by Brian Ellison | Jul 6, 2018 | 223rd GA (2018)
This week, we celebrated our nation and all that it represents. Some mark Independence Day with fireworks, others with patriotic displays or parades. I always make time on the Fourth to listen to NPR’s reading of the Declaration of Independence. And sometimes I do...
by Brian Ellison | Jun 27, 2018 | 223rd GA (2018), Covenant Network News
Brian Ellison has served as executive director of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians since 2012. This speech, delivered in St. Louis at the biennial CNP General Assembly luncheon on June 18, 2018, was part of “Twenty Years and Counting: Looking Back and Looking...
by Brian Ellison | Jun 20, 2018 | 223rd GA (2018), PC(USA) History & Polity, Uncategorized
It is a new day in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)! Today, commissioners to the 223rd General Assembly (2018) approved two historic overtures. One affirms and celebrates the gifts of people of all sexual orientations and gender identities in the church. Another...
by Brian Ellison | Jun 19, 2018 | 223rd GA (2018), Uncategorized
Three overtures that strengthen the church’s witness to the rights, dignity and gifts of people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities in unprecedented ways were approved by a committee on Monday at the 223rd General Assembly (2018) in St. Louis. The...
by Brian Ellison | Jun 11, 2018 | 223rd GA (2018)
As we approach the 223rd General Assembly (2018) in St. Louis, the Covenant Network of Presbyterians is sharing some of our hopes for the business before this Assembly. We hope that commissioners, delegates and friends across the church will carefully consider the...
by Brian Ellison | Jun 10, 2018 | 223rd GA (2018)
As we approach the 223rd General Assembly (2018) in St. Louis, the Covenant Network of Presbyterians is sharing some of our hopes for the business before this Assembly. We hope that commissioners, delegates and friends across the church will carefully consider the...
by Brian Ellison | Jun 8, 2018 | 223rd GA (2018), Theology, Uncategorized
As we approach the 223rd General Assembly (2018) in St. Louis, the Covenant Network of Presbyterians is sharing some of our hopes for the business before this Assembly. We hope that commissioners, delegates and friends across the church will carefully consider the...
by Brian Ellison | Jun 7, 2018 | 223rd GA (2018)
As we approach the 223rd General Assembly (2018) in St. Louis, the Covenant Network of Presbyterians is sharing some of our hopes for the business before this Assembly. We hope that commissioners, delegates and friends across the church will carefully consider the...
by Brian Ellison | Jun 7, 2018 | 223rd GA (2018), Uncategorized
As we approach the 223rd General Assembly (2018) in St. Louis, the Covenant Network of Presbyterians is sharing some of our hopes for the business before this Assembly. We hope that commissioners, delegates and friends across the church will carefully consider the...
by Brian Ellison | Jun 1, 2018 | 223rd GA (2018), Covenant Network News
If you are reading this, I already know that you care about the church and its welcome of people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities—which means you also know the challenges that persist in the PCUSA: Presbyteries that have yet to ordain an openly gay...