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.

Dr. Ligon Duncan III, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Miss., and Dr. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, will discuss the truthfulness of Scripture and how to commend it in the 21st century.

Bruce Terrell, ruling elder and executive director at Redeemer (New York City) was elected as moderator of the 41st General Assembly in Greenville, S.C.

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

Grounds will be provided later.

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…

Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted Wednesday (June 12) to stand with churches and families that drop ties with the Boy Scouts of America over its decision to allow openly gay Scouts, and urged the BSA to remove leaders who supported the change in policy. Members of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination also acknowledged the right of churches to remain in Scouting.

How should the Church, and the PCA in particular, engage the culture? This, in the broadest sense, is the subject that Tim Keller and Ligon Duncan III will tackle Thursday night of General Assembly.

“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.

In the aftermath of Starbucks’ shareholder meeting, Biblically Responsible Investing gets another look.