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April 24, 2018
상회비는 어디에서 왔는가?
미국장로교회 상회비 분담 시스템은 150년 이상 존재함
From Office of the General Assembly—Per Capita
필라델피아—그리니치 빌리지에 있는 교인 75명의 교회 (중간 소득 100,859 달러)는 버지니아 그런디Grundy에 있는 교인 75명의 교회(중간 소득 3만 5,023달러)와 똑같이 평가된다. 미국장로교회의 상회비인 총회 자금 시스템은 어디에서 왔으며, 왜 단호flat한가?
다른 여러 이슈들과 마찬가지로, 미국장로교인들은 오랫동안 그들의 사명과 사역을 지원하는 방법에 어려움을 겪어 왔다. 영국의 후원 체제를 벗어나기 위해 미국장로교의 스코틀랜드 선조들은 토지 소유의 임대료로 그들 목회자들의 생활비를 제공했다. 19세기 중반에, 임대료의 가치는 떨어졌고, 지역 사역을 돕기 위한 여러 개의 방법들이 꽃을 피웠다.
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April 24, 2018
Where Did Per Capita Come From?
PC(USA) apportionment system has survived more than 150 years
From Office of the General Assembly—Per Capita
PHILADELPHIA—A seventy-five-member church in Greenwich Village (median income $100,859) is assessed exactly what a seventy-five-member church in Grundy, Virginia (median income $35,023), is assessed. Where did Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s system of funding the General Assembly—known as Per Capita—come from, and why is it flat?
As with so many other issues, American Presbyterians have long struggled with the means of supporting their mission and ministry. Eschewing England’s system of patronage by landed gentry, American Presbyterians’ Scots forebears supported their ministers by pew rents. By the middle of the nineteenth century, pew rents had fallen out of favor, and a thousand flowers bloomed to support local ministry.
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April 24, 2018
Presbyterians join other denominations for annual Ecumenical Advocacy Weekend
It began for more than 200 Presbyterians last Friday with Compassion, Peace and Justice Training Day at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. It ended with a visit to Capitol Hill on Monday to lobby Congress for changes in the approach to immigration and refugees. Full Story -
April 24, 2018
Oraciones para nuestros hermanos y hermanas en Nicaragua
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April 24, 2018
Prayers requested for brothers and sisters in Nicaragua
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April 24, 2018
Minute for Mission: Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
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April 23, 2018
미국장로교 통신부는 25개의 교회 연합 언론상을 수상하다
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April 23, 2018
PC(USA) communicators win 25 Associated Church Press awards
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April 23, 2018
PC(USA) 2018 Book of Common Worship now available
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April 23, 2018
Presbyterian church details struggle and blessings of sanctuary movement
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April 20, 2018
Compassion, Peace & Justice Training Day opens in Washington, D.C.
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April 19, 2018
Presbyterians to commemorate Earth Day on Sunday
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April 19, 2018
El archivo de registros de certificación de educadores es ahora electrónico
Educadores certificados ahora pueden administrar su información en línea
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April 19, 2018
전자화 되는 공인교육사 기록
공인교육사는 이제 온라인으로 정보를 관리 할 수 있다
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April 19, 2018
Educator Certification recordkeeping goes electronic
Certified educators can now manage their information online
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Clarification of Evaluation Standards for the Standard Ordination Exams
Published March 21, 2018
At its annual meeting from March 5-10, the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates (PCC) sought to clarify for both examinees and readers the standards of evaluation for determining whether a particular exam submission satisfies the requirement of G-2.0607d in the respective area of examination (and, thus, receives a “Satisfactory” [S] evaluation). This clarification of the standards was in response to a pattern of increased reliance upon direct citation of source materials since the Church Polity, Theological Competence, and Worship and Sacraments exams joined the Bible Exegesis exam as “open book” tests in the second half of 2014 ...
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Future of this Blog - Seeking Feedback
Published February 15, 2018
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BCE Preparation Resource Released
Published June 19, 2017
Today the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates (PCC) has officially launched a new resource to assist in preparing for the Bible Content Examination. All inquirers and candidates registered by their presbyteries with the Office of the General Assembly may use their accounts on the exams website (https://exams.pcusa.org) to access a special course on the PC(USA) Training site.
As initially announced in a press release on April 6, this course includes updated guidance from the PCC’s Handbook to the Standard Ordination Examinations regarding the structure of and preparation strategies for taking the BCE, a ...
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