In Overture 25, Suncoast Florida Presbytery encourages presbyteries, sessions, and diaconates in the PCA “to embrace and provide a supportive posture for Christian education in our churches and communities.”

The overtures cite BCO 15-1 and 14-1.7 as demonstrating that these committees do not exercise the governing authority that is exclusive to ordained elders.

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

document, titled “Principles of Coordinator Unity,” lays out a commitment to Christian fellowship, love, and transparency that will inform the way the coordinators and presidents interact with each other moving forward.

And after years of study researchers identified the four things humans need to be happy. Not surprisingly, they’re things the Bible described centuries ago.

When Sam Duncan was nominated to serve as an assistant parliamentarian of the 28th General Assembly (GA), he was completely surprised.

PMWP’s rationale for this proposal draws attention to BCO 14-1.7, which states that the Assembly’s committees “are not to establish policy but execute policy established by the General Assembly.”

Central Carolina Presbytery calls for the PCA to sever its ties with the NAE. It charges that the NAE “has frequently intermeddled in civil affairs” contrary to chapter 31 of the Westminster Confession of Faith, and cites numerous other Christian bodies that are not members.

The PCA Book of Church Order (BCO) was written in the 1970s and drew heavily from the work of earlier versions. Over time, procedures were developed to anticipate new circumstances. One such situation occurs when a witness in a church judicial procedure needs to be examined, but lives at a distance from the examining session…

The overture has been referred to the Administrative Committee.