Through the process known as “joining and receiving,” the RPCES agencies were folded into their PCA counterparts, except two: Covenant College and Covenant Seminary.

Eleven presbyteries have presented overtures related to human sexuality to the 47th General Assembly.

The 46th General Assembly proposed seven amendments to the Book of Church Order, the most proposed since 1996. These proposed amendments were sent to the presbyteries for their advice and consent.

“We’re telling people, ‘Everything’s by grace. You’re predestined. Anything good you have is from God alone.’ And then we’re pretty arrogant sometimes in the way we treat other Christian traditions.”

The overture has been referred to the CCB for review of its compatibility with the rest of the constitution and to the Overtures Committee for its recommendation.

Heritage Presbytery finds problematic the guidelines developed that initiate a policy allowing women in MTW to serve in authority over men in the roles of team leader, regional director, and international director.

If the PCA will provide Covenant’s future freshmen, the college will, in turn, produce the PCA’s future lay leaders.

Dr. Jim Whittle believes this proposal offers a middle ground between those advocating the ordination of deaconesses and those who oppose it.

While the majority of overtures sent to the General Assembly await the meeting of the Assembly for the review and recommendation of the Overtures Committee (OC), some overtures are referred to the permanent committees or agency boards because they relate to their work.

“In the current culture, it’s good to remember what the Church has spoken about this matter,” Doug Serven says.