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The GA Junkie

The Politics of Presbyterianism

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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1. Moderator Designate Of The Presbyterian Church In Ireland -- The Rev Roy Patton
  Tuesday, February 07, 2012
2. A Giant
  Saturday, February 04, 2012
3. How Do You Get Your Message Out? New Development In Standing For Moderator
  Friday, February 03, 2012
4. Musings On The FOP NRB Theology Document - 2. Theology Comes First
  Sunday, January 08, 2012
5. Top Ten List - Presbyterian News Stories Of 2011
  Saturday, December 31, 2011
6. Follow Up On The Presbyterian Church In Canada Moderator Election -- Details And Discussion
  Thursday, December 29, 2011
7. Passings -- William H. "Bill" Hopper
  Wednesday, December 21, 2011
8. The Airline Industry As A Model For The American Mainline Churches
  Wednesday, December 21, 2011
9. Musings On The FOP NRB Polity Document - 1. Can I Declare An Exception?
  Tuesday, December 13, 2011
10. An Interesting Development In The Presbyterian Church In Canada - Active Campaigning For Moderator
  Saturday, December 03, 2011
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The GA Junkie: Category Archive for news

Moderator Designate Of The Presbyterian Church In Ireland -- The Rev Roy Patton

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/7/2012 1:56 PM | Add Comment

Top Ten List - Presbyterian News Stories Of 2011

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/31/2011 10:25 AM | Add Comment

Follow Up On The Presbyterian Church In Canada Moderator Election -- Details And Discussion

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

An Interesting Development In The Presbyterian Church In Canada - Active Campaigning For Moderator

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/3/2011 10:32 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Nominees For Moderator Of The 138th General Assembly Of The Presbyterian Church In Canada

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/1/2011 9:51 PM | Add Comment

Developments In The Church Of Scotland Related To The Ordination Trajectory

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/18/2011 9:50 PM | Add Comment

Fourth Moderator Candidate For 220th PC(USA) GA (2012) Endorsed

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/28/2011 7:09 PM | Add Comment

Third Moderator Candidate For 220th PC(USA) GA (2012) Endorsed

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/15/2011 7:52 PM | Add Comment

Two Brief News Items From The Church Of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/30/2011 1:03 PM | Add Comment

Reverberations From Ordination Decisions: The PC(USA) And Her Global Partners

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/14/2011 5:38 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

The Fellowship Gathering -- Through The Tweets Dimly

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/30/2011 11:27 AM | View Comments (9) | Add Comment

Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/25/2011 9:47 PM | Add Comment

Fellowship PC(USA) Gathering -- Some Things To Pay Attention To

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/15/2011 9:24 PM | View Comments (8) | Add Comment

Presbyterian Church Of Ghana And Their Stand On Homosexuality

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/9/2011 8:49 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Presbyterian Mutual Society -- Payout Begins And The Cost Of The Failure

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/3/2011 12:03 PM | Add Comment

Two PC(USA) GAPJC Decisions On Ordination Standards -- A Plate Of Polity, Doctrine On The Side...

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/2/2011 8:09 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

A Sign Of The Times - PC(USA) Charging For The PDF Of The New Edition Of The Book Of Order

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/19/2011 9:03 PM | View Comments (10) | Add Comment

New Ordination Standards Language In The PC(USA) And The Discussion Of Standards

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/8/2011 9:12 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Releases The Latest Membership Statistics

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/2/2011 3:17 PM | Add Comment

31st General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/20/2011 2:08 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

78th General Assembly Of The Orthodox Presbyterian Church

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/12/2011 3:28 PM | Add Comment

207th General Synod Of The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/8/2011 12:27 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

General Assembly Of The Presbyterian Church In Ireland 2011

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/5/2011 7:20 PM | Add Comment

137th General Assembly Of The Presbyterian Church In Canada

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/5/2011 1:18 PM | Add Comment

A Couple Of Changes In The PC(USA)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/10/2011 10:04 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

The General Synod Of The Presbyterian Church In Trinidad And Tobago

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/29/2011 11:09 AM | Add Comment

Presbyterian Mutual Society -- Full Court Decision And Payout Plan

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/12/2011 11:37 AM | Add Comment

Court Date For The Presbyterian Church In Ireland And The Presbyterian Mutual Society

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/15/2011 9:40 PM | Add Comment

My Thoughts On The New Movements In The PC(USA)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/4/2011 9:22 PM | View Comments (10) | Add Comment

A New, Destructive, Earthquake Sequence In New Zealand

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/22/2011 8:19 AM | Add Comment

National Council Of Churches Membership Data -- We Can Correlate That

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/19/2011 3:34 PM | Add Comment

New PC(USA) GAPJC Decision -- The Southard Decision

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/9/2011 12:47 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Further Thoughts On The Fellowship PC(USA)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/5/2011 1:58 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

An Interesting Invitation And Some Of My Preliminary Reactions

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/2/2011 3:25 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Irish Presbyterians Chose Their 2011 GA Moderator

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/1/2011 12:21 PM | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/24/2010 7:03 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

More Updates Regarding Blantyre Synod, CCAP

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/15/2010 7:52 PM | Add Comment

New Leader Of NCCI From The Mizoram Presbyterian Church Synod

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/14/2010 3:35 PM | Add Comment

Musings On Middle Governing Bodies

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/26/2010 12:13 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

A "Glimmer Of Hope" For Presbyterian Mutual Society Savers

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/14/2010 12:22 PM | Add Comment

General Assembly 2010 Of The Presbyterian Church Of Aotearoa New Zealand

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/29/2010 1:23 PM | Add Comment

Reorganization Of The National Office Of The Presbyterian Church In Canada

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/21/2010 9:19 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Presbyterians And The Pope -- The Reactions Vary

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/15/2010 9:22 PM | Add Comment

Presbytery PJC Decision In Redwoods v. Spahr (2010)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/27/2010 12:15 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

Situation In Malawi With The CCAP -- Update And Reaction

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/26/2010 9:28 PM | Add Comment

Disagreement Between CCAP Livingstonia Synod Leadership And Malawi Government Continues -- Three Clerics Arrested

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/21/2010 7:20 PM | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/29/2010 2:52 PM | Add Comment

The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) -- The Power Of Interpretation

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/15/2010 4:37 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 11:57 AM | Add Comment

Special Meeting Of The General Assembly Of The Presbyterian Church In Ireland Regarding The Presbyterian Mutual Crisis

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/13/2010 8:00 AM | Add Comment

Presbyterians -- Owning The Label

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/8/2010 9:32 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Follow-up To The Oakfield Sale -- The Going Price Of An Historic Church Building In Upstate NY

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/2/2010 1:51 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Update On The Presbyterian Mutual Society And The Presbyterian Church Of Ireland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/24/2010 12:05 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

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

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

An Interesting Tale Of Stewardship, Property, And The PC(USA) Trust Clause

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/21/2010 1:17 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Ethno-religious Violence In Nigeria And The Presbyterian Response

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/19/2010 11:42 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Moderator Designate Of The General Assembly Of The Presbyterian Church In Ireland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/2/2010 3:06 PM | Add Comment

Called Meeting Of The General Synod Of The ARP

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/2/2010 1:23 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Second Vote For The Moderator Of The General Assembly Of The Presbyterian Church In Ireland Tomorrow -- Presbyterians Doing Things Decently And In Order

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/1/2010 12:41 PM | Add Comment

Great Earthquake In Chile - Feb. 27, 2010

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/1/2010 7:51 AM | Add Comment

News From The CCAP: Synods Become Flexible And An Ecumenical Alliance To Monitor Democracy

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/20/2010 12:53 PM | Add Comment

Steps In Ecclesiastical Discipline In Two PCA Presbyteries

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/3/2010 6:09 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

First Vote For Presbyterian Church In Ireland Moderator Designate Ends In A Tie

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/2/2010 2:01 PM | Add Comment

Presbyterian Mutual Society Gets Its Hearing

Posted by Steve Salyards at 1/21/2010 1:08 PM | Add Comment

Destructive Haitian Earthquake

Posted by Steve Salyards at 1/13/2010 1:12 PM | Add Comment

Looking Ahead: 219th General Assembly Of The PC(USA) - The Second Moderator Candidate

Posted by Steve Salyards at 1/12/2010 12:19 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/26/2009 5:45 AM | Add Comment

New Official Web Site Design And Blog From New Zealand

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/1/2009 12:01 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/18/2009 9:19 PM | View Comments (2)

Ordination Standards In The Evangelical Presbyterian Church -- The Current Discussion

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/9/2009 6:27 PM | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/6/2009 1:02 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

The Continuing Ordination Standards Discussion In The Presbyterian Church In America

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/5/2009 2:15 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Three Decisions From The GA Permanent Judicial Commission Of The PC(USA) -- Ordination Standards And More

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/4/2009 4:30 PM | Add Comment

Breaking News: PC(USA) GAPJC Decisions Published

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/3/2009 1:50 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Free Church Of Scotland General Assembly Moderator Designee

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/8/2009 12:10 PM | Add Comment

Church Property Case Not Accepted By Supreme Court... At This Time

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/5/2009 11:21 AM | Add Comment

Developments At Coral Ridge -- What Does It Say About Confessional Standards?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/30/2009 1:09 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

PC(USA) Committees And Task Forces Getting Ready For GA

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/24/2009 12:04 PM | Add Comment

The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) -- The Build-up Begins

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/7/2009 6:18 AM | View Comments (5) | 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 12:09 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Congregationalism Is Hierarchical? -- Or -- Who Controls What It Means To Be Congregationalist?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/28/2009 5:34 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

73rd General Synod Of The Bible Presbyterian Church

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/6/2009 11:51 AM | Add Comment

Developments In Scotland

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

You Have To Admit The Anglicans Know How To Do Schism

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/14/2009 11:58 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

EPC General Assembly, PC(USA) Membership Statistics, Ecumenical Relations -- Yes, There Is A Thread There

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/29/2009 9:17 PM | View Comments (3)

Seeing Double -- Recent Developments in the U.S. Anglican/Episcopal Church

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/26/2009 11:35 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

The 29th General Assembly Of The Evangelical Presbyterian Church -- Upcoming Next Week

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/22/2009 9:23 PM | Add Comment

PC(USA) Releases 2008 Membership Statistics

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/18/2009 5:45 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

The 37th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In America -- Moving From Committee To Plenary

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/16/2009 6:01 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

135th General Assembly Of The Presbyterian Church In Canada -- Summary And Comments

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/15/2009 5:45 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

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

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

General Assembly (2009) of the Church of Scotland Convenes

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/21/2009 6:18 AM | Add Comment

Voting Trends For Amendment 08-B -- Part 3 - Breakout Sessions

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/19/2009 5:25 PM | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/16/2009 8:49 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

What Does It Take To Get Ordained Around Here?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/12/2009 11:18 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Voting Trends For Amendment 08-B -- Part 2 - Summary Statistics For The Presbyteries

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/6/2009 8:04 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Church Property Case Headed For The U.S. Supreme Court

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/6/2009 11:35 AM | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/5/2009 11:27 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Two Additional Overtures To The 37th General Assembly Of The PCA

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/29/2009 8:27 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

The Current Church of Scotland Controversy Remains Active

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/29/2009 11:27 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

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