This report, approved by the 219th General Assembly (2010), challenges our society’s fatalism and numbness in accepting the highest gun death rates in the world, reviews past church positions and proposes a new “spiritual awakening” approach: a church-related, community-based strategy inspired by “Heeding God’s Call” in Philadelphia, with similar groups in Richmond, Virginia and central New Jersey. The report looks at our culture of violence-acceptance, with its undercurrents of fear and desperation.
Importance of, familiarity with, and experiences with the work of the Compassion, Peace and Justice ministry area, including Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, Presbyterian Hunger Program, Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, Self-Development of People,… Read more »
This report, approved by the 219th General Assembly (2010), develops a comprehensive study that identifies issues impacting people living with HIV and AIDS, both in the U.S. and globally, and… 
This report, approved by the 219th General Assembly (2010), responds to the assignment to “provide theological guidance to church and society with regard particularly to the impact of secular market… 
Full report from the February 2009 Presbyterian Panel Survey. The report summarizes the experiences of members, elders, and ministers with baptism and the Lord’s Supper and their views about the…