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CCB Reports on Constitutionality of Overtures
By Larry Hoop
Conflicts noted by the CCB may often be remedied by an OC amendment to the proposal.
Multiple Overtures Address The Issue Of Human Sexuality
By Larry Hoop
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.”
Covenant College: Where PCA Students Prepare for Faithful Christian Living
By Megan Fowler
If the PCA will provide Covenants future freshmen, the college will, in turn, produce the PCAs 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.
Committees And Agencies Make Overture Recommendations
By Larry Hoop
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.
“For many years, I wasn’t too excited about my husband, so I poured myself into my kids and my church,” Carol says. “I was a great ‘pastor’s wife,’ but not a very good wife to the pastor!”
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