It’s easy to turn the General Assembly into a “they,” an objective entity, making decisions apart from the rest of the Church. It’s also easy to demonize the actions of the Assembly, depending upon your perspective. My friend Laura Cheifetz, who works for the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, shared a conversation she had with a Roman Catholic friend, a religious studies scholar, who said the PC(USA) is “shocking in the transparency of its governing structure and process. All open meetings, presence of advisory delegates from young people and other communions, and leadership shared equally between teaching and ruling elders (what other people might understand as pastors and church council leaders). Crazy!”
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 01:29:43 +0000
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