Reports and study guides
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Presbyterian Panel Report: Churchwide Special Offerings (May 2011)
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Research Services
Presbyterians' familiarity with each of the four churchwide Special Offerings (One Great Hour of Sharing, Pentecost, Peacemaking, and Christmas Joy), their participation, use of resources to promote the offerings, and the effect(s) of possible changes to promotion and collection of the offerings.
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Notice of change regarding world mission extra commitment opportunity project accounts
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—World Mission
Drawing on its longstanding partnerships that span the globe, Presbyterian World Mission is honored to help U.S. Presbyterians build relationships with churches and other organizations around the world. When global partners share stories of their ministry projects, U.S. Presbyterians often want to participate in these endeavors in a variety of ways, including financial contributions. World Mission is glad to process these contributions through a system that has a history of reliability and integrity. In 2011, the Presbyterian Mission Agency prepared cost comparisons using industry standard categories, so that donors could ompare the efficiency of Presbyterian Mission operations with ...
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Myths and facts of Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2013
From Office of the General Assembly—Office of Immigration Issues
Immigration reform is a complex issue and it pays to have the facts engaging in the debate about specific elements of reform. This resource addresses some of the most common reasons to not reform our nation's immigration laws or to partially reform the laws, as well as a response to why those arguments should not stop us in the work to achieve justice for aspiring citizens.
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Northern Ireland YAV site info
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Young Adult Volunteers
These pages show the following: provide brief descriptions of how each of the key components operates in the Northern Ireland YAV program; provide brief descriptions of housing, kinds of placements, and supervision provided; rank the relative emphasis given to eachcommon component in this particular local program.
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Health Awareness References Related to Stress
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—PHEWA
Download Health Awareness references, which are part of the 2013 Health Awareness theme of "Trusting in God Reduces Stress in our Lives; "Consider the Lilies..." (Luke 12:22-28).
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220th General Assembly (2012) Voting Tallies
From Office of the General Assembly—220th General Assembly (2012)
Approved By The 220th General Assembly (2012) Approval of Heidelberg requires 116 affirmative votes; all other amendments require 87 affirmative votes.
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2012 Jinishian Memorial Program Donor Report
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Jinishian Memorial Program
In Armenia, we are recognized leaders in the area of development. In fact, more than 95% of the projects we introduce and implement are designed to address the root causes of poverty...
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Tread Lightly for Lent 2013
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Environmental Ministries
As part of the reflective season of Lent, Environmental Ministries is offering a calendar that encourages Presbyterians to learn about ecojustice issues and take action on the issues of waste, energy, water, consumption and food. Each of the 40 days of Lent has a topic to learn about or a suggested action for individuals and congregations.
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The Study Guide for the Report of the Mid Council Commission to the 220th General Assembly (2012) - Spanish
From Office of the General Assembly—Mid Councils Commission
The 219th General Assembly (2010) created a Commission on Mid Councils to report to the 220th General Assembly (2012) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Among the responsibilities of this commission was to “develop models that reflect the roles of middle governing bodies in our polity and the changing context of our witness in the United States. ...” Although all of the recommendations taken to the 220th General Assembly (2012) were not approved, the General Assembly commended the narrative sections of the report to the church for study. This guide is designed to assist mid councils, particularly presbyteries, to begin or continue studying the ...
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Moderator's Report June 2012 - December 2012
From Office of the General Assembly—G.A. Moderator
Contains:
- Travels
- Non-travel activities
- Reflections in progress
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2