by Brian Ellison | Dec 13, 2012 | 219th GA (2010), Amendment 10-A
The church rightly remembers today with joy and gratitude the ministry of our sister and friend Cindy Bolbach. As Moderator of the 219th General Assembly (2010), Cindy modeled the grace and dignity of the office, carrying out every formal appearance and informal...
by Brian Ellison | Oct 31, 2012 | Amendment 10-A, Covenant Network News, Marriage & Civil Unions, Ordination Process, PC(USA) History & Polity
The General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission has issued rulings in several significant cases. 221-02 Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) through Presbytery of Newark v. Laurie McNeill Most of the PC(USA) judicial cases involving marriage have addressed ministers...
by Brian Ellison | Nov 9, 2011 | Amendment 10-A, Ordination Process, PC(USA) History & Polity
As sessions and presbyteries begin to implement the revised Form of Government, including the substitution of G-2.0104b for the obsolete G-6.0106b, the Covenant Network of Presbyterians offers an updated edition of its resource Guidelines for Examination of Church...
by Brian Ellison | Oct 15, 2011 | Amendment 10-A, Ordination Process, Personal Testimony
By the Rev. Nancy Enderle Much has been said and written about the ordination of Scott Anderson this past weekend at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Madison, Wisconsin. I’m adding my reflections and observations about the day and the process that led up to it. I...
by Brian Ellison | Oct 12, 2011 | Amendment 10-A, PC(USA) History & Polity, Personal Testimony
Eminent South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has written Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons in support of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s recent change in ordination standards: 23 September 2011 The Rev. Gradye Parsons...
by Brian Ellison | Sep 16, 2011 | Amendment 10-A, Ordination Process
It is with great joy that we share the news of Scott Anderson’s ordination to be conducted by the John Knox Presbytery on Saturday, October 8, 2011. Scott’s ordination as a teaching elder offers a sign of hope for the many people who have long worked for a more...
by Brian Ellison | Aug 3, 2011 | Amendment 10-A, Ordination Process, PC(USA) History & Polity
STATEMENT FROM THE CO-MODERATORS of the COVENANT NETWORK OF PRESBYTERIANS We would like to express gratitude for the hopeful step forward taken in two recent rulings from the General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission, following hearings on July 29 in Louisville....
by Brian Ellison | Jun 27, 2011 | 219th GA (2010), Amendment 10-A, PC(USA) History & Polity
While the deadline for reporting results to the Stated Clerk is July 10 – one year from the adjournment of the 219th General Assembly, which sent them to the presbyteries, and the same day that amendments to the Book of Order go into effect – all the...
by Brian Ellison | May 12, 2011 | Amendment 10-A, Ordination Process, PC(USA) History & Polity
Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons, Moderator Cindy Bolbach, GAMC Executive Director Linda Valentine, and Vice-Moderator Landon Whitsitt have sent a letter to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) reflecting on the approval of Amendment 10-A by a majority of the presbyteries. ...
by Brian Ellison | May 12, 2011 | Amendment 10-A, Covenant Network News
May 2011 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Greetings in the name of our Risen Lord! We write to you as former Moderators of the Presbyterian Church (USA), and as disciples of Jesus Christ who love the church. Now that Amendment 10-A has been passed in a majority of...