With the conclusion of the meeting of the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) earlier today the reports of what the Assembly did are beginning to appear.
For many years I have produced a summary sheet for my congregation and the last few years I have had requests from others asking if they can to use it. So here is my Brief Summary. Feel free to use it if you find it helpful.
There are already a series of official responses from the PC(USA) including:
- Pastoral Letter from the Moderator, Vice-Moderator,Stated Clerk, and Executive Director of the GAMC
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) pages on –
- Civil Union and Marriage
- Form of Government
- Middle East Peacemaking
- Middle Governing Body Commission
- Ordination Standards
- News from the General Assembly
- PC-Biz for the exact details on what happened
In addition Robert Austell has put up on his GAhelp.net site a collection of Post-GA information including an index of the business, Post-GA commentaries, and the News/Opinion feed.
While it is tempting to start commenting on the inaccuricies in the reporting of the popular media I will leave that for another day. However, one of my favorite blogs, GetReligion, has posted their first piece.
So, the 219th is in the books. Lots for the presbyteries to vote on. I’m still working on my summary thoughts, but for the moment we are on to the General Synod of the Bible Presbyterian Church in a couple of weeks.