacemaking..
PORTLAND, Ore. – Late at night on Friday, June 24, two committees – the committee on General Assembly Operations and the Mission..
Choosing an approach that its supporters described as a “middle way,” the 2016 General Assembly disregarded a committee’s recommendation that the..
PORTLAND, Ore. — Several members of the General Assembly’s Middle East Issues committee took to the assembly floor on June 24 in..
This year, Thursday – June 23 – was declared mission T-shirt day at General Assembly. All around the convention center, commissioners, staff and..
PORTLAND, Ore. – The adoption of the new Form of Government in 2012 brought with it several changes in the terminology that..
GA reporting by Greg Allen-Pickett and Mihee Kim-Kort On June 22, the 2016 General Assembly experienced a kairos moment through an overwhelming..
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has elected a new stated clerk: J. Herbert Nelson II – a third-generation Presbyterian pastor,..
The Way Forward. In an effort to find a way forward for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the General Assembly voted to create..
PORTLAND, Ore. — In the end, most commissioners might have felt that if the painstakingly crafted language was good enough for both..
PORTLAND, Ore. – A proposal that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) withdraw from the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice drew considerable discussion from..
PORTLAND, Ore. – What’s the way forward for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)? The 2016 General Assembly voted June 23 to move..
On June 23, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly commissioned a new class of mission co-workers to serve “to the ends of..
PORTLAND, Ore. – There will be no change this year to the existing synod boundaries. That’s what the assembly voted on after prolonged..
On June 17, Ryan Althaus arrived in Portland and posted this on his Facebook page: “Dear Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) friends. I write..
Belhar approved. The 222nd General Assembly made history by approving the addition of the Confession of Belhar from South Africa to the Presbyterian..
PORTLAND, Ore. – The 2016 General Assembly made history by voting June 22 to add the Belhar Confession – a moving call..
PORTLAND, Ore. – The General Assembly Procedures committee only had time to present one item of business from its report before the..
PORTLAND, Ore. –The 2016 General Assembly has approved proposed revisions to the Directory for Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – which..
PORTLAND, Ore. – Commissioners, delegates, mid council leaders and guests honored Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) at a..
After months of gathering steam, the “apology overture” from the Presbytery of New York City (item 11-05) gave way to a more..
PORTLAND, Ore. – On June 21st, Princeton Theological Seminary hosted a breakfast for ruling elder commissioners to the 222nd General Assembly. Tom..
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