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Assembly Affirms Overtures Committee Votes

Late on Thursday evening, June 20, the 41st General Assembly affirmed the votes of the Overtures Committee as follows: Answer in the affirmative, as amended: Amend BCO 20-6 Regarding Terms of Call and add BCO Appendix J, Sample Form Amend BCO 34-8 and 37-6 to Require a Two-thirds Majority Vote to Remove Censure of Deposition If Imposed for Scandalous…

GA Moderator Rules Overtures 19 and 23 Out of Order

In response to a request from the Overtures Committee, the moderator of 41st General Assembly has ruled Overture 19 and 23 as out of order.

Paedo-communion Stirs Debate — Again

Issue Surfaces in RPR Report

The controversy over paedo-communion, and whether a presbytery may ordain a man who holds this view, has resurfaced for the third consecutive year.

Mohler on Total Truthfulness

Why biblical inerrancy matters more than ever

Over the past 40 years, the principle of biblical inerrancy has come under increasing fire from theological liberals. On Thursday morning, June 20, Dr. Ligon Duncan III, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Miss., hosted a discussion at the 41st General Assembly with Dr. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, on…

Clerk Reveals Latest Statistics

Link Between Data, Denominational Health

On Wednesday morning, June 19, Dr. L. Roy Taylor, stated clerk of the PCA General Assembly, provided commissioners with a summary of key statistics from 2012.

Overtures Committee Deals with 15 of 17

Will Reconvene, Deal with Final Two

Overtures Committee has thus far dealt with 15 of the 17 overtures referred to it.

Overtures Committee Votes on 19 and 23

Will Ask Moderator to Rule Both Out of Order

Grounds will be provided later.

AC Takes Four Actions

Votes Move to Full Assembly

The Administrative Committee convened on Monday, June 17, to discuss several matters regarding the administration of the denomination and to make recommendations on those matters to the 41st General Assembly. Significant among the issues considered: Regarding business from last year, Overture 2012-43, the committee recommends that the wording of Rules of Assembly Operation be amended…

Resilient Ministry

What it takes to survive and thrive

What makes pastoral ministry so difficult that, although men feel called to pastoral ministry for a lifetime and spend years training in seminary, they often quit after a few years?

Healthy Pastors, Healthy Churches

Hope is for less burnout, and greater joy

CEP in partnership with other committees and agencies as well as Metro Atlanta Presbytery, has begun exploring an initiative to provide training, mentoring, and gospel encouragement to teaching elders through an annual retreat.

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