When it comes to General Assembly meetings of the Presbyterian Church (USA) its informative to be “in the room” but it can be more informative to be outside the room, or in a back room, hallway or following threads on social media. On Saturday morning there was a city-wide water outage caused by a drop…
(Article corrected 5/19/14) The faculty members of two Presbyterian Church (USA) seminaries have called upon the denomination for “mutual forbearance” on the issue of same-sex marriage. Originating at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga., and now endorsed by the faculty of Austin Theological Seminary in Austin, Texas, the statement urges members of the PCUSA on all sides of…
While the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) is still seven months away, business for it to consider when the assembly does convenes is beginning to accumulate. As of Nov. 19, 21 overtures have been submitted to the Office of the General Assembly, and two of those concern one of the major issues…