What happened at the historic virtual 224th General Assembly? While votes were taken and business was completed, what did not happen and how the meeting was conducted may prove to be more noteworthy. This issue details some key moments and important take-aways from the assembly.  Find all of our GA coverage at pres-outlook.org/GA224. Click here to read the issue in the Uberflip reader The inherent problem of whiteness in our polity Jill Duffield considers: Does PC(USA) polity work well in the current faced-paced world? New GA co-moderators Elona Street-Stewart and Gregory Bentley were elected on the first ballot. Per capita  GA approved a small increase to per capita for the next two years. GA affirms Black lives matter The assembly approved a resolution pledging to confront and dismantle systemic racism. The unfolding of an assembly This GA invited an examination of privilege, power and procedure. What are the lessons from the 224th GA? The Committee on the Office … [Read more...]

God is doing a new thing. We trust this promise as we gather for the first time as a virtual General Assembly. What is going to be the "critical and core" business taken up by the 224th GA? And what about the GA that wasn't? Join us as we enter a new place – cyberspace – and seek to discern the Spirit at work in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Click here to read the issue in the Uberflip reader The GA that wasn’t Leslie Scanlon considers the assembly planned for Baltimore and the components that will be missed. PC(USA) budgets The revised budgets headed to GA reflect the impact of COVID-19 on church finances.  Leslie Scanlon reports. Youth Rising  Young entrepreneurs from Baltimore will be introduced during a pre-assembly event. Leslie Scanlon reports. Board of Pensions A new minister’s package and additional choices have been added to the Benefits Plan. … [Read more...]