Friends,
On May 19th, 2011 the Los Ranchos Presbytery will vote on three controversial issues –
- Amendment 10-A – whether to to omit the requirement for fidelity in marriage and chastity in singleness from the ordination standards for pastors, elders and deacons
- nFOG – whether to adopt a new constitution (new Form of Government) for the PC(USA)
- Belhar – whether to add the Belhar Confession to our Book of Confessions
The Los Ranchos Presbytery agreed to study these issues prior to voting in May and there is a lot of material available to help us prepare. Dr. Richard Mouw, President of Fuller Seminary, will be leading a workshop on Amendment 10-A http://www.losranchos.org/our-media-headline-news-dr-richard-mouw-speaks.php and Dr. Keith Geckeler Rev. Steve Smith and Ron Kernaghan will lead a workshop on the nFOG during Presbytery’s Open Space Sessions beginning at 200PM this Thursday, Feb 24, 2011 at Trinity Presbyterian Church. Also, Dr. Jerry Tankersley has written a paper on the Belhar Confession. Copies of these papers and presentations are available at http://www.losranchos.org/our-learning-presbytery-gathering.php
In addition to these, GA Help provides articles and reference material on these subjects from many diverse sources in an attempt to demonstrate the issues from a variety of perspectives. This site is perhaps the most comprehensive catalog of resource material on these proposals. Available at http://www.gahelp.net/
I hope you find these resources helpful as you prepare for these important votes.
BHFLM,
Rick Hume, Elder – Commissioner to the 219th General Assembly; Member LRP Bills and Overtures Committee
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