Business Briefs – June 10, 2010
Kairos Palestine Document Endorsed for Study and Report Assembly returned to the report of the ecumenical and interfaith relations committee, again asking if a document […]
Kairos Palestine Document Endorsed for Study and Report Assembly returned to the report of the ecumenical and interfaith relations committee, again asking if a document […]
Laity and Communion A discussion about allowing lay people to administer communion continued Wednesday morning, but a decision is yet to be made. An amendment […]
Han-Ca Presbyteries to be Explored The 2002 assembly approved an end to the trial period for the church’s Han-Ca presbyteries, but also called for a […]
The Daily Digest provides an overview of each day’s events. Digests are distributed to commissioners at assembly, but you can read them online: Monday, June […]
As the local church’s national gathering launched at Cape Breton University in Sydney, N.S., the local press were waiting in the wings. Here is a […]
The Bigger Picture The assembly truly made a joyful noise. by Harvey Self Lighting Committee Report A Young Adult Representatives skit Try The Unthinkable The […]
For me, the greatest experience in this assembly was to catch a glimpse of the bigger picture of the church. We can all so very […]
Most indigenous communities in Taiwan have experienced and continue to experience identity crisis. In the process, some develop a ‘meeting place’ identity in which postcolonial […]
Some people might say the words ‘passion’ and ‘Presbyterian’ do not belong together. Perhaps to some, passion might be a bad thing. But the root […]
I am reminded of the story found in Numbers 13. Here we are at assembly and… we see that although the land is good, there […]
FORTY YEARS OF YARs Young adult representatives, celebrating their 40th anniversary at General assembly, received an advisory vote on motions of their choice. The “green […]
Our denominations have stories: tales of how the Lord formed us, how He led us through times of peace and conflict, times of abundance and […]
Today an elder from Brampton Presbytery asked Harvey [Self ],“Why are we … not discussing the spiritual condition of our churches?” A young minister from […]
The Moderator said on the first day of the assembly, “It takes a village to raise a child.” We student and young adult representatives are […]
Those words the Prime Minister spoke [on June 11, 2008] brought back the old memories from my residential school days. The feelings of sheer loneliness, […]
I am a Palestinian Arab. I’m also a Christian Palestinian Arab. Palestinian Christians were born in the upper room. We’re not outstanding theologians. We’re obsessed […]
A chaplain provides servant leadership to his or her unit—a servant who is loving and cares for his people. He or she is a reminder […]
Six-month-old Hannah de Jong was the youngest person to ever moderate the General Assembly—even if it was only for a few minutes as part of […]
I heard my presbytery had begun a search, To find some elders to represent the church. When I was asked, I stood real tall, And […]
We Presbyterians are highly trained polity people. We try to be practical and most of all, biblical. But Zacchaeus, in the gospel of Luke, teaches […]