Reports and study guides
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Survey About Commissioned Lay Pastors, Appendix A
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Commissioned Ruling Elders
Part I of the study of Commissioned Lay Pastors is a survey of presbyteries about CLPs. It was completed by PC(USA) Research Services.
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Profile of Commissioned Lay Pastors
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Commissioned Ruling Elders
Part I of the study of Commissioned Lay Pastors is a survey of presbyteries about CLPs. It was completed by PC(USA) Research Services.
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Resolution on Just Globalization, Justice, Ownership, and Accountability
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
Globalization and international trade are realities of today’s world. In this report, globalization is defined as the process by which people, nations and economies throughout the world become ever more connected and integrated. Although often driven by economics, globalization includes spiritual, cultural, political and human welfare dimensions. This report and the recommendations are to provide ethical insight for individual Christians and a set of responses for churches and the larger church through its agencies.
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A Reformed Understanding of Usury for the Twenty-First Century
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
This report and its recommendations are in response to the referral of the 216th General Assembly (2004) to the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy to investigate the question of usury in the United States and to prepare a resolution for the 217th General Assembly (2006).
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The Employment Effects of Free Trade and Globalization
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Enough for Everyone
by the International Labor Rights Fund
This is the second of four papers developed by the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) and made available to the church for study, reflection and feedback on issues relate to globalization and international trade and the church's advocacy on trade issues in the public arena. In this paper, the International Labor Rights Fund, examines the connection between resources and labor and the need for the church to address the intentional exploitation of people for profit.
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The Globalization of Economic Life: Challenge to the Church
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Enough for Everyone
This is the first of four papers developed by the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy ACSWP and made available to the church for study, reflection and feedback on issues related to globalization and international trade and the church's advocacy on trade issues in the public arena. In this paper, Gordon Douglass examines the impact of economic growth and the challenges brought by the new political dynamic experienced in globalization. This paper serves to define economic globalization and introduces the theological and ethical considerations for the foloowing three papers in this series.
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Globalization and the Environment
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Enough for Everyone
by Robert L. Stivers
This is the third of four papers developed by the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) and made available to the church for study, reflection and feedback on issues related to globalization and international trade and the church's advocacy on trade issues in the public arena. In this paper, Robert Stivers examines the impact of globalization on the environment.
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Report and Recommendations on Limited Water Resources and Takings with Study Guide
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
The purpose of this study is to help the church understand and struggle with the issues surrounding limited water resources and takings, to think about the impact humans and groups have on the natural world and environment, and explore why care for God's creation is part of our Christian call.
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Lift Every Voice: Democracy, Voting Rights, and Electoral Reform
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
This report recommends ways to strengthen democratic — small d — promise and practice in the political life of the United States based on principles of Reformed Christianity. Presbyterian political scientists, ethicists and others studied why so many Americans do not vote, despite the 2007 renewal of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination. Remedies include voting machine paper trails, non-partisan election commissions, re-enfranchising former felons, D.C. voting rights, weekend and instant-run-off voting and innovative structural improvement
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Presbyterian Hunger Program Grants - 2009
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian Hunger Program
A listing of 2009 Presbyterian Hunger Program grants and projects.