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Overtures Committee has thus far dealt with 15 of the 17 overtures referred to it.
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…
Ridge Haven Rebounds, Sees Kingdom Returns
By Zoe S. Erler
“Ridge Haven has always managed to do a lot with a little; that’s one of its trademarks,” said Joel Belz, former General Assembly moderator and founder of World magazine.
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?
For the second year in a row, Home Repairs Ministries (HRM) will descend upon General Assembly with hammers, elbow grease, and a desire to bless the local community.
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.
The Improbable Path of True Disciples
By Alan Dowd
The woman at the well offers a glimpse of how quickly a person can be transformed by turning to God—and how much a transformed life can transform the world.
John Smithbaker and his pastor, Scott MacNaughton, founded Fathers in the Field (FITF), a program that pairs men with fatherless boys to teach them outdoor skills, introduce them to the love of their Heavenly Father, and help them forgive their earthly fathers.
The Board of Trustees of Covenant Theological Seminary unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Mark Dalbey as president of the Seminary, effective May 1, 2013.
“I was a clinical do-gooder,” 23-year-old Bryan Lemon admits. “I was always the good kid. Didn’t push the limits too much … just very consumed by seeking the approval of others and making others happy.”







