By Leslie Scanlon, The Presbyterian Outlook Leaders of 14 of the 16 synods in the Presbyterian Church (USA) are speaking out against a recommendation from the Mid Councils Commission that the denomination’s synods be reconfigured into eight large regional synods. That kind of opposition could pose a significant challenge to the commission’s recommendations, as happened in…
The Layman An overture from the Presbytery of Homestead is asking the 2014 General Assembly to require synods and presbyteries to seek consultation before any possible reorganization of synod or presbytery boundaries. Overture 028 asks the GA to respond to any plan for comprehensive reorganization of synod or presbytery boundaries by encouraging presbyteries to consult…
With its recommendation for synod reconfiguration adopted, the Mid-Council Commission 2 (MCC-2) will be seeking ways to market the proposal prior to the gathering of the 221st General Assembly (GA) in Detroit, Mich. During a three-day work session in Dallas, Texas, earlier this week, the 15-member panel finalized the recommendation that will reconfigure…
Recommendations regarding the reconfiguration of synods in the Presbyterian Church (USA) are drawing closer to completion and presentation to the Office of the General Assembly (OGA). Following a tedious review process, the Mid-Council Commission 2 (MCC-2) adopted its final report – due by Feb. 14 – during a three-day meeting at the American Airlines Training…
DALLAS, Texas — A recommendation to reduce the number of synods in Presbyterian Church (USA) is in its final stages. The Mid-Council Commission 2 opened three days of tweaking and fine-tuning its recommendation to reduce the number of synods in the PCUSA from 16 to eight on Monday at the American Airlines Training and Conference…
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…
A reduction in the current number of synods will be presented to the 221st General Assembly in Detroit next summer. During a three-day meeting at the American Airlines Training and Conference Center in Dallas, the Mid-Council Commission 2 chose a “larger but fewer synods” model to be recommended at the next GA meeting, slated for…
As part of its mandate to determine the future of synods in the Presbyterian Church (USA), the Mid-Council Commission II (MCC-2) engaged in dialogue with synod leaders via conference calls during the summer. Results of that dialogue were shared during the first of three days of meetings for the MCC-2 on Sept. 9 at the…