This detailed, comprehensive interpretaion of the Book of Order is the most complete resource of its kind since the church's reunion. It explains the system of Presbyterian government, from sessions to presbyteries to synods to the General Assembly itself.
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Joan S. Gray was Moderator of the 217th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). She has been Parish Associate at First Presbyterian Church in Atlanta since 2006, and before that served numerous churches in Georgia as interim pastor, pastor/head of staff, and associate pastor.
Joyce C. Tucker is Dean of Continuing Education Emerita at Princeton Theological Seminary. She was formerly Director of the Committee on Theological Education of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A).
Joyce C. Tucker is Dean of Continuing Education Emerita at Princeton Theological Seminary. She was formerly Director of the Committee on Theological Education of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A).
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A great book. Every Presbyterian church officer should read it. I recommend it to every Presbyterian to help understand the organizational rules, history and civility of the system at Presbyterian churches in the U.S.
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Good book for teaching new Deacons and Elders - easy to read and review. Church officers need to understand how the Presbyterian government works and this book, along with the Book of Order, should be given to each officer at the begining of their term of service.
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more inclusive governing body, more inclusive governing bodies, general mission budgets, elder commissioners, inactive roll, parish associate, pastor nominating committee, permanent judicial commission, remedial cases, organizing pastor, stated supply, presbyterian polity, directory for worship, pastoral relationship, other governing bodies, stated clerk, continuing members, wider church, episcopal polity, installed pastor, lay pastor, congregational meeting, interim pastor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
General Assembly, Book of Order, Jesus Christ, Form of Government, Lord's Supper, Holy Spirit, Rules of Discipline, Lord's Day, United States, Book of Confessions, New Testament, Book of Church Order, Required Meetings, John Calvin, John Harper, Lord's Table, Robert's Rules of Order, Second Book of Discipline, Triune God New!
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- The Second Book of Discipline by James Kirk on page 37, page 38, and page 47
- Book of Common Worship, Korean Edition by Geneva Press on page 172
- Institutes of the Christian Religion (Two Volumes in One) by John Calvin in Back Matter
- Book of Common Worship by Westminster John Knox Press on page 172
- The Heidelberg Catechism by Christian Reformed Church on page 7
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- Selected to Serve: A Guide for Church Officers by Jr. Earl S. Johnson on 5 pages
- Ordination: Celebrating the Gift of Ministry by Stephen Sprinkle on page 57, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Reading the Bible and the Confessions: The Presbyterian Way by Jack Rogers in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Creating Christian Indians: Native Clergy in the Presbyterian Church by Bonnie Sue Lewis in Back Matter
- The Presbyterian Deacon: An Essential Guide by Jr. Earl S. Johnson in Back Matter
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