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Minutes Thirty-Third General Assembly Presbyterian MINUTES of the THIRTY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA Part I DIRECTORY OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES Part II JOURNAL Part III APPENDICES Part IV CORRECTIONS TO PREVIOUS MINUTES Part V INDEX June 14-17, 2005 Chattanooga, Tennessee The Minutes of the General Assembly are published by the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly and distributed by the Committee on Christian Education and Publications. Order from: Committee on Christian Education and Publications PCA Bookstore 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 102A Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043-8143 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 1-800-283-1357 Web: www.cepbookstore.com TIME AND PLACE OF THE NEXT MEETING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY: Tuesday, June 20 through Friday, June 23, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia FUTURE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES: June 12-15, 2007 Memphis, Tennessee June 2008 To Be Decided 33rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY ACTIONS SENT DOWN TO PRESBYTERIES: Proposed Amendments to BCO: BCO 24-1 see 33-51, III, 6, p. 200 BCO 15-4 see 33-48, III, 8, p. 186 BCO 40-5 see 33-48, III, 8, p. 186 Copyright 2005© Office of the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America All rights reserved. Minutes of the Thirty-Third General Assembly Published by the Presbyterian Church in America Lawrenceville, Georgia 2005 MINUTES OF THE THIRTY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA PART I DIRECTORY 3 I. Officers of the General Assembly 3 II. Ministries of the General Assembly 4 III. Permanent Committees 5 IV. Agencies 8 V. Special Committees 11 VI. Standing Judicial Commission 12 VII. Ad Interim Committees 12 PART II JOURNAL 13 PART III APPENDICES 321 APPENDIX A Stated Clerk 322 APPENDIX B Board of Directors 326 APPENDIX C Administrative Committee 328 APPENDIX D Christian Education and Publications 520 APPENDIX E Covenant College 527 APPENDIX F Covenant Theological Seminary 539 APPENDIX G Interchurch Relations 545 APPENDIX H Mission to North America 550 APPENDIX I Mission to the World 574 APPENDIX J Nominating Committee 598 APPENDIX K PCA Foundation 624 APPENDIX L PCA Retirement & Benefits, Inc. 628 APPENDIX M Reformed University Ministries 634 APPENDIX N Ridge Haven 647 PART IV CORRECTIONS TO PREVIOUS MINUTES 651 PART V INDEX 653 Docket 666 Quick Reference (of Session and Paragraph Headings) 671 MINUTES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SUCCESSION OF MODERATORS ASSEMBLY YEAR NAME PLACE OF ASSEMBLY 1st 1973 RE W. Jack Williamson Birmingham, AL 2nd 1974 TE Erskine L. Jackson Macon, GA 3rd 1975 RE Leon F. Hendrick Jackson, MS 4th 1976 TE William A. McIllwaine Greenville, SC 5th 1977 RE John T. Clark Smyrna, GA 6th 1978 TE G. Aiken Taylor Grand Rapids, MI 7th 1979 RE William F. Joseph Jr. Charlotte, NC 8th 1980 TE Paul G. Settle Savannah, GA 9th 1981 RE Kenneth L. Ryskamp Fort Lauderdale, FL 10th 1982 TE R. Laird Harris Grand Rapids, MI 11th 1983 RE L. B. Austin III Norfolk, VA 12th 1984 TE James M. Baird Jr. Baton Rouge, LA 13th 1985 RE Richard C. Chewning St. Louis, MO 14th 1986 TE Frank M. Barker Jr. Philadelphia, PA 15th 1987 RE Gerald Sovereign Grand Rapids, MI 16th 1988 TE D. James Kennedy Knoxville, TN 17th 1989 RE John B. White, Jr. La Mirada, CA 18th 1990 TE Cortez A. Cooper Jr. Atlanta, GA 19th 1991 RE Mark Belz Birmingham, AL 20th 1992 TE W. Wilson Benton Jr. Roanoke, VA 21st 1993 RE G. Richard Hostetter Columbia, SC 22nd 1994 TE William S. Barker II Atlanta, GA 23rd 1995 RE Frank A. Brock Dallas, TX 24th 1996 TE Charles A. McGowan Fort Lauderdale, FL 25th 1997 RE Samuel J. Duncan Colorado Springs, CO 26th 1998 TE Kennedy Smartt St. Louis, MO TE Donald B. Patterson (Honorary) 27th 1999 RE Thomas F. Leopard Louisville, KY 28th 2000 TE Morton H. Smith Tampa, FL 29th 2001 RE Stephen M. Fox Dallas, TX 30th 2002 TE Joseph F. (Skip) Ryan Birmingham, AL 31st 2003 RE Joel Belz Charlotte, NC 32nd 2004 TE J. Ligon Duncan III Pittsburgh, PA 33rd 2005 RE Howard Q. Davis Jr. Chattanooga, TN SUCCESSION OF STATED CLERKS YEARS NAME 1973 - 1988 TE Morton H. Smith 1988 - 1998 TE Paul R. Gilchrist 1998 - TE L. Roy Taylor Jr. PART I DIRECTORY OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES 2005-2006 I. OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Moderator RE Howard Q. Davis Jr. 115 Main Street Indianola, MS 38751-2548 Phone: 662-887-2236 Fax: 662-887-2389 E-mail: [email protected] Stated Clerk TE L. Roy Taylor Jr. 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 105 Lawrenceville, GA 30043-8143 Phone: 678-825-1000 Fax: 678-825-1001 E-mail: [email protected] 3 MINUTES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY II. MINISTRIES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Administration Mission to the World TE L. Roy Taylor Jr., Coordinator TE Paul D. Kooistra, Coordinator 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 105 1600 North Brown Road Lawrenceville, GA 30043-8143 Lawrenceville, GA 30043-8141 Phone: 678-825-1000 Phone: 678-823-0004 Fax: 678-825-1001 Fax: 678-823-0027 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Christian Education and Publications PCA Foundation, Inc. TE Charles H. Dunahoo, Coordinator RE Randel N. Stair, President 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 102 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 103 Lawrenceville, GA 30043-8143 Lawrenceville, GA 30043-8143 Phone: 678-825-1100 Phone: 678-825-1040 Fax: 678-825-1101 Fax: 678-825-1041 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Covenant College PCA Retirement & Benefits, Inc. RE Niel Nielson, President RE William G. Kuh, President 14049 Scenic Highway 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 106 Lookout Mountain, GA 30750-4164 Lawrenceville, GA 30043-8143 Phone: 706-419-1117 Phone: 678-825-1260 Fax: 706-419-2255 Fax: 678-825-1261 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Covenant Theological Seminary Reformed University Ministries TE Bryan Chapell, President TE Rod S. Mays, Coordinator 12330 Conway Road 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 104 St. Louis, MO 63141-8609 Lawrenceville, GA 30043-8143 Phone: 314-434-4044, ext. 206 Phone: 678-825-1070 Fax: 314-434-4819 Fax: 678-825-1071 Email: bryan.chapell@ Email: [email protected] covenantseminary.edu Ridge Haven Mission to North America TE Morse (Mo) Up De Graff, TE James C. Bland III, Coordinator Administrator 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 101 215 Ridge Haven Road Lawrenceville, GA 30043-8143 Brevard, NC 28712 Phone: 678-825-1200 Phone: 828-862-3916 Fax: 678-825-1201 Fax: 828-884-6988 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 4 DIRECTORY III. PERMANENT COMMITTEES ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: TE Wayne C. Herring VICE CHAIRMAN: RE William H. (Bingy) Moore SECRETARY: TE William C. Hughes Class of 2009 TE Marty W. Crawford, Evangel RE Edwin M. Hackenberg, SE Louisiana Class of 2008 TE George C. Fuller, New Jersey RE John W. DuBose, North Florida TE William A. Fox Jr., Fellowship Class of 2007 TE William C. Hughes, Mississippi Valley RE Pat Hodge, Calvary RE Wm. H. (Bingy) Moore IV, Chesapeake Class of 2006 TE Wayne C. Herring, Covenant RE Joe A. Baker, Rocky Mountain TE William (Billy) Joseph III, Mississippi Valley Alternates TE Ronald W. Dunton, North Texas RE Philip VanValkenburg, Missouri Chairman of Committee or Board, or Designate TE Dave W. Matthews, Evangel RE Thomas W. Harris Jr., Evangel Christian Education and Publications PCA Retirement & Benefits, Inc. RE John W. Jardine Jr., Heritage RE William J. Montgomery, North Florida Mission to North America Covenant College TE William G. Hay, Evangel TE Dave Clelland, North Texas Mission to the World PCA Foundation RE S. Fleetwood Maddox, Central Georgia TE M. Wilson Smith, North Georgia Covenant Theological Seminary Ridge Haven RE William H. Porter, Blue Ridge Reformed University Ministries 5 MINUTES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND PUBLICATIONS CHAIRMAN: TE Dave W. Matthews, VICE CHAIRMAN: RE Joseph Westerlund SECRETARY: RE Ross E. Cook Class of 2010 TE H. Wallace Tinsley Jr., Fellowship RE Ken Melton, North Georgia RE William R. Stanway, Grace Class of 2009 TE L. William Hesterberg, Illiana RE John J. Sullivan, Nashville TE Michael C. Woodham, Southern Florida Class of 2008 TE Don K. Clements, Blue Ridge RE Barron Caulfield Jr., Covenant RE Joseph Westerlund, Rocky Mountain Class of 2007 TE John R. Lauber, Rocky Mountain RE Casey Johnson, Calvary TE Richard W. Tyson, Philadelphia Class of 2006 TE Robert W. Dekker, Gulf Coast RE Bob Beasley, Western Carolina TE Dave W. Matthews, Evangel RE Ross E. Cook, North Georgia Alternates TE Jeffrey W. Godwin, Rocky Mountain RE George Anderson, Chesapeake Advisory Members TE Morse D. Up De Graff, Evangel RE Niel Nielson, Tennessee Valley TE Bryan Chapell, Illiana COMMITTEE ON MISSION TO NORTH AMERICA CHAIRMAN: TE Philip D. Douglass VICE CHAIRMAN: RE John W. Jardine Jr. SECRETARY: TE Bruce R. Finn Class of 2010 TE Reddit Andrews III, Northern California RE Thomas E. Newton, Southeast Alabama TE Glenn N. McDowell, Philadelphia Class of 2009 TE R. Daniel (Dan) King, Central Carolina RE Eugene K. (Gene) Betts, Savannah River RE Frank A. Griffith, Calvary Class of 2008 TE Donald H. Ward Jr., Blue Ridge RE Don Breazeale, Mississippi Valley TE Philip D. Douglass, Missouri Class of 2007 TE Braden E. Taylor, Evangel RE John W. Jardine Jr., Heritage RE John Ewing, Suncoast Florida Class of 2006 TE Bruce R. Finn, Philadelphia RE John P. Durie, Houston Metro TE Thurman L. Williams, Chesapeake RE Erroll (Chip) Fellers, Tennessee Valley Alternates TE William P. Laxton, Calvary RE Robert E. Morrison, Potomac 6 DIRECTORY COMMITTEE ON MISSION TO THE WORLD CHAIRMAN: RE L. B. (Pete) Austin III VICE CHAIRMAN: TE William G. Hay SECRETARY: RE Donald C.
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