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Minutes Fortieth General Assembly Presbyterian MINUTES of the FORTIETH 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 REFERENCES AND INDEX June 19-21, 2012 Louisville, Kentucky 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. 40th GENERAL ASSEMBLY ACTIONS SENT DOWN TO PRESBYTERIES: Proposed Amendments to BCO: BCO 19-2.e, f; 20-3; 24-2; 25-4; 42-4; 43-2; 43-3; 58-5 THE NEXT MEETING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY: Tuesday, June 18, through Friday, June 21, 2013 Greenville, South Carolina If your Presbytery would like to learn more about hosting a General Assembly, contact the PCA Stated Clerk’s office at 678-825-1000. 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 Copyright 2012© Office of the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America All rights reserved. Minutes of the Fortieth General Assembly Published by the Presbyterian Church in America Lawrenceville, Georgia 2012 MINUTES OF THE FORTIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA PART I DIRECTORY I. Officers of the General Assembly .........................................5 II. Ministries of the General Assembly......................................6 III. Permanent Committees..........................................................7 IV. Agencies..............................................................................10 V. Special Committees.............................................................13 VI. Standing Judicial Commission ............................................14 VII. Ad Interim Committee.........................................................14 PART II JOURNAL ...................................................................15 PART III APPENDICES ...................................................................83 PERMANENT COMMITTEE AND AGENCY REPORTS APPENDIX A Stated Clerk .....................................................85 APPENDIX B Board of Directors .........................................102 APPENDIX C Administrative Committee.............................108 APPENDIX D Christian Education and Publications.............. 207 APPENDIX E Covenant College...........................................216 APPENDIX F Covenant Theological Seminary....................230 APPENDIX G Mission to North America .............................252 APPENDIX H Mission to the World .....................................277 APPENDIX I PCA Foundation ............................................298 APPENDIX J PCA Retirement & Benefits, Inc. ..................302 APPENDIX K Reformed University Ministries ....................311 APPENDIX L Ridge Haven ..................................................330 SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS ADDENDIX M Cooperative Ministries Committee................334 APPENDIX N Interchurch Relations Committee ..................350 APPENDIX O Committee on Constitutional Business..........362 APPENDIX P Nominating Committee..................................369 APPENDIX Q Committee on Review of Presbytery Records........ 410 APPENDIX R Theological Examining Committee..................... 490 CONTENTS (Continued) OTHER REPORTS APPENDIX S Attendance Report.................................................492 APPENDIX T Standing Judicial Commission ............................521 APPENDIX U Committee on Thanks ...........................................588 APPENDIX V Ad Interim Committee ..........................................590 OVERTURES APPENDIX W Overtures 1-44 to 40th General Assembly............682 Overtures Referred Back by 39th Assembly ........751 WORSHIP SERVICE APPENDIX X Tuesday Evening Worship....................................766 PART IV CORRECTIONS TO PREVIOUS MINUTES ....................777 PART V REFERENCES AND INDEX Docket.............................................................................................779 Quick Reference of Sessions and Section Headings.......................785 Index ...............................................................................................787 2 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 34th 2006 TE Dominic A. Aquila Atlanta, GA 35th 2007 RE E. J. Nusbaum Memphis, TN 36th 2008 TE Paul D. Kooistra Dallas, TX 37th 2009 RE Bradford L. “Brad” Bradley Orlando, FL 38th 2010 TE Harry L. Reeder III Nashville, TN 39th 2011 RE Daniel A. Carrell Virginia Beach, VA 40th 2012 TE Michael F. Ross Louisville, KY 3 SUCCESSION OF STATED CLERKS YEARS NAME 1973 - 1988 TE Morton H. Smith 1988 - 1998 TE Paul R. Gilchrist 1998 - TE L. Roy Taylor Jr. 4 PART I DIRECTORY OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES 2012-2013 I. OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Moderator TE Michael F. Ross Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church 800 Fullwood Lane Matthews, NC 28105 Phone: 704-708-6118 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] 5 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 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Christian Education and PCA Foundation, Inc. Publications RE Randel N. Stair, President TE Charles H. Dunahoo, Coordinator 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 103 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 102 Lawrenceville, GA 30043-8143 Lawrenceville, GA 30043-8143 Phone: 678-825-1040 Phone: 678-825-1100 Fax: 678-825-1041 Fax: 678-825-1101 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] PCA Retirement & Benefits, Inc. Covenant College RE Gary D. Campbell, President RE Niel Nielson, President 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 106 14049 Scenic Highway Lawrenceville, GA 30043-8143 Lookout Mountain, GA 30750-4164 Phone: 678-825-1260 Phone: 706-419-1117 Fax: 678-825-1261 Fax: 706-419-2255 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Reformed University Ministries Covenant Theological Seminary TE Rod S. Mays, Coordinator TE Bryan Chapell, President 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 104 12330 Conway Road Lawrenceville, GA 30043-8143 St. Louis, MO 63141-8609 Phone: 678-825-1070 Phone: 314-434-4044, ext. 4243 Fax: 678-825-1071 Fax: 314-434-4819 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: bryan.chapell@ covenantseminary.edu Ridge Haven RE Wallace Anderson, Executive Director Mission to North America 215 Ridge Haven Road TE James C. Bland III, Coordinator Brevard, NC 28712 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 101 Phone: 828-862-3916 Lawrenceville, GA 30043-8143 Fax: 828-884-6988 Phone: 678-825-1200 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 678-825-1201 E-mail: [email protected] 6 DIRECTORY III. PERMANENT COMMITTEES (2012-2013) ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: TE David V. Silvernail Jr. VICE CHAIRMAN: TE Marty W. Crawford SECRETARY: RE Danny McDaniel Class of 2016 TE Martin Hedman, South Coast RE Pat Hodge, Calvary TE Jerry Schriver, Metro Atlanta Class of 2015 TE David W. Hall, NW Georgia RE Danny McDaniel, Houston Metro RE William Mitchell, Ascension Class of 2014 TE John S. Batusic, Georgia Foothills RE William L. Hatcher, Savannah River TE Marty W. Crawford, Evangel Class of 2013 TE David V. Silvernail Jr., Potomac RE William F. Joseph Jr., SE Alabama Alternates TE Rodney W. Whited, North Florida RE Phil VanValkenburg, Missouri Chairman of Committee or Board, or Designate RE Gary White, Southeast Alabama RE Martin A. Moore, Georgia Foothills Christian Education and Publications Covenant College TE Philip D. Douglass, Missouri RE S. Fleetwood
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