Central Carolina Presbytery calls for the PCA to sever its ties with the NAE. It charges that the NAE “has frequently intermeddled in civil affairs” contrary to chapter 31 of the Westminster Confession of Faith, and cites numerous other Christian bodies that are not members.
Overture 23 Calls for Withdrawal From NAE Read More »
The PCA Book of Church Order (BCO) was written in the 1970s and drew heavily from the work of earlier versions. Over time, procedures were developed to anticipate new circumstances. One such situation occurs when a witness in a church judicial procedure needs to be examined, but lives at a distance from the examining session
Overture 17 Would Allow Video Testimony Read More »
The overture has been referred to the Administrative Committee.
Overture 3 Calls for Prudence in Planning GA Worship Read More »
Each year, the PCA General Assembly elects its moderator, who serves until his successor is elected at the following Assembly. This means that the moderator has virtually no time to prepare for the often intricate questions of constitutional interpretation and procedure that he’s required to make. Georgia Foothills Presbytery has proposed to modify this procedure
Overture 16 Calls for Election of Moderator-Elect Read More »
The overtures, though similar, differ slightly in their details.
Nine Presbyteries Request Study Committee on Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Read More »
When a presbytery sends an overture to the General Assembly (GA), the stated clerk is responsible for referring that overture to the appropriate committee for its consideration. Any overture relating to a particular permanent committee or agency, or to an ad-interim committee, is to be referred to that committee which then recommends how the GA
Overtures 15 and 18 Seek to Modify Overture Referral Read More »
Under the current rule, an officer can be nominated on the floor of the GA and elected to serve on a permanent committee even if he did not seek or receive nomination from his own presbytery.
Overture 12 Would Restrict GA Floor Nominations Read More »
The overture from Platte Valley Presbytery seeks to clarify how appeals and complaints must be filed to the higher court and when the “countdown” for filing begins.
Overtures Seek to Clarify Filing Method And Timeliness of Complaints And Appeals Read More »
In this installment of PCA Voices, Mark Dalbey, president of Covenant Theological Seminary, explores biblical hospitality: What is it? And what does it look like — especially among PCA ruling and teaching elders?
Hospitality: Extended from the Heart Toward Others Read More »
Central Indiana Presbytery proposes allowing a session to present a request for the dissolution of an assistant pastor’s call directly to the presbytery.
Overture 5 Proposes Change in Procedures for Dissolving Pastoral Relationships Read More »