Missouri Synod Lutherans vote to restructure church
Delegates at the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, meeting in Houston, Texas, voted Monday to radically alter the structure and governance of their 2.5-million-member, St. Louis-based denomination. After three days of debate, 2,000 delegates gathered at the 163-year-old church’s triennial convention here voted 52 percent to 48 percent to streamline its operations by dismantling its several boards... Continue Reading
Resolution Against PCA Proposed Involuntary Ecclesiastical Taxation Passed By Our Session
Providence PCA in Fayetteville, North Carolina Response to Pending BCO and RAO Changes that Would Levy Involuntary Taxes on Ministers and Churches Whereas, in prior years Providence PCA has voluntarily supported the work of the Administrative Committee of the PCA by freely giving a portion of our tithes and offerings; and Whereas, the 38th General... Continue Reading
PCUSA GA changeth not – at least not when recommendations come up from the grass roots
The General Assembly that had been busy changing any number of things for more than a week was not prepared to change itself. During the report of the Committee on General Assembly Procedures Friday afternoon, item after item of genuine grassroots concern met a swift and almost reflexive death at the hands of the Assembly.... Continue Reading
PCA Stated Clerk Releases “Actions of the 38th General Assembly”
The Thirty-eighth General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America met in Nashville, Tennessee June 29-July 2, 2010, at the Nashville Convention Center, hosted by Nashville Presbytery. A total of 1,311 commissioners attended (978 Teaching Elders and 333 Ruling Elders). In addition to acting upon the reports of the ten General-Assembly-level Permanent Committees and Agencies,... Continue Reading
Summary of Actions at 77th General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church – Monday, July 12, 2010
The OPC is meeting through Wednesday on the campus of Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois (a community about 30 minutes south of Chicago). The Commissioners returned on Monday after a full day of rest and worship on the Christian Sabbath.’ While a number of different OPC congregations in the Greater Chicago area hosted... Continue Reading
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod begins triennial meeting; urged to defend abandoned biblical truths
The head of the second largest Lutheran body in the country greeted delegates over the weekend with a note of affirmation that they are the front-line defenders of biblical truths. While lamenting the liberal direction that their sister body, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and The Episcopal Church have taken in recent years, Gerald... Continue Reading
219th General Assembly of the PCUSA: The After Math (commentary from the Publisher of The Layman)
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) is over. So, let’s do the math. During the week, the assembly approved items of business with financial implications for the denomination’s two budgets – the mission budget and per-capita budget. Additions to the mission budget were: $52,087 for 2010, $295,861 for 2011 and $207,683 for 2012.... Continue Reading
Much ado about everything: A social-witness feeding frenzy at the PCUSA General Assembly
Four versus 57. Numbers talk. Great Commission versus Cultural Mandate. That was the ratio of General Assembly business items dealing with evangelism or church planting (four) versus the number of business items (57) in five committees tasked with social-witness business. Between the evangelistic mandate to make disciples and the cultural mandate to make the world... Continue Reading
Women bishops a done deal at Church of England General Synod; traditionalists hopes now lie with regional Diocesan Synods
Legislation clearing the way for women bishops in the Church of England has passed a key hurdle in spite of fears of a walkout by traditionalists. Members of the Church’s national assembly, the General Synod, rejected calls for further delay in the progress of a draft law paving the way for women to be made... Continue Reading
Church of England Archbishops put up new proposal for traditionalist churches seeking to avoid rule by Women Bishops
Archbishop of Canterbury admits to ‘desperately difficult’ process. The Archbishop of Canterbury has assured traditionalists that the Church of England remains committed to finding a way for them to stay within the fold despite the defeat of a compromise measure in General Synod on Saturday. Synod, currently meeting in York, voted Monday morning in favour... Continue Reading
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