Below is a summary of some of the votes taken by the 46th General Assembly on Thursday, June 14.

Below are the recommendations issued by the Overtures Committee on June 13.

Below is a summary of the decisions made by the Overtures Committee of the 46th General Assembly on June 12. The committee will reconvene on Wednesday, June 13, at 8 a.m. 

In addition to the business of General Assembly, commissioners participate in seminars and corporate worship and strengthen personal relationships.

Kevin Smith, chairman of the study committee, hopes that the report will help congregations begin to see racism as a moral issue, like abortion. And as with other moral issues, Smith notes, refusing to talk about the issue will not make it go away.

“[Children] are members of the covenant community and members of the church. It makes me sad to think that often we ship them down the hall and they don’t participate in the great event of the gathered church,” said Jason Helopoulos.

Ruling Elder and outgoing General assembly (GA) moderator Alexander Jun, along with teaching elders Joe Novenson and Randy Pope, will speak during the times of corporate worship at the 2018 General Assembly in Atlanta.  The first Korean-American moderator, Jun is a founding member and ruling elder at New Life Fullerton (PCA). He was first ordained…

The seminar will highlight the cultural context that makes a show like “13 Reasons Why” so popular, while providing guidance and resources to equip pastors who want to better understand the issue and minister to congregants who might be contemplating ending their lives. 

Throughout most of Christian history a concern for the vulnerable led to founding orphanages, building hospitals, rescuing abandoned children, and teaching that one’s work is an act of worship to God.

“Some of us began to wonder if we could go beyond just talking about love of neighbor and actually create opportunities to be loving neighbors to people here in Atlanta during GA.” Two service projects and a giving opportunity are the result.