Docket in your pocket
Stated clerk unveils compact edition of the Form of Government
March 12, 2012
The “2011 Special Edition” of the PC(USA)’s new Form of Government is pocket-sized. —Jerry L. Van Marter
LOUISVILLE
The technological age has brought us many pocket-sized wonders: telephones, cameras, computers, music-players.
Now, for Presbyterians, there’s a new mini-wonder: a pocket-sized “2011 Special Edition” of the denomination’s new Form of Government.
“We believe this is a transformative Form of Government,” says General Assembly Stated Clerk the Rev. Gradye Parsons, speaking of the new landmark constitutional document ratified last year. “So it deserves special attention.”
The compact edition includes the new Form of Government and its companion “Foundations of Presbyterian Polity.” With a black cover and gold embossed lettering, it measures just 4 x 6 x 5/8 inches ― almost identical in size to a Presbyterian Book of Christian Order published in 1908.
“Polity-wise, we really are getting back to what we used to be,” Parsons notes.
The compact volume is admittedly “commemorative,” Parsons says. “We know it’ll be out of date by the time the next Assembly approves the next batch of amendments.
“But this book represents a special moment in the history of the church.”
Parsons believes the pocket volume will be used as a gift for “those who are or who have been key leaders in the church, such as retiring presbytery moderators or clerks.”
Copies of the limited run of the book are available for $20 at the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s online store.
Even a downloadable PDF files for the various documents/books would be great so we could do searches on a PC for specific words, etc.
by Claudia Sweger
May 24, 2012
Would love to see a Kindle version...
by Joy Myers
March 23, 2012
An app would be great!
by Polly Deppen
March 14, 2012
Would love to have at least a Kindle version of the major PCUSA resources: Book of Confession, Book of Order, Book of Common Worship, and Book of Occasional Services.
by Christian Boyd
March 13, 2012
How about an ap for all of our smartphones?
by Liz Kanerva
March 13, 2012
How about an electronic edition for smart phones and tablets? It is the technological age, after all.
by Kent Carter
March 13, 2012