The results of the church-wide conversation on the identity and purpose of the Presbyterian Church (USA) have been released by the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA), and it reveals a denomination with a theologically and socially liberal majority which has a strong agreement that Reformed theology is a positive and defining…
By Leslie Scanlon, The Presbyterian Outlook. The Office of the General Assembly – which, after a staff reduction in 2013, is still trying to do much of the same work with fewer employees – should strengthen its long-range planning and develop a three- to five-year plan. The Committee on the Office of the General Assembly…
By Leslie Scanlon, The Presbyterian Outlook. Restructuring. It’s the melody wafting through so many conversations in the Presbyterian Church (USA) these days – and is virtually certain to be one of the refrains of the 2016 General Assembly. Overtures are pending about potentially merging the Office of the General Assembly and the Presbyterian Mission Agency….
We are a praying people. The staff of the Presbyterian Lay Committee gathers regularly for a time of Bible study, prayer and mutual encouragement. Thousands of people share their prayer requests with us and we are honored to lift up each person and their request personally before the Lord. It is a privilege to pray…
A report on the effectiveness and relationship of the Presbyterian Mission Agency (PMA) and Office of the General Assembly (OGA) expressed concern that neither agency is equipped to help mid-council bodies address their most acute needs and sometimes serve as a distraction from such tasks. A sub-committee of the Mid-Council Commission 2 (MCC-2) presented the…
In approving a new structure and leadership design for the Office of the General Assembly (OGA) on February 27, the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA) simultaneously approved the accompanying staffing rationale, which includes reductions in force. “While the new structure will enable OGA to better serve the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) by…