A church that’s not even listed in the PCA’s yearbook is now an organized and fully functioning congregation. Four mission churches are now developing new ministries. Three other sites are targeted and waiting for the right church planter.

Boz Tchividjian calls Overture 6 adopted by the 42nd General Assembly “perhaps the most robust statement on child protection adopted by any Christian denomination.”

Approves Minority Report on Overture 43.

Ad Interim Committee on Insider Movements dismissed with thanks.

Role of women in the church, homosexuality, rising generation of leaders, making GA more attractive to younger pastors and ruling elders, and diversity.

“My sense is that most teaching and ruling elders in the PCA are thankful and grateful for our standards, but often confused and bewildered by how ineffective we seem to be in reaching our culture with the gospel.” — Bryan Chapell

Most pastors are adept at proclaiming their theological convictions. However, many neither understand nor communicate clearly the distinctiveness of their pastoral ministry styles.

General Assembly can be bewildering for first time commissioners. Dr. Stephen Estock’s guidebook provides some helpful background.

Thirty-nine presbyteries and one individual teaching elder have submitted a total of fifty-two overtures requesting action by the 42nd General Assembly of the PCA.

Teaching elder Christian Keidel doesn’t want the GA to revert to the old system; he wants presbyteries to adopt the newer one.