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In this issue, you will meet emerging racial ethnic leaders who are transforming the church even as they are themselves being transformed. You will learn about significant achievements by racial ethnic congregations and interest groups, exciting new additions to our ministry staff, and upcoming events.
Partnership, Solidarity and Friendship: Transforming Structures in Mission by Philip L. Wickeri, a PC(USA) study paper on partnership.
The 220th General Assembly (2012) was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Published by the Office of the General Assembly
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Louisville, KY 40202-1396
SECTION ONE
Proceedings of the 220th General Assembly (2012) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Including Reports of Assembly Committees
Convening
01 Business Referrals
02 Bills and Overtures
03 General Assembly Procedures
10 Mission Coordination
09 Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
18 Confessions of the Church
17 Theological Issues, Institutions, and Christian Education
19 Review of General Assembly Permanent Committees
05 Mid Council Issues
06 Church Polity
11 Social Justice Issues
20 Board …
Tips for writing or renewing a partnership covenant agreement
By Tracey King-Ortega, Anita Taylor Torres and Leslie Clay
CEPAD, Nicaragua
November 2012
Is a pastor shortage on the horizon?
About half of installed and designated pastors are age 55 or older. If all of them retire in the next decade, the number of annual retirements would double from the current average of 171 to about 340. This could portend an increased need for 170 new pastors per year, under the (unlikely) assumption that no positions are lost.
Summary of all 220th General Assembly actions on immigration.
Resolution on the plight of Indonesian immigrants and the passage of the Indonesian Family Refugee Protection Act.