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MINUTES of the THIRTY-SECOND 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 OF PREVIOUS MINUTES Part V INDEX June 15-17, 2004 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 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 14 through Friday, June 17, 2005 Chattanooga, Tennessee FUTURE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES: June 2006 Atlanta, Georgia June 2007 Memphis, Tennessee 32nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY ACTIONS SENT DOWN TO PRESBYTERIES: Proposed Amendments to BCO: BCO 24-3 see 32-48, III, 2, pp. 153-4 BCO 24-5 see 32-48, III, 2, p. 154 BCO 24-9 see 32-48, III, 5, pp. 163-5 Copyright 2004© Office of the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America All rights reserved. Minutes of the Thirty-Second General Assembly Published by the Presbyterian Church in America Lawrenceville, Georgia 2004 MINUTES OF THE THIRTY-SECOND 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 251 APPENDIX A Stated Clerk 252 APPENDIX B Board of Directors 257 APPENDIX C Administrative Committee 262 APPENDIX D Christian Education and Publications 364 APPENDIX E Covenant College 372 APPENDIX F Covenant Seminary 379 APPENDIX G Interchurch Relations 384 APPENDIX H Mission to North America 392 APPENDIX I Mission to the World 459 APPENDIX J Nominating Committee 482 APPENDIX K PCA Foundation 516 APPENDIX L PCA Retirement & Benefits, Inc. 519 APPENDIX M Reformed University Ministries 551 APPENDIX N Ridge Haven 564 PART IV CORRECTIONS TO PREVIOUS MINUTES 567 PART V INDEX 568 Quick Reference (of Session and Paragraph Headings) 580 1 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 Moderator 27th 1999 RE Thomas F. Leopard Louisville, KY 28th 2000 TE Morton H. Smith Tampa, FL 29th 2001 RE Steve 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 SUCCESSION OF STATED CLERKS YEARS NAME 1973 - 1988 TE Morton H. Smith 1988 - 1998 TE Paul R. Gilchrist 1998 - TE L. Roy Taylor 2 PART I DIRECTORY OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES 2004-2005 I. OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Moderator TE J. Ligon Duncan III 1390 North State Street Jackson, MS 39202 Phone: 601-973-9104 Fax: 601-353-9686 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 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 S. 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 2008 TE George C. Fuller, New Jersey RE John W. DuBose, North Florida TE William Fox, 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 Class of 2005 TE Timothy P. Diehl, Iowa RE Wm. (Bill) Joseph Jr., SE Alabama RE William G. Mitchell, Ascension Alternates TE Marty W. Crawford, Evangel RE David Dawson, Westminster Chairman of Committee or Board, or Designate RE Steven M. Fox, SE Alabama RE J. Allen Wright, North Georgia Christian Education and Publications PCA Retirement & Benefits, Inc. RE John Jardine Jr., Heritage RE William J. Montgomery, North Florida Mission to North America Covenant College TE William G. Hay, Evangel TE W. Jerome (Jerry) Schriver, North Georgia Mission to the World PCA Foundation TE David G. Sinclair, Palmetto 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: RE Stephen M. Fox VICE CHAIRMAN: RE Joseph Westerlund SECRETARY: RE Ross E. Cook 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, Metro New York RE Casey Johnson, Calvary 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 Class of 2005 TE D. Marion Clark, North Florida RE Stephen M. Fox, SE Alabama TE Willard G. (Will) LaRose, Chesapeake Alternates TE. H. Wallace Tinsley Jr., Fellowship RE Ken Melton, North Georgia Advisory Members TE Morse Up De Graff, Evangel RE Niel Nielson, Tennessee Valley TE Bryan Chapell, Illiana COMMITTEE ON MISSION TO NORTH AMERICA CHAIRMAN: TE Frank M. Barker Jr. VICE CHAIRMAN: TE Philip D. Douglass SECRETARY: TE Bruce R. Finn 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. (Brad) Taylor, Evangel RE John W. Jardine Jr., Heritage Class of 2006 TE Bruce R. Finn, Philadelphia RE John P. Durie, South Texas TE Thurman L. Williams, Chesapeake RE Chip Fellers, Tennessee Valley Class of 2005 TE Frank M. Barker Jr., Evangel RE Harvey L. Anderson, North Georgia RE Michael A. Russell, Evangel Alternates TE Redditt Andrews III, Northern California RE Thomas Newton, SE Alabama 6 DIRECTORY COMMITTEE ON MISSION TO THE WORLD CHAIRMAN: TE Shelton Sanford VICE CHAIRMAN: TE William G. Hay SECRETARY: TE D. Clair Davis TREASURER: TE S. Michael Preg Jr. Class of 2009 TE J. Edward Norton, Covenant RE Keith Bucklen, Susquehanna Valley TE James O.