We are entering the 2011 General Assembly Season.  GA Junkies get ready!

For those who may be interested in the upcoming gatherings here are the meetings of governing bodies that I have on my calendar and will be trying to track: (Information marked with * is updated from the original posting)

These are the ones that I am tracking at the moment.  I will update as appropriate.  Remember, that not all the Presbyterian branches have Assemblies or Synods this year — This includes the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, Presbyterian Church of Australia, and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).  If I have missed one, or have information wrong, please provide the appropriate information and I will update the list.

To go along with GA season, I have two more items…

The first is the series of articles I wrote as an introduction to Presbyterian General Assemblies three years ago.  My GA 101 series consists of the following

GA101: Preface
GA101: Introduction – Why in the world would anybody want to do it this way?
GA101: Connectionalism – The Presbyterian Big Picture
GA101: The Cast of Characters – A score card to identify the players
GA101: The Moderator – All Things In Moderation
GA101: Where does the GA business come from? – Incoming!
GA101: Doing the business of GA — Decently and in Order

Yes, what started as a six part series expanded into seven completed articles with two more unfinished ones in the queue.  (Maybe this will give me some motivation to finish those up.)

And finally, on to the ridiculous.  Lest we take ourselves too seriously, last year I had a little fun with the General Assembly and in the post passed along the GA drinking game and GA Bingo. Please play both responsibly.

So, for all the GA Junkies out there I wish you the best of GA seasons.  May you enjoy the next three months of watching us do things decently and in order!