The GA Junkie: Category Archive for PC(USA)

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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1. Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending May 18, 2013
  Friday, May 24, 2013
2. Church Of Scotland 2013 General Assembly -- "Affirm the Church's historic and current doctrine and practice... nonetheless permit..."
  Tuesday, May 21, 2013
3. 2013 General Assembly Of The Free Church Of Scotland
  Monday, May 20, 2013
4. Church Of Scotland 2013 General Assembly -- Special Commission On Same Sex Relationships
  Sunday, May 19, 2013
5. 2013 General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland
  Friday, May 17, 2013
6. Church of Scotland 2013 General Assembly -- Church And Society Report On Israel
  Thursday, May 16, 2013
7. Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending May 11, 2013
  Monday, May 13, 2013
8. Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending May 4, 2013
  Monday, May 06, 2013
9. First Moderator Candidate For PC(USA) 221st GA (2014) - RE Heath Rada
  Thursday, May 02, 2013
10. General Assembly Season 2013
  Wednesday, May 01, 2013
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The GA Junkie: Category Archive for PC(USA)

Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending May 11, 2013

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/13/2013 12:52 PM | Add Comment

Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending May 4, 2013

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First Moderator Candidate For PC(USA) 221st GA (2014) - RE Heath Rada

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/2/2013 1:04 PM | Add Comment

General Assembly Season 2013

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A Look At The PC(USA) Church Dismissals In Alaska

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Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending April 20, 2013

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Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending April 13, 2013

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The PC(USA) Focus On The Form Of Government

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/10/2013 3:22 PM | View Comments (10) | Add Comment

Affinity Classes In The Reformed Churches

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/8/2013 1:58 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Two News Stories About Churches And Their Worship Space

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/18/2013 5:47 PM | Add Comment

A New Presbyterian Leader... At Fuller Seminary

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Top 10 Presbyterian News Stories Of 2012

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Passings -- Elder Cynthia Bolbach

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PC(USA) Synod PJC Decision -- St. Andrews Session v. Santa Barbara Presbytery Regarding Union Presbyteries

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/27/2012 8:00 PM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment

PC(USA) GAPJC Decisions -- Larson and others v. Presbytery of Los Ranchos

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PC(USA) GAPJC Decision -- Tom and Others v Presbytery of San Francisco

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

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220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- A Summary Of Summaries

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220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- Saturday Morning

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220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- Friday Evening

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220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- Friday Afternoon

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220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- Friday Morning

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220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- Thursday Evening

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220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- Minority Reports

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220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- Thursday Morning

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[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

220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- Wednesday Evening

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220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- Wednesday Afternoon

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220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- At The Mid-Point

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220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- Special Offerings Open Hearing

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/2/2012 4:27 PM | Add Comment

220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- Election of the Moderator

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/1/2012 1:35 PM | Add Comment

220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- Saturday Evening: Election of the Moderator

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/30/2012 4:11 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

220th GA of the PC(USA) -- Saturday Afternoon

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220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/28/2012 12:51 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Candidates For Moderator Of The 220th General Assembly (2012) Of The PC(USA)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/27/2012 8:29 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Mid Councils Commission Report To The 220th GA Of The PC(USA)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/25/2012 10:54 AM | Add Comment

Running The Numbers -- Dismissals From Tropical Florida And Mississippi Presbyteries

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/7/2012 10:51 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

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 (6) | 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

"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

Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending May 12, 2012 -- WCC, Leadership, Dismissal and Jobs

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/14/2012 12:45 PM | 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

Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending May 5, 2012 -- Ghana Elections, PC(USA) Divestment And Structure

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/8/2012 9:40 AM | Add Comment

PC(USA) GAPJC Decision -- Parnell v. Presbytery of San Francisco

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/6/2012 7:46 AM | Add Comment

Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending April 28, 2012 -- Realignments And African Issues

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/1/2012 9:24 PM | Add Comment

General Assembly Season 2012

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PC(USA) GAPJC Decision -- Hwang v. Synod Of Southern California And Hawaii

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/20/2012 9:26 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

A Full Slate For Vice-Moderator Nominees For The PC(USA) 220th GA

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/19/2012 10:12 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending April 7, 2012

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Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending March 31, 2012

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PC(USA) Synod PJC Decisions -- Per Capita And Property

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/31/2012 9:46 AM | Add Comment

Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending March 24, 2012

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Where Two Or Three Are Gathered

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/8/2012 11:23 AM | Add Comment

Fifth Moderator Candidate For 220th PC(USA) GA (2012) Announced And The First Vice-Moderator Announcement

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/5/2012 2:00 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

PC(USA) GAPJC Decision In The Spahr 2012 Case: 1. The Decision

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/22/2012 10:45 PM | View Comments (7) | Add Comment

Haven't I Seen That Somewhere Before?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/11/2012 7:41 PM | View Comments (8) | Add Comment

How Do You Get Your Message Out? New Development In Standing For Moderator

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/3/2012 8:51 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Musings On The FOP NRB Theology Document - 2. Theology Comes First

Posted by Steve Salyards at 1/8/2012 9:01 AM | View Comments (8) | Add Comment

The Airline Industry As A Model For The American Mainline Churches

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/21/2011 2:14 PM | 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

Passings -- Tom Gillespie

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/7/2011 2:01 PM | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/28/2011 8:09 PM | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/15/2011 8:52 PM | Add Comment

First Moderator Candidate For 2012 PC(USA) GA Endorsed

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/4/2011 6:44 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

The Fellowship Gathering -- Through The Tweets Dimly

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/30/2011 12:27 PM | View Comments (9) | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/15/2011 10:24 PM | View Comments (8) | Add Comment

Presbyterian Church Of Ghana And Their Stand On Homosexuality

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/9/2011 9:49 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

"The Medium Is The Message"... Again

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/31/2011 9:26 PM | View Comments (2) | 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 10:03 PM | View Comments (10) | 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

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/2/2011 4:17 PM | Add Comment

"We Are Presbyterian" And "We Are PC(USA)"

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/23/2011 1:26 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

A Couple Of Changes In The PC(USA)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/10/2011 11:04 PM | View Comments (2) | 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

Whither The PC(USA)? Wither The PC(USA)?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/18/2011 6:01 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

Synod PJC Upholds the Presbytery PJC Decision In Spahr Case

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The PC(USA) Does Appear To Have A "Lightning Rod"

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/30/2011 12:11 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

A Brief Update On Cross-Issue Correlation In PC(USA) Amendment Voting

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/15/2011 6:32 PM | Add Comment

The Fog Around nFOG

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/9/2011 10:16 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

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

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

Cross-Issue Correlation In PC(USA) Amendment Voting

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/2/2011 10:08 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

PC(USA) Amendment 10-A Voting About To Reach Half-Way Point

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/22/2011 10:40 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

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

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

Further Thoughts On The Fellowship PC(USA)

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

An Interesting Invitation And Some Of My Preliminary Reactions

Posted by Steve Salyards at 2/2/2011 4:25 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

A Very Preliminary Look At Amendment Voting In The PC(USA)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 1/23/2011 10:22 PM | View Comments (2) | 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

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Special Commission On Middle Governing Bodies Gets To Work

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/11/2010 11:41 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

More Official Presbyterians On Social Media

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/2/2010 12:46 PM | Add Comment

The 219th General Assembly Of The Presbyterian Church (USA) -- Further Reflection On Not Business As Usual

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/28/2010 12:44 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Musings On Middle Governing Bodies

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/26/2010 1:13 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Digging Into Presbyterian Statistics -- PC(USA) Presbytery Growth Rates

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/20/2010 10:14 PM | Add Comment

All Churches Great And Small -- Congregation Size Distribution And Changes In The PC(USA)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/13/2010 6:40 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

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