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1. A Pastoral Letter from Presbyterians for Renewal
(PFR Articles/Denominational Issues)
(To download this letter as a PDF file, click here.) Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Grace and peace from God our Father through our Lord Jesus Christ.  The 219th General Assembly is now adjourned.  ...
The following offers a summary of some of the significant actions taken by the 219th General Assembly as of mid-day on Friday, July 9.  While these summaries are brief and descriptive, PFR will be offering ...
Dr. Andrew Purves, Professor of Reformed Theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, addressed the crowd at the "PFR Breakfast" at the 219th General Assembly in Minneapolis, MN.  His topic: "The Faith ...
At the conclusion of two and a half days of General Assembly committee meetings, the news is not good from the Twin Cities.  Below is a synopsis of some of the significant actions taken by General Assembly ...
5. The General Assembly Elects Cynthia Bolbach as Moderator
(PFR Articles/Denominational Issues)
The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has elected Cynthia Bolbach, Elder Commissioner from National Capital Presbytery, as its Moderator.  Voting was complicated by significant ...
6. Key Issues Coming to the 219th General Assembly
(PFR Articles/Denominational Issues)
... locale and prayerfully discern God’s plan leading for the future. What a great week of celebration and joy! But barring direct and powerful Divine intervention, the 219th General Assembly  will be, yet ...
7. Reform from Within
(PFR Articles/Denominational Issues)
Note: to sign up for PFR's daily updates from the General Assembly meeting in Minneapolis (July 2-10, 2010), click here. Presbyterian evangelist Charles Finney was once reported to have said, ”Every ...
... during the 219th General Assembly in Minneapolis, MN.  ...
... in an open letter from the moderator and stated clerk of the 209th General Assembly, language summarizing the Great Ends bears an even more pronounced similarity to Warren’s Purpose-Driven language.[4] ...
Welcome to another General Assembly year!  In just a few short months, the 219th GA will convene in Minneapolis, MN.  The full compliment of PC(USA) agencies and organizations will be there, staffing ...
... between civil union and Christian marriage, and the effects of current laws on same-gender partners and their children. This was indeed part of your mandate from the General Assembly. But when it comes ...
In June 2008 a simple majority of the 218th General Assembly proposed the removal of G-6.0106b (biblical standards of fidelity and chastity) to the presbyteries, requiring, for the fourth time in a dozen ...
... to revise or ignore the clear teaching of Scripture and the continuing unflinching witness of a majority of Christians throughout time and around the globe to uphold that call of the first “General Assembly” ...
14. The Real Value of 08-B
(PFR Articles/Denominational Issues)
... the 2008 General Assembly epitomized this struggle, and in response, PFR called for an effort to “reshape the PC(USA)” in a way that would address these deeper issues over a longer term. Throughout the ...
... Church (U.S.A.) presently describes both the character of marriage (W-9.001) and the conditions for ordained service within our Presbyterian family (G-6.0106b); that the recent General Assembly has once ...
16. When Renewal Becomes Reformation
(PFR Articles/Denominational Issues)
... and Whose we are We share four core observations: The denomination we know and love has changed. This change has been a long time in coming. It was not the product of any one General Assembly, ...
17. Declaration and Call: Search for a New Beginning
(PFR Articles/Denominational Issues)
Presbyterians for Renewal reaffirms its statement, following the June 2008 General Assembly, that the Presbyterian Church (USA) is no longer able to carry out unified ministry and mission. Theological ...
... and synod that favor a new kind of moral diversity would be free to do so. The PC(USA) would still be one denomination with one General Assembly.  The responsibilities and authority of the General Assembly ...
19. What Way Ahead? Part One: Three Options
(PFR Articles/Denominational Issues)
For conservative Christians in the PC(USA), facing major challenges is nothing new. But the challenges we are accustomed to facing took on new proportions at the 218th General Assembly. Though ...
20. Rocking Our World
(PFR Articles/Missionally Minded)
... live my daily life? Honestly, not much. Jesus is not my "only" comfort. Why? There are too many other "comforts" in my life. Even in the aftermath of our latest General Assembly, I've not been ready ...
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