The 2020 Vision Team of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) concluded its final face-to-face meeting here today after spending three days discussing the format and contents of the draft report it will submit to the 223rd General Assembly of the denomination meeting this summer in St. Louis.
Following an opening devotional by team member Rebecca Snedeker-Meier, the 2020 Vision Team of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) started their meeting today to begin forming their draft recommendation to the 223rd General Assembly of the denomination meeting in St. Louis this summer.
The All Agency Review Committee is spending three days – Jan. 22-24 – with its members sitting in a conference room at the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) national offices in downtown Louisville, figuring out what to include in their report to the 2018 General Assembly.
La comisión Camino hacia Adelante de la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE.UU.) se reunió hoy por segunda vez para refinar su informe a la 223a Asamblea General (2018) que se llevara a cabo en St. Louis este verano. Esta comisión, formada por la 222a Asamblea General (2016) en Portland, se le encargo «estudiar e identificar una visión de la estructura y función de las agencias de la Asamblea General del IPC (EE.UU.)».
미국장로교의 앞으로 나아갈 길 전권위원회 (The Way Forward Commission)는 오늘 올 여름 세인트 루이스에서 열리는 제223차 총회(2018) 회의 보고서를 수정하기 위해 3일간의 회의 중 두 번째 날로 만났다. 포틀랜드에서 열린 222차 총회(2016)에 의해 형성된 전권위원회는 “미국장로교 총회 기관의 구조와 기능에 대한 비전을 밝히고 식별하라”는 임무를 부여 받았다.
The Way Forward Commission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) met today for day two of a three-day meeting to refine its report to the 223rd General Assembly (2018) meeting in St. Louis this summer.
In January 2017, remembering his legacy and recalling the “Dr. King’s Unfinished Agenda” conference (PNS stories #1, #2 and #3) at the Montreat Conference Center, Denise Anderson and Jan Edmiston, Co-Moderators of the 222nd General Assembly (2016) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), urged the church to work to stand against “racism, poverty, war, and materialism” by issuing the “MLK Weekend: A Call to Action” letter.
The 2020 Vision Team is trying to work its way through a first draft of its report to the 2018 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) – hoping to hit the right mix of being short, yet challenging; being grounded in biblical history and also looking forward. For sure, it’s an intricate dance.
The 2020 Vision Team continues to struggle for clarity – figuring out exactly what to report to the 2018 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A); how to say not too much or too little; and how to make its work resonate with congregations.
