George Robertson Elected Moderator
Dr. George Robertson, senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Augusta, Georgia, has been elected moderator of the 44th General Assembly.
PCA General Assembly
OC Makes Recommendations on Six Overtures
In addition to the recommendation on Overture 45, the Overtures Committee made recommendations on the six more overtures today.
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OC Makes Recommendation on Overture 45
The Overtures Committee voted to affirm an amended version of Overture 45. The overture will now go to the General Assembly for final approval.
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Overtures Committee Makes Recommendation on Race-Related Overtures
The Overtures Committee has voted to answer an amended version of Overture 43 in the affirmative. The Committee also voted to answer all other race-related overtures with reference to Overture 43.
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AC Recommends Study Committee on Women in Ministry
In 2014 the Cooperative Ministries Committee (CMC) identified five key issues facing the PCA and established subcommittees to study them and report to the full committee. One subcommittees was assigned to study the issue of women in ministry. In January, that subcommittee, brought an updated report.
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Overture 3: Minority Reports From Presbytery Judicial Commissions
The overture creates the option for commission members to file concurring or dissenting reports with a commission judgment. If one third of the commissioners submit a dissenting report within the specified timeframe, it will be considered a minority report and submitted to the presbytery.
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Singer Laura Story to Speak at at GA Women’s Event
Story is the senior worship leader at Perimeter Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. She wrote the Chris Tomlin hit “Indescribable,” and won Dove, Billboard, and GRAMMY awards for her 2011 album “Blessings” and its title song.
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Wert, Keller, and Williams to Preach at General Assembly
Jim Wert Wert serves as moderator of the 2015 Assembly, is a ruling elder in Metro Atlanta Presbytery (MAP), and a founding member of Intown Community Church in Atlanta. Wert grew up in North Carolina and came to faith under the Rev. John Neville, Jr., one of the PCA’s early fathers. A graduate of University of North…
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The Past, the Trinity, and the Community
Reflections on Race and the PCA
The PCA needs confession and dialogue in order to live out the implications of our theological commitments – to pursue the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Such truth-telling is an outworking of what it means to image our Triune God.
By Irwyn Ince
An Overview of 42 Race-Related Overtures
Of the 63 overtures submitted to this year’s General Assembly, 42 deal with the confession and repentance of race-related sins.