PCA News

Rocky Mountain Presbytery Asks Assembly to Clarify Roles for Women

The Rocky Mountain Presbytery has submitted an overture to the 36th General Assembly asking the Assembly, through the agency of a study committee, to specify acceptable roles for women in the church. Read the Article.

R. Laird Harris: A Great Servant of the Lord

“He was always eager to praise the Lord, and he rejoiced in all the astonishing work that God is doing. He was a great servant of the Lord, and of our denomination." Read the Article.

RUF Summer Conference: Demand Outpacing Supply

The May 12-17 conference, which will take place in Laguna Beach, Fla. over one week instead of the usual two, will focus on the theme of “Glorification." Read the Article.

MTW-RTS/Charlotte Partnership Expands Theological Training in Mexico

With an eye toward church planting, Mission to the World has entered into a partnership with Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS)/Charlotte for expanded theological education in Monterrey, Mexico. Numerous churches will also participate in the partnership. Read the Article.

MNA Church Planting Training Goes Beyond the PCA

The PCA’s Mission to North America (MNA), along with Global Church Advancement (GCA), will host the 2008 North America Church Planting and Renewal Seminar, July 21-25, in Orlando, Fla. Attendees represent 25 to 30 denominations beyond the PCA, and a number of countries around the world. Read the Article.

Covenant Theological Seminary Co-Hosts “Ethnic Ministries Summit”

The Ethnic Ministries Summit, held in major cities throughout the U.S. each year, seeks to equip local churches to reach first- and second-generation immigrants and refugees with the gospel. Read the Article.

General Assembly Overture Recommends Study of Women Deaconesses

Overture 9 recommends that General Assembly “erect a study committee on deaconesses” to determine whether the election of women to the office of deacon is contrary to the Book of Church Order (BCO). Read the Article.

Covenant Poet-In-Residence Points to "World of the Spirit"

"One is a better reader of all kinds of literature for having studied poetry, from legal documents to the haiku," says Dr. Robert Siegel. Read the Article.