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The GA Junkie

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define:GA Junkie
Pronounced "gee-eh-jun-key"
GA: Abbrv. for General Assembly, the highest governing body in many presbyterian style churches
A GA Junkie is someone who closely follows the politics of Presbyterianism
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5. 2012 General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland
  Sunday, May 20, 2012
6. 2012 General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland
  Friday, May 18, 2012
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  Monday, May 14, 2012
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The GA Junkie: Category Archive for Church of Scotland

Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending May 26, 2012 -- Assemblies, Departures and Arson

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/29/2012 9:56 PM | Add Comment

Where Did The GA Go?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/24/2012 1:09 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending May 19, 2012 -- Bullying, Departures and a Merger

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/21/2012 12:35 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

2012 General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/18/2012 1:21 PM | Add Comment

General Assembly Season 2012

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/1/2012 8:54 PM | Add Comment

Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending April 21, 2012 -- Federal Vision, Ghana Elections and Economics

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/24/2012 12:29 PM | Add Comment

Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending April 7, 2012

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/8/2012 8:48 PM | Add Comment

Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending March 31, 2012

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/1/2012 9:06 PM | Add Comment

Haven't I Seen That Somewhere Before?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/11/2012 7:41 PM | View Comments (7) | Add Comment

Developments In The Church Of Scotland Related To The Ordination Trajectory

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/18/2011 10:50 PM | Add Comment

Church Of Scotland Moderator Designate... Two Of Them

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/25/2011 2:13 PM | Add Comment

Two Brief News Items From The Church Of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/30/2011 2:03 PM | Add Comment

Reverberations From Ordination Decisions: Some Challenges In The Church Of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/22/2011 12:29 PM | Add Comment

National Youth Assembly 2011 Of The Church Of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/1/2011 12:53 PM | Add Comment

The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland Chooses Their Trajectory

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/24/2011 1:00 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

The General Assembly Of The Church of Scotland 2011

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/19/2011 6:11 PM | Add Comment

General Assembly Season 2011

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/3/2011 12:30 PM | Add Comment

The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland -- Discussion Over Ordination Standards

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/28/2011 9:38 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Church Of Scotland Redesigns Their Web Page

Posted by Steve Salyards at 1/30/2011 8:34 PM | Add Comment

Theft Leaves The Church Of Scotland With Out A Symbol Of The Moderator

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/24/2010 8:03 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

New Moderators And Moderator Candidates

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/2/2010 1:04 PM | Add Comment

Church Of Scotland General Assembly 2011 Moderator Designate Announced

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/27/2010 12:53 PM | Add Comment

"To Boldly Go..." The 2010 National Youth Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/4/2010 12:29 PM | Add Comment

New Moderators Take To The Web

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/3/2010 9:41 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Past Meets The Present In Scotland -- Rome Amidst The Reformed

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/28/2010 12:46 PM | Add Comment

The 2010 Assemblies Discussing Central Points Of Presbyterian And Reformed Thought

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/29/2010 9:34 PM | Add Comment

General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland -- Being The Churh Where You Are

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/21/2010 12:56 PM | Add Comment

The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/19/2010 10:40 PM | Add Comment

The PCA Strategic Plan -- How Do You Grow Larger?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/13/2010 7:10 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Church Of Scotland/Roman Catholic Agreement On Baptism

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/12/2010 1:16 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Financial Implications -- Decisions Coming To General Assemblies

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/11/2010 12:31 PM | Add Comment

The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland -- What Is Making The Rounds Of The Press (And What Is Not)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/4/2010 1:35 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland -- Review And Reform And Ministries

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/29/2010 3:52 PM | Add Comment

The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland -- Reaffirm The Third Article Declaratory

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/28/2010 12:08 PM | Add Comment

Approaching The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/20/2010 1:07 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Church And State In Scotland And England -- The Reformation Still Means Something

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/13/2010 12:57 PM | Add Comment

The Church Of Scotland National Youth Assembly -- Looking Back And Looking Ahead

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/21/2010 3:56 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Historical Realignments In The Scottish Presbyterian Church And Parallels In Other Branches

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/9/2010 4:21 PM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment

New Principal Clerk Of The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/26/2009 6:45 AM | Add Comment

Being Missional In Scotland -- A Presbyterian Partnership: Reformission Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/23/2009 2:23 PM | Add Comment

Some Brief Updates

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/24/2009 7:48 PM | Add Comment

Church Of Scotland Commission Of Assembly Meeting - Ordination Standards Debate And Manse Occupancy

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/18/2009 10:19 PM | View Comments (2)

Current News In The Ordination Standards Discussion In The Church Of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/6/2009 2:02 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Church of Scotland General Assembly 2010 Moderator Designate

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/27/2009 12:45 PM | Add Comment

Sorting Out What The Actions Of The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland Mean

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/4/2009 1:09 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Church Of Scotland National Youth Assembly 2009

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/29/2009 11:50 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Law And Gospel

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/21/2009 8:00 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Developments In Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/5/2009 9:45 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

What Is Your Strategy For Mission? Some Thoughts On The Call Of Clergy In The Mainline Church

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/21/2009 9:07 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland -- Say What?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/26/2009 9:00 PM | Add Comment

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland -- Reaction To The Judicial Case

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/25/2009 9:00 PM | Add Comment

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland -- Live Blogging The Lochcarron-Skye Overture Debate

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/25/2009 8:00 AM | Add Comment

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland -- What Is Not On The Table But Waiting In The Wings

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/24/2009 9:25 PM | Add Comment

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland -- Saturday Night Session

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/23/2009 10:45 AM | Add Comment

Presbyterians Amid Web 2.0 -- The Institution And The Web

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/21/2009 1:05 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

General Assembly (2009) of the Church of Scotland Convenes

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/21/2009 7:18 AM | Add Comment

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland This Week -- The Media Build Up Continues

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/16/2009 9:49 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

What Does It Take To Get Ordained Around Here?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/12/2009 12:18 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Debate Preceding The Church Of Scotland General Assembly -- Focus Shifts To Web 2.0

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/5/2009 12:27 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

The Current Church of Scotland Controversy Remains Active

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/29/2009 12:27 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Controvery Headed To The Church Of Scotland General Assembly Increases

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/21/2009 10:13 PM | Add Comment

Two Sign Posts On The Journey With Standards For Ordained Office: 2 - Church of Scotland and Aberdeen Presbytery

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/25/2009 9:15 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Status Of The Controversal Call To A Charge In The Church Of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/5/2009 9:48 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Further News And Comments On The Developing Controversy In The Church Of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 1/10/2009 12:28 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Controversy Over A Pastoral Call In The Church Of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 1/9/2009 1:55 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

The Rev. William Hewitt Selected Moderator Designate for Church of Scotland General Assembly (2009)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/31/2008 12:57 PM | Add Comment

Taking Time To Be A Moderator

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/17/2008 1:16 PM | Add Comment

National Youth Assembly 2008 -- What Happened?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/13/2008 10:05 PM | Add Comment

Next Moderator of the Church of Scotland -- The Process

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/5/2008 8:36 AM | Add Comment

Church of Scotland National Youth Assembly 2008

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/3/2008 12:53 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

Moderator of the Church of Scotland Now Blogging

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/17/2008 9:29 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland -- Wrap-up 1: General Thoughts and The British PM

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/21/2008 3:10 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

The Theology of Dr. Who

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/6/2008 8:30 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Passings: Jack Stotts, Lewis Wilkins, and William Smith

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/5/2008 1:51 PM | Add Comment

Are We Presbyterians Really All That Joyless?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 1/21/2008 8:24 AM | Add Comment

Follow up on the passing of T. F. Torrance

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/7/2007 8:55 AM | Add Comment

Passings: T. F. Torrance and Gene Sibery

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/5/2007 1:36 PM | Add Comment

Moderator Designate for the Church of Scotland 2008 General Assembly

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/9/2007 1:31 PM | Add Comment

Presbyterian Church (USA) and Church of Scotland Parallels

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/28/2007 6:51 AM | Add Comment

Headlines

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/8/2007 3:36 PM | Add Comment

Churh of Scotland General Assembly: News wrap up

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/26/2007 12:05 PM | Add Comment

Church of Scotland General Assembly: Notes on Day 6, Thursday

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/24/2007 12:12 PM | Add Comment

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland: Summary of major issues

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/23/2007 6:59 PM | Add Comment

Church of Scotland GA: Notes on Day 1

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/20/2007 6:57 AM | Add Comment

Church of Scotland GA begins tomorrow

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/18/2007 6:30 PM | Add Comment

The beginning of GA season is coming: Five days to the GA of the Church of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/14/2007 3:05 PM | Add Comment

Sometimes the only way you conquer the pull of power is to set it down

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/10/2007 7:04 AM | Add Comment

GA of the Church of Scotland: Same-sex relationships report

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/29/2007 5:33 PM | Add Comment

Baptismal Standards -- or -- The advantages of celebrity?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/31/2007 8:44 AM | Add Comment

Celtic 0 - Rangers 1

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/16/2007 5:37 AM | Add Comment

Scottish Religious Leaders to Attend Celtics/Rangers Football Match

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/5/2007 7:21 AM | Add Comment

Scottish Pastor to Bless Same-Sex Civil Partnerships

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/15/2007 10:24 AM | Add Comment

Church of Scotland News: Part 2 - Ecumenical efforts to halt sectarian violence in Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/13/2006 4:14 PM | Add Comment

Church of Scotland News: Part 1 - Same-sex unions resolution defeated by presbyteries

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/13/2006 3:20 PM | Add Comment

Church of Scotland Presbyteries voting against blessing same-sex unions

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/4/2006 11:54 AM | Add Comment

Church of Scotland Moderator Designate Enters Debate

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/20/2006 1:30 PM | Add Comment

The Rev. Sheilagh Kesting named Moderator designate for the Church of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/1/2006 12:35 PM | Add Comment

Odds and Ends

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/20/2006 11:59 AM | Add Comment

Selecting the next Moderator of the GA of the Church of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/18/2006 12:19 PM | Add Comment

High Profile Church of Scotland GA Moderator

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/16/2006 10:17 AM | Add Comment

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