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Overture 41 Would Limit MTW Field Leadership to Elders

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.

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Overture 25 Calls for PCA Church Leaders to Support Christian Education

by Megan Fowler

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.”

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Overture 24 Calls for GA Approval of Changes In Committee and Agency Policies

by Megan Fowler

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.”

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Overture 16 Calls for Election of Moderator-Elect

by Megan Fowler

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 …