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Actions of the 47th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America 2019
By Dr. L. Roy Taylor
A total of 1,616 commissioners registered, representing 827 churches from all 88 presbyteries.
What Does the PCA Gain from a Denominational Seminary?
By Megan Fowler
Through the process known as “joining and receiving,” the RPCES agencies were folded into their PCA counterparts, except two: Covenant College and Covenant Seminary.
Overture 33 Proposes Additional Membership Question
By Larry Hoop
The overture has been referred to the CCB for review of its compatibility with the rest of the constitution and to the Overtures Committee for its recommendation.
Overture 41 Would Limit MTW Field Leadership to Elders
By Larry Hoop
Heritage Presbytery finds problematic the guidelines developed that initiate a policy allowing women in MTW to serve in authority over men in the roles of team leader, regional director, and international director.
“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!”
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.
A Trumpet for Unity
By Zoe S. Erler
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.
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.”