Theology. History. Culture.
After attending the recent meetings of the PC(USA)’s “Form of Government Task Force,” I’ve been thinking about how to “place” the efforts to develop a new “missional polity” for mainline churches. That is, how to place it in the more comprehensive effort of working for the missional transformation of our congregations and ultimately the larger church structures and denomination as a whole.
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Of the several important decisions made by the PC(USA)’s 217th General Assembly (2006) that have yet to receive much attention, the formation of the “Form of Government Task Force” (F.O.G.) is at the top of the list. This new Task Force has been charged with proposing a re-written Form of Government (the “G” section in the PCUSA’s Book of Order) to the 218th General Assembly (2008).
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This is a guest post from Alec Flynt, a student at Princeton Seminary who is preparing for ordained ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). As part of the ordination process, most presbyteries require participation in a program called “Clinical Pastoral Education.” This program varies from place to place, but it usually involves being […]