-
Recent Posts
- April 3, 2012 – Effective and Fruitful
- April 2, 2012 – Post Palm Sunday Reflections
- March 22, 2012 – Stated Clerk
- March 21, 2012 – Psalm 136
- March 20, 2012 – NextWave
- Reflections of the Day – March 19, 2012
- Surgery
- Change in plans
- Assembly Committee #19: Health Issues
- Assembly Committee #18: Board of Pensions, Foundation, Presbyterian Publishing
Archives
Tags
218th GA 219 GA ACSWP CLPs COGA commission comments commissioner committees elections Foundation GAMC general assembly nominating committee great emergence Israel mail moderator money Muslim nFoG OGA ordination overture prep rationale reading recommendations report social media special interest groups standing rules
Tag Archives: special interest groups
Assembly Committee 12: Civil Unions and Marriage Issues
This is going to be a bit of a different take on the business before Committee 12: Civil Unions and Marriage Issues. The business is pretty limited: do we uphold the definition of marriage as being between a man and … Continue reading
Posted in 219th GA
Tagged 219 GA, commissioner committees, great emergence, recommendations, special interest groups
Comments Off
Assembly Committee #10: Social Justice Issues A – Promotion of Social Righteousness
“No new money.” I hope Joey Bailey, Deputy Executive Director for Shared Services, goes to every committee and exhorts them with that one sentence. “No new money.” No new studies, no new committees, or task forces. As I mentioned yesterday, … Continue reading
Posted in 219th GA
Tagged 219 GA, ACSWP, commissioner committees, money, special interest groups
Comments Off
Assembly Committee #8: Ecumenical and Interfaith Relationships
Assembly Committee #8 is the first of several committees that will face questions regarding Israel, the Middle East, and/or interfaith theological issues. Committee #13: Peacemaking and International Issues has an item regarding Christians in the Muslim World. Committee #14 is … Continue reading
Posted in 219th GA
Tagged 219 GA, commissioner committees, Israel, Muslim, special interest groups
1 Comment
Special Interest Groups
By now, most commissioners and advisory delegates to the 219th General Assembly (2010) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have become accustomed to receiving big packages in the mail. Some are official mailings, others are from unknown sources. These are the … Continue reading
Reading the mail
Originally posted January 8, 2010 As we continue looking at “how to read” for the Assembly, one final category: the mail. Huh? The internet has changed many things, but paper is alive and well in the General Assembly world. Commissioners and … Continue reading