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PCUSA General Assembly committee leadership finalized

Written by the Layman | Thursday, June 17, 2010

The leadership of the 18 committees for the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s 219th General Assembly has been announced. According to Presbyterian News Service, the committee leadership (M = moderator; V = vice-moderator; A = committee assistant; P = parliamentarian) is as follows: · Bills and Overtures: M – Elder Heath Rada (Western North Carolina); V –... Continue Reading

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO CATASTROPHE

Written by Southern Baptist Convention | Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The SBC Convention, meeting this week in Orlando, Florida, passed the following resolution on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 WHEREAS, On April 20, 2010, the deadly explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in the deaths of eleven workers and touched off an underwater gusher of oil that has spewed... Continue Reading

ON HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE UNITED STATES MILITARY

Written by Southern Baptist Convention | Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The SBC Convention, meeting this week in Orlando, Florida, passed the following resolution on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 WHEREAS, President Obama has promised repeatedly to repeal current law (10USC654) and to change policies that prevent normalizing the open presence of homosexuals in the armed forces; and WHEREAS, The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff... Continue Reading

Reformed Church in America Agrees to Discuss ELCA’s Pro-Gay Actions

Written by Lillian Kwon | Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The RCA adopted a resolution expressing “concern” over the Evangelical Lutheran Church’s controversial action to allow partnered homosexuals to be on the clergy roster. The resolution was approved during the RCA’s 204th General Synod, which concluded Tuesday. It comes nearly a year after the ELCA’s highest legislative body voted to permit persons who are in... Continue Reading

Bryant Wright of Marietta, GA wins runoff for Southern Baptist president

Written by Norm Miller | Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Bryant Wright, pastor of the Atlanta-area Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, defeated Florida pastor Ted Traylor in a runoff for the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention. With 7,667 messengers voting, Wright received 4,225 votes, or 55.11 percent. Traylor, pastor of Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, Fla., received 3,371 votes, for 43.9 percent. Nearly 11,000 messengers... Continue Reading

Southern Baptist Messengers adopt Great Commission Resurgence by wide margin

Written by Mark Kelly | Wednesday, June 16, 2010

By an estimated 3-to-1 margin, the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force report was adopted June 15 by messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Albert Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, made the motion at last year’s Convention that brought about the Task Force report that many predict... Continue Reading

Baptists, combating malaise, preoccupied by numbers

Written by Adelle Banks, RNS | Wednesday, June 16, 2010

“Statistics have become so dire in terms of membership and baptisms…that they’re really having to revisit who they are and what they’re going to be and do,” As members of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination ready for their annual meeting next week in Orlando, Fla., statistics loom large in their plans to chart a new... Continue Reading

Al Mohler focuses on the necessity of conversion at SBC Pastors’ Conference

Written by Garrett E. Wishall | Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Jesus turns out not to be favorably disposed toward those who are favorably disposed to Him,” he said. “Being favorably disposed to Jesus is simply not enough.” No matter how orthodox one’s theology or how favorable his opinion of Jesus, unless one is converted from a self-centered life of sin to repentance and faith in... Continue Reading

Christian Reformed Church Executive Director Cites Joys, Challenges

Written by Henry Huisjen | Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Challenges include: “more allegiance to causes outside the church than to what we do together as a denomination” The Christian Reformed Church has much to be joyful about, CRC Executive Director Rev. Jerry Dykstra said in an address to Synod 2010 on Monday night. But it also faces some serious challenges. Alive, vibrant and well,... Continue Reading

Report of Actions – Christian Reformed Church Annual Synod – Monday, June 14

Written by Chris Meehan | Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Synod 2010 began its work on Monday morning with a worship service asking the Holy Spirit to be with delegates and others as they undertake their deliberations. Delegates met in their committees throughout the afternoon. “We are ready for the work of synod,” said Rev. Aldon Kuiper, president of Synod 2010, at the start of... Continue Reading

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