Yukon Presbytery commissioner pens a poem
A poem by the Rev. Matt Schultz, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Anchorage, Alaska
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Despite challenges, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has potential to grow, the Rev. Gradye Parsons said here Sunday.
This year ACREC will present six resolutions to the General Assembly. ACREC is proposing not only changing its name but it is recommending a change in terminology for the church.
Eight former General Assembly moderators have endorsed an overture to the 223rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) that calls for church investors to divest stock in companies that produce fossil fuels.
The former moderators stated in an open letter to the 538 commissioners of GA223 they are taking their stand “because of the grave and urgent threat of climate change and the fossil fuel sector’s well-documented and unyielding refusal to change …”
Commissioners to the 223rd General Assembly learned Sunday just how difficult their task will be later this week when they will vote on two significant proposals for changing the way the denomination is governed.
The Way Forward Commission, the All-Agency Review Committee and the less controversial 2020 Vision Team – all created by the 222nd General Assembly (2016) presented highlights of their proposals during a plenary session Sunday afternoon in which the Rev. J. Herbert Nelson, II, stated clerk of the General Assembly, said the status quo is no longer viable.
Those who arrive early for plenary sessions have the opportunity to listen and sing along with the Rev. Chip Andrus, a fixture on the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly stage since 2001. This year, the bearded and bandana-clad Andrus has caught the attention of Young Adult Advisory Delegates, who have been overheard clamoring for “Willie Nelson’s autograph.”
What some may not know is that Andrus comes to this Assembly facing the daunting challenge of advanced-stage cancer. After eight years in remission, he was diagnosed last November with metastatic melanoma. Since the first of the year, he has undergone a battery of treatments, with mixed results.
In a break from its traditional breakfast program at General Assembly, the Presbyterian Foundation used music to deliver its message to mid council leaders.
“This year we wanted to speak to your hearts,” said the Rev. Tom Taylor, the Foundation’s president and CEO. With that, he introduced ― for the speaking-to-the-heart part ― Fernando Ortega, a three-time Dove Award winner, who performed for more than an hour. His music eloquently told stories of faith, family and friends, humor and love.
교사와 중간공의회 사무총장 팀이 미국장로교회에서 2번 째 공동총회장으로 토요일 저녁 4차례의 투표 끝에 선출되었다.
플로리다 열대 지방 노회의 빌마리 신트론-올리비에리 Bilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri와 보스턴 북부 뉴 잉글랜드 노회의 신디 콜맨Cindy Kohlmann 목사는 중부 표준시 오후 9시 1분에 승리를 얻었다. 시애틀 노회의 엘리아나 맥심 Eliana Maxim목사와 뉴욕시 노회의 버트람 존슨Bertram Johnson 목사, 그리고 총회장 후보로 나선 샨탤 알트닙Chantal Atnip 장로와 시카고 노회에서 부총회장으로 출마한 켄 호켄베리Ken Hockenberry 목사 등 두 후보팀과 경쟁하였다.
Humbled and overjoyed is how the new co-moderators of the 223rd General Assembly said they felt after Saturday night’s close election. Appearing at their first news conference, Ruling Elder Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri and the Rev. Cindy Kohlmann said the last few months have been “an incredible journey” and they are ready to move forward.
“We will be surprising and do things in ways the church hasn’t necessarily experienced before,” said Kohlmann. “Some of that will be around the expectations of who should do what. Who should preach? Who should show up at clergy or ruling elder conferences? We want to do things that we feel called to, not necessarily what traditional expectations might want to dictate.”