The first step is to identify the key priorities for all three agencies of the Presbyterian Church (USA), A Corporation: the Office of the General Assembly, the Presbyterian Mission Agency, and the Administrative Services Group.
The commission’s first task will be to create a narrative of budget priorities.
The PC(USA) lost another 50,000 members in 2022 but new worshiping communities grew by 20.
The Outlook received eight awards, including honors for their editorial staff, website and news coverage.
“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.
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.
Reporter Gregg Brekke shares his encounter with Nita Hansen, who started the nonprofit God’s Hidden Treasures over 28 years ago.
Reporter Erin Dunigan speaks with two ordained women with differing opinions on the selection of Judges 19 for the January exegesis exam.
Reporter Gregg Brekke spends time in Kyiv and the surrounding areas.
Gregg Brekke reports from Lviv, the crossroads of Ukraine.
Reporting from Ukraine, Gregg Brekke shares how a group of Catholic sisters supports the Ukrainian resistance.
Reporter Gregg Brekke journeys to Ukraine via Poland, visits with a Ukrainian refugee and walks the grounds of a former Nazi extermination camp.
Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates will join a meeting of the Association of Mid Council Leaders on Wednesday, Feb. 8 to discuss their selection of Judges 19, “The Levite’s Concubine.”
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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“God has been weaving the thread.”
I feel the anxiety. I feel the fear. I’ll still show up.
At its first meeting, the commission talks about tasks and timelines at its first meeting.
Church leaders are looking for new ways to foster connection and networking at the assembly.
The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly also finalized the dates for the 2024 General Assembly.
At the 2022 Moderators' Conference, GA co-Moderators Shavon Starling-Louis and Ruth Santana-Grace join 145 presbytery and synod leaders to discuss the challenges and opportunities of church ministry.
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