The GA Junkie: Tag 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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The GA Junkie: Tag 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

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 4/30/2013 12:54 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

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

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 3/14/2013 9:14 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Passings -- Elder Cynthia Bolbach

Posted by Steve Salyards at 12/13/2012 10:30 PM | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/15/2012 9:30 AM | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 11/5/2012 4:17 PM | View Comments (8) | Add Comment

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

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

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/9/2012 1:25 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

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 Afternoon

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

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

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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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/30/2012 12:25 PM | Add Comment

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

Where Did The GA Go?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 5/24/2012 1:09 PM | View Comments (6) | 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

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 14, 2012

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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

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

Passings -- Tom Gillespie

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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

Second Moderator Candidate For 2012 PC(USA) GA Endorsed

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/14/2011 10:15 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: 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

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

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

Another Step In The Journey -- Synod PJC Decision In Parnell And Others v. Presbytery Of San Francisco

Posted by Steve Salyards at 10/5/2010 6:17 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Sunday Worship At The PC(USA) 219th General Assembly Catalyzes Global Discussion

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/4/2010 3:51 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

PC(USA) Constitutional Amendment Booklets (Mostly) Available

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/31/2010 2:53 PM | Add Comment

Presbytery PJC Decision In Redwoods v. Spahr (2010)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/27/2010 1:15 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

New Moderators Take To The Web

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

Thoughts On Modeling The Future Of The Mainline Churches

Posted by Steve Salyards at 8/2/2010 10:32 PM | Add Comment

The 219th General Assembly Of The PC(USA) -- Not Business As Usual For One Item

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/13/2010 9:32 PM | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/10/2010 10:25 PM | Add Comment

The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) -- The Clock Is Ticking

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/10/2010 4:34 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) -- But Will The Presbyteries Concur?

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/8/2010 8:58 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) -- The GA At The Midway Point

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/7/2010 12:17 PM | Add Comment

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

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/3/2010 9:48 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 7/2/2010 9:23 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

New Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Web Site

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/30/2010 10:33 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Annual Statistical Report Of The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/30/2010 12:30 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) -- Candidates For Moderator And... (1) Social Media

Posted by Steve Salyards at 6/16/2010 2:41 PM | View Comments (10)

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