{"id":126,"date":"2013-05-01T20:06:09","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T03:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gajunkie.info\/blog\/?p=126"},"modified":"2013-05-01T20:06:09","modified_gmt":"2013-05-02T03:06:09","slug":"general-assembly-season-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=126","title":{"rendered":"General Assembly Season 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAh, the First of May — the start of General Assembly Season 2013!  <\/p>\n

Coffee? Check.
\nAlarm clocks set? Check.
\nInternet streaming? Check. <\/p>\n

It looks like we are all ready to go so here is this year’s line-up:<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 \"\"\n<\/td>\n\nGeneral Assembly<\/a>
\nPresbyterian Church of Tasmania<\/a>
\n  14 May 2013 (begins)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\" <\/td>\n\nGeneral Assembly<\/a>
\nChurch of Scotland
\n<\/a>
\n18-24 May 2013
\nEdinburgh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\" <\/td>\n\nGeneral Assembly<\/a>
\nFree Church of Scotland Continuing<\/a>
\n20-24 May, 2013
\nEdinburgh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\" <\/td>\n\nGeneral Assembly
\nFree Church of Scotland<\/a>
\n20-24 May 2013
\nEdinburgh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 \"\"<\/td>\n\nGeneral Assembly
\nPresbyterian Church of South Australia<\/a>
\n  27 May 2013 (begins)
\nNorth Adelaide, S.A.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\n<\/td>\n\nGeneral Assembly<\/a>
\nUnited Free Church of Scotland<\/a>
\n 
\n29-31 May 2013
\nPerth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 \"\"<\/td>\n\n139th General Assembly
\n<\/a>
\nPresbyterian Church in Canada<\/a>
\n31 May – 3 June 2013
\nToronto, Ontario<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\" <\/td>\n\nGeneral Assembly<\/a>
\nPresbyterian Church in Ireland<\/a>
\n 
\n3-7 June 2013
\nLondonderry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\n<\/td>\n\n80th General Assembly
\n<\/a>
\nOrthodox Presbyterian Church<\/a>
\n5-11 June 2013
\nSt. Mary’s College
\nMoraga, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\n<\/td>\n\nSynod
\nReformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland<\/a>
\n10-12 June 2013
\nDromore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\n<\/td>\n\n209th Stated Meeting of the General Synod
\n<\/a>
\nAssociate Reformed Presbyterian Church
\n<\/a>
\n11-13 June 2013
\nBonclarken
\nFlat Rock, North Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\n<\/td>\n\n183rd General Assembly<\/a>
\nCumberland Presbyterian Church<\/a>
\n17-21 June 2013
\nMurfreesboro, Tennessee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\n<\/td>\n\n41st General Assembly
\n<\/a>
\nPresbyterian Church in America<\/a>
\n17-21 June 2013
\nGreenville, South Carolina\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\n<\/td>\n\n33rd General Assembly
\n<\/a>
\nEvangelical Presbyterian Church<\/a>
\n18-22 June 2013
\nHighlands Ranch, Colorado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 \"\"<\/td>\n\nGeneral Assembly
\nPresbyterian Church of Queensland
<\/a>
\n  24 June 2013 (begins)
\nClayfield (Brisbane), QLD\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 \"\"<\/td>\n\nN.S.W. State Assembly
\nPresbyterian Church of Australia
\nin the State of New South Wales
\n<\/a>
\n 
\n1 July 2013 (begins)
\nCroydon, N.S.W.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 \"\"<\/td>\n\n77th General Synod<\/a>
\nBible Presbyterian Church<\/a>
\n1-6 August 2013
\nGrand Island, NY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\" <\/td>\n\nNational Youth Assembly<\/a>
\nChurch of Scotland
\n<\/a>
\n16-19 August 2013
\nDundee
\n(Technically not a governing
\nbody, but still an Assembly I track) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 \"\"<\/td>\n\nGeneral Assembly
\nPresbyterian Church of Australia
\n<\/a>
\n9 September 2013 (begins)
\nSurry Hills (Sydney)
\n(note: this is a triennial Assembly)\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 \"\"<\/td>\n\nGeneral Assembly
\nPresbyterian Church of Victoria<\/a>
\n  October 2013\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 \"\"<\/td>\n\nGeneral Assembly
\nPresbyterian Church in Western Australia<\/a>
\n  25 October 2013
\nBassendean, W.A.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\n<\/div>\n

\nA few branches have biennial assemblies so those with their next assembly in 2014 include the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand.<\/p>\n

These are the ones that I am tracking at the moment.  I will update as
\nappropriate.  If I have missed one, or have information wrong or incomplete, please provide the appropriate information and I will update the list.<\/p>\n

And, to make the GA season complete here are two more items…<\/p>\n

The first is the series of articles I wrote as an introduction to Presbyterian General Assemblies five years ago.  My GA 101 series<\/a> consists of the following <\/p>\n

GA101: Preface<\/a>
\nGA101: Introduction – Why in the world would anybody want to do it this way?<\/a>
\nGA101: Connectionalism – The Presbyterian Big Picture<\/a>
\nGA101: The Cast of Characters – A score card to identify the players<\/a>
\nGA101: The Moderator – All Things In Moderation<\/a>
\nGA101: Where does the GA business come from? – Incoming!<\/a>
\nGA101: Doing the business of GA — Decently and in Order<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, what started as a six part series expanded into seven
\ncompleted articles with two more unfinished ones in the queue.  (Maybe
\nthis will give me some motivation to finish those up.)<\/p>\n

And finally, on to the ridiculous.  Lest we take ourselves too seriously, a couple years ago I had a little fun with the General Assembly<\/a> and in the post passed along the GA drinking game and GA Bingo<\/a>. Please play both responsibly. \"\"<\/p>\n

So, for all the GA Junkies out there I wish you the best of GA
\nseasons.  May you enjoy the next few months of watching us do things
\ndecently and in order!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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