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Contending for the Faith: The Way Forward After the 218th General Assembly
July 10, 2008
The 218th General Assembly (GA) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) recently took numerous actions on important and controversial issues. This article will outline several deeply troubling actions that require the prayerful and active response of those concerned for biblical faith and life in the PC(USA).
PFR strongly encourages all Presbyterian pastors and elders to stay informed on denominational issues and to lead their congregations faithfully while engaging in their presbyteries “to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 1:3). To this end, PFR is committed to providing accurate and timely analysis on denominational issues. We will also offer the church initiatives designed to address both the “big picture,” underlying challenges we face as a denomination and as a movement of Presbyterians for renewal, as well as initiatives aimed at the particular and immediate concerns before us.
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A New Way into the Future
by James Harper, PFR Board President, July 11, 2008
The General Assembly last month certainly changed the conversation around the PFR table. For the last two years, we have been busy with the process of redefining our mission and vision. You may have already seen that we are about the mission of "mobilizing the leaders of congregations within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to be biblically faithful and missionally minded in their service to Jesus Christ." Delving into the political issues of the General Assembly may seem incongruent with our new mission statement. To the contrary, we have discovered that it is difficult to mobilize leaders and congregations for the service of Christ when the denomination is fractured and conflicted by the actions of a General Assembly. Nothing at this General Assembly has changed PFR's commitment to its mission, and to preserving a denominational context conducive to church renewal.
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Reshaping the PC(USA): PFR Looks Beyond the 218th General Assembly
June 28, 2008
This article, "Reshaping the PC(USA), was PFR's initial response the state of the PC(USA) in the wake of the 218th General Assembly. To read this article, click here.To download a copy of this article below, click here. |
