Manuals and policies
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5 Actions for Asian Congregations
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Asian Congregational Support
Find five actions for Asian congregations in the PC(USA)
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2012 Spanish Session Annual Statistical Report Instruction Workbook
From Office of the General Assembly—Communications
This workbook is designed to guide you through the statistical information that you must provide to the presbytery in accordance with G-3.0202f. The Session Report is prepared annually by the Office of the General Assembly, and the information you provide will be combined with that from other PC(USA) congregations to become the “OGA Statistics” that appear annually in the General Assembly Minutes, Part II, Statistics.
Este cuaderno está diseñado para guiarle a calcular la información estadística que se tiene que proveer al presbiterio de acuerdo con G-3.0202f. El informe del consistorio es preparado anualmente ...
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2012 Korean Session Annual Statistical Report Instruction Workbook
From Office of the General Assembly—Communications
This workbook is designed to guide you through the statistical information that you must provide to the presbytery in accordance with G-3.0202f. The Session Report is prepared annually by the Office of the General Assembly, and the information you provide will be combined with that from other PC(USA) congregations to become the “OGA Statistics” that appear annually in the General Assembly Minutes, Part II, Statistics.
이 웍북은, 규례서 G-3.0202f 에 의거하여 각 지교회가 노회에 반드시 보고해야 하는 통계자료를작성하는 방법에 대해 설명하고자 고안된 것입니다. 당회보고서는 연례적으로 총회사무처(OGA)가준비하게 되는데, 귀 교회에서 보내준 자료는 다른 PC(USA) 교회에서 ... -
2012 English Session Annual Statistical Report Instruction Workbook
From Office of the General Assembly—Communications
This workbook is designed to guide you through the statistical information that you must provide to the presbytery in accordance with G-3.0202f. The Session Report is prepared annually by the Office of the General Assembly, and the information you provide will be combined with that from other PC(USA) congregations to become the “OGA Statistics” that appear annually in the General Assembly Minutes, Part II, Statistics.
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206th General Assembly Guidance on the Former Soviet Union
From Presbyterian Mission Agency
See the guidance from the 206th General Assembly (1994) regarding mission “…in the newly Independent states of the former Soviet Union.”
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National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus Slate of the Executive Committee (2012-2013)
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Middle Eastern Emerging Ministries
Download the National Middle Eastern Presbyterian Caucus Slate of the Executive Committee For the Term 2011 to 2013.
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Thanksgiving letter to Ahold
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Fair Food
Thanksgiving letter to Ahold, November 2011, signed by numerous national religious leaders including the Rev. Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly.
As we approach Thanksgiving and religious congregations across the nation pause to give thanks for a bountiful harvest and human community, we are reminded that, in the most basic and essential aspects of our life together, food and work, members of our society are interconnected. Our choices and actions impact one another, and we have both the power and the responsibility to create economic systems that promote and protect human well-being. Download to read it all.
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The Divestment Strategy: Principles and Criteria
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
Divestment Strategy: Principles and Criteria (1984). This General Assembly study of the moral grounds for selling securities examines trusteeship and the interplay of integrity, effectiveness, and church purposes (including solidarity). It followed Military-Related Investment Guidelines (1982) and preceded the 1985 "selective, phased" divestment of securities in firms supporting apartheid in South Africa.
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Words Matter
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Racial Ethnic & Women's Ministries/PW
Use the Words Matter conversation guide for promoting dialogue rooted in diverse contexts that continually explores language as a life-giving tool.
See also: Words Matter - Lenten Devotions
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2013-2016 Mission Work Plan Strategy White Paper
From Presbyterian Mission Agency
The Mission Work Plan of the General Assembly Mission Council that was approved by the Council in February 2012 consists of statements of Vision, Mission, Directional Goals and Core Values that were developed in a comprehensive process over seven months, and involving inputs from hundreds of church leaders, including GAMC members, and GAMC staff members, and hours of prayer and deliberation by the staff and elected members of the strategy planning teams. This GAMC Strategy White Paper is the result of that work.