The GA Junkie: Category Archive for ordained office

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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For more on what a General Assembly is see my ongoing series of articles GA 101
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4. Church Of Scotland 2013 General Assembly -- Special Commission On Same Sex Relationships
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6. Church of Scotland 2013 General Assembly -- Church And Society Report On Israel
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The GA Junkie: Category Archive for ordained office

2013 General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland

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Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending April 27, 2013

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Affinity Classes In The Reformed Churches

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Top 10 Presbyterian News Stories Of 2012

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PC(USA) GAPJC Decisions -- Presbytery of Newark v McNeill

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/2/2012 9:09 PM | Add Comment

[UPDATE] 220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- Continuing Conversation Over Election of the Vice-Moderator

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/4/2012 9:38 PM | Add Comment

"A Vast Diversity Of Interpretation" -- Redwoods Presbytery Expresses Their Disagreement With The Spahr II Decision

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/17/2012 12:17 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Threading The Needle -- SPJC Approves Standards Statement

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/11/2012 5:24 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Musings On The FOP NRB Polity Document - 1. Can I Declare An Exception?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/13/2011 7:10 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

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/14/2011 6:38 PM | View Comments (2) | 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 9:09 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

181st General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/9/2011 6:19 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/8/2011 10:12 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

General Assembly Of The United Free Church Of Scotland

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/2/2011 10:28 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

PC(USA) Polity Implications Of Amendment 10-A Passage

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/7/2011 9:24 PM | View Comments (7) | 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

Strong Cross-Issue Correlation In PC(USA) Amendment Voting To Date

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/11/2011 11:00 AM | Add Comment

Constitutional Voting In The PC(USA)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/19/2010 1:14 PM | Add Comment

Officers Of The Church -- Prepetual Or Three-And-Out?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/15/2010 9:42 AM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

Equipping Elders

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Seminaries Supporting The PC(USA) - How Are They Represented In The Congregations

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/24/2010 7:29 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Reflection On The Training Of Leaders

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Leadership In Presbyterian Government -- Do We Have A Name For That?

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The New Presbyterian Panel Survey From The PC(USA) -- An Interesting Editorial Addition

Posted by Steve Salyards at 1/6/2010 10:36 PM | Add Comment

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