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== | ==Who is General Assembly?== | ||
*712 Elected | *Blue Badges: 712 Elected Commissioners (356 elders and 356 ministers) | ||
*200 Advisory Delegates | *Green Badges: 200 Advisory Delegates | ||
*Red Badges: GA Staff | |||
*Black Badges: Synod and Presbytery Staff | |||
*Orange Badges: Exhibitors | |||
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==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== | ==What Were the Big Issues== | ||
Revision as of 19:51, 17 July 2010
- Open in Prayer
Who is General Assembly?
- Blue Badges: 712 Elected Commissioners (356 elders and 356 ministers)
- Green Badges: 200 Advisory Delegates
- Red Badges: GA Staff
- Black Badges: Synod and Presbytery Staff
- Orange Badges: Exhibitors
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
“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)