Revised task force releases initial drafts

October 20, 2008

The Form of Government Task Force, reconfigured by the 218th General Assembly (2008), has released its initial revised drafts for study and feedback by the church-at-large. The task force is especially desirous of receiving feedback from sessions, presbyteries, and synods, but will prayerfully consider and review all comments submitted.

In addition to the study drafts of the Foundations of Presbyterian Polity and the proposed Form of Government, the following documents include suggestions for individual preparation and guidelines for group response to the study drafts. The task force has also provided a resource on missional ecclesiology and an advisory handbook for councils.

Documents that are now available:

Invitation to Study and Respond — a preface to the study guides for individuals and groups in preparation for a study process of the proposed drafts of Foundations of Presbyterian Polity and the Form of Government

Individual Preparation as a Group Responds to the Proposed Form of Government

Guidelines for Group Response — guidelines for responding to the study drafts of the Foundations document and the proposed Form of Government.

Foundations of Presbyterian Polity — study draft of proposed replacement for Chapters I-IV of the current Form of Government.

Foundations of Presbyterian Polity, Korean version

Foundations of Presbyterian Polity, Spanish version

Proposed Form of Government — proposed replacement for Chapters V-XVIII of the Form of Government.

Proposed Form of Government, Korean version

Proposed Form of Government, Spanish version

Side-by-Side Comparison, Current Form of Government to Proposed Foundations and FOG, February 2009

Side-by-Side Comparison, Proposed Foundations and FOG to Current Form of Government, February 2009

What is Missional Ecclesiology? — what it is and how it shapes the proposed Form of Government.

Advisory Handbook for Councils for the Development of Policies and Procedures Required by the Form of Government — an integral component of the proposed Form of Government.

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