May Presbyterian ministers officiate at weddings of same-gender couples? May Sessions give permission for such ceremonies to be held on their premises? The Board of the Covenant Network has analyzed the General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission’s decisions in cases where teaching elders have been involved in same-gender marriages, and offers thoughts for those who are concerned with providing pastoral care that is consistent with the GAPJC’s authoritative interpretation of the PCUSA Constitution.
Marriage Equality in the PCUSA
February 13, 2013 by
At the Rocky Mountain Regional Conference, Dan Saperstein’s presentation included both background information – biblical, theological, and constitutional – and a new approach to moving toward marriage equality in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Read his address, with accompanying slides.
A Pastoral Emergency
February 5, 2013 by
By Tricia Dykers Koenig: A more comprehensive version of the article first posted at ecclesio.com: “…With the spread of marriage equality, more and more Presbyterian ministers are being asked to perform for their LGBTQ congregants the same ministry that they provide with joy to their heterosexual congregants – to officiate at the services of worship in which couples commit their lives to one another in marriage. And yet, Presbyterian ministers are not free to exercise their own judgment in deciding whether or not to conduct such services…”
Resources on Church Unity Available
December 18, 2012 by
The Covenant Network of Presbyterians, from its founding, has had a twofold mission. We have worked for both the full inclusion of LGBTQ people in the life and leadership of the church and the real and manifest unity of that church. Sometimes these two goals seem in tension, but the value of either depends on the other. For either to matter, the church must be whole… Today, we post a collection of resources that we hope will assist those working for unity in their presbyteries.
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