{"id":298,"date":"2011-05-03T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T02:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=298"},"modified":"2011-05-03T19:30:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T02:30:00","slug":"general-assembly-season-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=298","title":{"rendered":"General Assembly Season 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are entering the 2011 General Assembly Season.  GA Junkies get ready!<\/p>\n

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)<\/p>\n

51st General Synod
\nPresbyterian Church in Trinidad and Tobago<\/a>
\n27 April 2011
\nSan Fernando<\/p>\n

General Assembly
\nFree Church of Scotland<\/a>
\n23-27 May 2011*
\nEdinburgh<\/p>\n

General Assembly
\nFree Church of Scotland (Continuing)<\/a>
\n23 May 2011*
Edinburgh<\/p>\n

General Assembly<\/a>
\nChurch of Scotland<\/a>
\n21-27 May 2011
\nEdinburgh<\/p>\n

General Assembly
\nUnited Free Church of Scotland<\/a>
\n1-3 June 2011
\nPerth<\/p>\n

137th General Assembly<\/a>
\nPresbyterian Church in Canada<\/a>
\n5-10 June 2011
\nLondon, Ontario<\/p>\n

137th General Assembly<\/a>
\nCumberland Presbyterian Church in America<\/a>
\n6-8 June 2011
\nDallas, Texas<\/p>\n

General Assembly<\/a>
\nPresbyterian Church in Ireland<\/a>
\n6-9 June 2011
\nBelfast<\/p>\n

207th Stated Meeting of the General Synod<\/a>
\nAssociate Reformed Presbyterian Church<\/a>
\n7-9 June 2011
\nFlat Rock, North Carolina<\/p>\n

39th General Assembly<\/a>
\nPresbyterian Church in America<\/a>
\n7-10 June 2011
\nVirginia Beach, Virginia<\/p>\n

78th General Assembly<\/a>
\nOrthodox Presbyterian Church<\/a>
\n8-14 June 2011
\nSandy Cove Conference Center, Maryland<\/p>\n

181st General Assembly<\/a>
\nCumberland Presbyterian Church<\/a>
\n20-24 June 2011
\nSpringfield, Missouri<\/p>\n

180th General Synod
\nReformed Presbyterian Church of North America<\/a>
\n20 June – 1 July, 2011
\nIndiana Wesleyan University<\/p>\n

31st General Assembly<\/a>
\nEvangelical Presbyterian Church<\/a>
\n22-25 June 2011
\nCordova, Tennessee<\/p>\n

75th General Synod
\nBible Presbyterian Church<\/a>
\nAugust\n<\/div>\n

\nThese 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<\/a>, Presbyterian Church of Australia<\/a>, and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)<\/a>.  If I have missed one, or have information wrong, please provide the appropriate information and I will update the list.<\/p>\n

To go along with GA season, I have two more items…<\/p>\n

The first is the series of articles I wrote as an introduction to Presbyterian General Assemblies three 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 completed articles with two more unfinished ones in the queue.  (Maybe this will give me some motivation to finish those up.)<\/p>\n

And finally, on to the ridiculous.  Lest we take ourselves too seriously, last year 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 seasons.  May you enjoy the next three months of watching us do things decently and in order!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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