Difference between revisions of "Sunday School Presentation on GA219"
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| − | + | “We say to a generation of people every day, by the ways that we engage in church and community, ‘I don’t care about your needs or yearnings. I sort of like this mountain I’m living on.’” —The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, moderator of the 218th General Assembly (2008) | |
| + | ==What is General Assembly?== | ||
| + | *Part Governing Body | ||
| + | *Part Congregation | ||
| + | *Part Family Reunion | ||
==Who is General Assembly?== | ==Who is General Assembly?== | ||
*Blue Badges: 712 Elected Commissioners (356 elders and 356 ministers) | *Blue Badges: 712 Elected Commissioners (356 elders and 356 ministers) | ||
| − | *Green Badges: 200 Advisory Delegates | + | *Green Badges: 200 Advisory Delegates (Youth, Seminarians, Missionaries, Ecumenical) |
*Red Badges: GA Staff | *Red Badges: GA Staff | ||
*Black Badges: Synod and Presbytery Staff | *Black Badges: Synod and Presbytery Staff | ||
| − | *Orange Badges: Exhibitors | + | *Orange Vinyl Badges: Exhibitors |
| − | * | + | *Yellow vinyl Badges: Observers |
| + | *Blue Vinyl Badges: Committee On Local Arrangements | ||
==The Week in Sequence at GA219== | ==The Week in Sequence at GA219== | ||
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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
*[http://oga.pcusa.org/ga219/brief.htm Assembly in Brief] - Highlights of the major events and issues of GA219 | *[http://oga.pcusa.org/ga219/brief.htm Assembly in Brief] - Highlights of the major events and issues of GA219 | ||
| − | + | *[http://oga.pcusa.org/ga219/home/what-is-general-assembly/player.html What is the General Assembly?] Video Slide Presentation by PCUSA for Commissioners & Advisory Delegates to GA219 | |
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Revision as of 19:47, 17 July 2010
“We say to a generation of people every day, by the ways that we engage in church and community, ‘I don’t care about your needs or yearnings. I sort of like this mountain I’m living on.’” —The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, moderator of the 218th General Assembly (2008)
Contents
What is General Assembly?
- Part Governing Body
- Part Congregation
- Part Family Reunion
Who is General Assembly?
- Blue Badges: 712 Elected Commissioners (356 elders and 356 ministers)
- Green Badges: 200 Advisory Delegates (Youth, Seminarians, Missionaries, Ecumenical)
- Red Badges: GA Staff
- Black Badges: Synod and Presbytery Staff
- Orange Vinyl Badges: Exhibitors
- Yellow vinyl Badges: Observers
- Blue Vinyl Badges: Committee On Local Arrangements
The Week in Sequence at GA219
- Saturday: Opening Session & Election of the Moderator
- Sunday Through Tuesday: Committee Meetings
- Wednesday Through Friday: Plenary Sessions
- Saturday: Closing Session & Adjournment
What Were the Big Issues
- Middle East Peace
- Ordination Standards
- Civil Unions and Christian Marriage
- Governance (Form of Government)
- Doctrinal Statements (Belhar & Heidelberg)
- Leaders (Linda Valentine & Seminary Presidents)
- Grow Christ's Church Deep & Wide
- Social Justice Resolutions
- International Peacemaking
Resources
- Assembly in Brief - Highlights of the major events and issues of GA219
- What is the General Assembly? Video Slide Presentation by PCUSA for Commissioners & Advisory Delegates to GA219
