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Below are the recommendations issued by the Overtures Committee on June 13.
The Overtures Committee has submitted the following grounds for its recommendations to the General Assembly.
General Assembly Digest for June 12
By Staff
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.
Why Children Should Stay in Church
By Zoe S. Erler
“[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.
Before Bridges, Chavez said the only help most refugees received was from the overburdened refugee-resettlement agency. With so many families in need, Bridges stepped into refugees’ lives.
As the founder of Storytellers Creative Arts, Barnett offers individuals a chance to meet the Great Physician through creative arts so that they can experience the healing that only God can provide.
TheaTheos: A New Way to Experience Scripture
By Melissa Morgan Kelley
Archer, who currently serves as assistant pastor of St. Pauls Presbyterian (PCA) in Atlanta, notes that the Gospels were originally heard all at once. He recently launched TheaTheos, a performing arts ministry overseen by St. Pauls, as an outreach and teaching tool for churches.
Mississippi Church Pushes Back Against History of Racism
By Zoe S. Erler
“There’s no reason this church should be growing and thriving. God is bringing people together in Christ.”
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 ones work is an act of worship to God.




