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 28, 2011 | 220th GA (2012), Marriage & Civil Unions, Ordination Process
The Covenant Network of Presbyterians has had two primary goals since its founding in 1997: to work for the removal of ordination barriers to the full participation of LGBT Presbyterians, and to support the mission and unity of the denomination. With the recent...
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 | Sep 22, 2011 | Ordination Process, PC(USA) History & Polity
The Covenant Network of Presbyterians rejoices in the decision of the Synod of the Pacific Permanent Judicial Commission (SPJC) moving Candidate Lisa Larges one step closer to ordination as a teaching elder. The SPJC ruled this week that the Presbytery of San...
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 31, 2011 | Biblical Interpretation, Ordination Process
Several members of the Covenant Network Board and staff participated in the gathering in Minneapolis, August 25-26, of the Fellowship of Presbyterians. The tone established at the outset was one of warmth, kindness, and respect, and the articulated values included an...
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 | 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 11, 2011 | 219th GA (2010), Amendment 10-A, Covenant Network News, Ordination Process, PC(USA) History & Polity
Statement by the Board of Directors Covenant Network of Presbyterians May 10, 2011 The Covenant Network of Presbyterians is deeply grateful for the passage of Amendment 10-A, which replaces a contested sexual ethic in the Presbyterian Church’s ordination standards and...
by Brian Ellison | Apr 4, 2011 | Amendment 10-A, Ordination Process, PC(USA) History & Polity
Reformation is never easy or unanimous. Anyone wishing the church would speak in a unified voice on changing ordination standards is seeking what has not happened before with similar reformations. For those wishing for full equality for GLBT Presbyterians and...