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We've received a comment on our suggestions
for getting involved in Presbytery decision-making:
[8-30-01]
Dear Doug,
I have a comment about this: If you have suggestions
to add to this little "Presbytery Policy-Making 101,"
Why is there no mention of prayer or using the Bible,
and not one word of the Confessions or even our Constitution? This seems
totally wrong!
Rev. Denzel Nonhof, Shell Knob, MO
Here's a quick response, partly from one of the authors, and partly
from your WebWeaver:
We appreciate this concern that our decision-making in
the church be rooted in prayer and scripture, as well as on our
Presbyterian Book of Confessions and Book of Order. We assume that all
those foundations, along with their own personal experience and their
knowledge of the world around them, have shaped a person's thinking as
they decide to become involved in advocating for or against a presbytery
action.
Our intent in posting "Presbytery Policy-Making
101" was to offer guidance on "what to do next" how to
get involved in the actual processes of deliberation and discernment in
the presbytery. We had no intention of suggesting what one
should be advocating - just how to be an effective advocate.
Please add
your thoughts and comments!
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PVJ's
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created
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After fifteen years of scholarship
and activism, Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the
voices of feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy,
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and devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God
in whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
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John Harris’ Summit to
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Witherspoon board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian
Church in Flushing, NY. |
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John Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
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serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton,
Tenn., blogs about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized
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