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Topic: Moderator of the General Assembly

	Organisation
		Meetings of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland are chaired by the Moderator of the General Assembly.
		The correct title is Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, or Moderator of the General Assembly- not 'Moderator of the Church of Scotland'.
		The Moderator Designate of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2007 to 2008 is the Rev Sheilagh Kesting, secretary of the Committee on Ecumenical Relations.
	www.churchofscotland.org.uk /organisation/orgmoderator.htm (659 words)

	Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
		The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is an honorary role, held for 12 months.
		Meetings of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, held in May each year, are chaired by the Moderator.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moderator_of_the_General_Assembly_of_the_Church_of_Scotland (603 words)

	The General Assembly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland was convened on 18th May and the Rev. D.K. Macleod was elected Moderator.
		The General Assembly further instruct all Church Courts and Committees to co-operate with the Special Commission in the fulfilment of its remit and require any member of the Church to attend any meeting to which they may be invited by the Special Commission to enable it to mature proposals to promote reconciliation.
		Although the Assembly dismissed the Complaint, the Rev. J Macleod was given verbal answers, by the Convener of that Committee, to the effect that Professor Macleod was not above the law of the Church.
	www.btinternet.com /~s.j.mackay/foundations/smassembly1.html (2632 words)

	General assembly
		The Moderator greeted the Rt Revd Dr Finlay McDonald, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, with Mrs McDonald, the Very Revd Dr Alastair Dunlop, immediate past Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, with Mrs Dunlop and the Revd Kevin Davies of the Union of Welsh Independents.
		General Assembly recognises that the prime venue for work with children and young people is the local church.
		General Assembly recognises that the prime venue for work with children and young people is the local church in community, within the context of a national strategy and the provision of supportive resources.
	www.urc.org.uk /assembly/records_2002/20020706C.htm (1115 words)

	HENDERSON, ALEXANDER. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1638, after the signing of the National Covenant (see Covenanters), he was elected moderator of the general assembly at Glasgow, which deposed the bishops and set up Presbyterianism in spite of royal threats.
		In 1641 and 1643, he was moderator of the general assembly and presented (1643) a draft of the Solemn League and Covenant.
		In 1646, he again met Charles for a conference on church government during the course of the king’s alliance with the Scottish army.
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/he/HendersoAl.html (152 words)

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		General Assembly Procedures: In the course of accepting an invitation for a future Assembly to be held in Pittsburgh a question was asked: What happens if we go back to annual meetings or other changes.
		The 217th General Assembly convened this afternoon and though the work will be difficult and complex, this Assembly is clear that a way must be found to confront the despair that is casting a pall over the PCUSA.
		Moderator Rick suggested that just maybe the issues of social injustice could be broken and one of these young people will be given the chance to become a leader within the church because someone cared and brought the hope of the Gospel to them.
	www.cwpresby.org /Weblog/default.aspx (2440 words)

	Overture 00-28 to 212th GA PCUSA
		General Assemblies in recent years have been interrupted by demonstrations disturbing the order of the assembly.
		This overture would prohibit demonstrations inside the place of meeting of the General Assembly and require that they be held twenty-five feet from of the door of the assembly meeting place.
		There may be occasions when the decisions of the General Assembly cause such pain to members that providing an opportunity for them to express their emotions or tolerating a spontaneous display is the appropriate pastoral response.
	horeb.pcusa.org /ga212/overtures/ovt00-28.htm (978 words)

	2004 General Assembly Report
		General Assembly (2004), recognizing the church’s commitment to a churchwide process of discernment with the leadership of the Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church, call upon the church to pray for the task force and to engage faithfully in the processes of discernment as led by the task force.
		General Assembly (2004) has said or acted upon is to be construed to state or imply a position for or against the Federal Marriage Amendment.
		The 216th General Assembly (2004) affirms the right and responsibility of presbyteries to determine whether candidates and ministers "sincerely receive and adopt the essential tenets of the Reformed faith as expressed in the confessions of our church," together with all other matters expressed in ordination and installation vows.
	www.ppl.org /216GA_Report.html (5471 words)

	Presbyterian Church in America: Stated Clerk / Administrative Committee
		The Thirty-fourth General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America met in Atlanta June 20-23 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel A total of 1,417 commissioners were enrolled (1,012 Teaching Elders and 408 Ruling Elders).
		The assembly also approved the formation of a Cooperative Ministries Committee (CMC) composed of the chairmen of each of the ten assembly-level committees and agencies (CandAs), the CandA coordinators and presidents, and six immediately past moderators of the General Assembly.
		The assembly approved the application of the Free Reformed Church of North America for membership in the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council (NAPARC) and approved a NAPARC statement that women should not be conscripted into military service or required to be in combat roles.
	www.pcaac.org /clerksletter.htm (1686 words)

	Moderator of the General Assembly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Moderator of the General Assembly is the chairperson of a General Assembly, the highest court of a presbyterian church.
		The moderator is thus the chairperson, and is understood to be a member of the court acting primus inter pares.
		During a meeting, the title "moderator" is used by all other members of the court as a form of address, but this is not continued outwith the meetings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moderator_of_the_General_Assembly (283 words)

	Section of General Assembly Leadership (Fall '04) - Quincy University Academic Governance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Thus the processes, climate, and culture of the General Assembly will provide voice and involvement to all faculty members, on the assumption that this voice is an essential element of each faculty member's professional contribution and responsibility to the University.
		The Assembly will be organized and will operate in a manner that builds a climate of trust and leads to the highest levels of openness, communication, and participation.
		The moderator pro tem may serve as the moderator’s delegate at meetings of committees of which the moderator is a member ex officio.
	www.quincy.edu /academics/governance/info.php/7 (1546 words)

	PC(USA) - 216th General Assembly (2004) - News - Arizona elder chosen as moderator
		Rick Ufford-Chase, newly-elected moderator of the 216th General Assembly.
		The new moderator told the commissioners how his home church enabled him to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as a teenager.
		Ufford-Chase was nominated by the Rev. Patricia Mason of the Presbytery of Pittsburgh.
	www.pcusa.org /ga216/news/ga04014.htm (677 words)

	Herb Schlossberg
		The action of the General Assembly, ratified by the presbyteries, simply planted in our church law what was implicit in the theology of the Christian Church historically and expressed in the Confessions of Presbyterians.
		In June 1997, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) will certify the constitutional amendment that was approved by the 1996 General Assembly and ratified by a majority of the denomination's presbyteries.
		The Moderator of the General Assembly, John Buchanan, called for "Common Ground" meetings of a small number of persons from liberal and conservative wings of the denomination to see if something could be worked out.
	www.ppl.org /SchlossbergH_Spg97_July02.html (1437 words)

	Philip Morgan
		An ordained minister and former General Secretary of the British Churches of Christ (Disciples of Christ), Morgan also served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church and as General Secretary of the British Council of Churches (BCC) from 1980-1990.
		While serving as General Secretary of the BCC, he was instrumental in beginning the process that transformed the BCC from a Protestant council of churches to one that included Roman Catholics in Britain and Ireland.
		As General Secretary, he also implemented initiatives that many found controversial at the time to create a working relationship with independent, predominantly fl churches, such as giving grants to fl communities in Britain and to the families of prisoners in South Africa.
	www.disciples.org /dns/Releases2005/0574.htm (423 words)

	FPC News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Freda A. Gardner, will preach at First Presbyterian Church during worship at 10:00 AM.
		She will also lead a forum after worship, addressing the topic, "Faith in the New Millennium." The General Assembly elects the moderator when it meets annually.
		The moderator presides at meetings of the Assembly and its Council, and represents the denomination in various official capacities.
	www.fishchurch.org /new/modrelease.html (370 words)

	Rev. John Stammer Smith, 1917-1992
		John Stammer Smith of Cookeville Presbytery was on motion unanimously elected moderator and was escorted to the platform by Rev. Virgil Weeks of Mississippi Presbytery and presented to the retiring moderator and the General Assembly.
		At the conclusion of the meeting of the General Assembly in Dyersburg, Tennessee last June, I expressed my gratitude for the spirit of cooperation which was exhibited there by all the members of that assembly and voiced the belief that it was an indication of unity in our denomination for which we have sincerely prayed.
		A commission was appointed by the 124th General Assembly to fill the office of Stated Clerk, a post vacated by the resignation of Dr.
	www.cumberland.org /hfcpc/minister/SmithJohnStammer.htm (1881 words)

	Standing Rules of General Assembly
		The General Assembly's Stated Clerk shall, under ordinary circumstances, inform each presbytery of the representation in the coming Assembly to which it is entitled; such notice to be sent not less than three months prior to the convening of the Assembly.
		The Moderator shall take the chair precisely at the hour to which the assembly stands adjourned, and shall immediately call the members to order; and, on the appearance of a quorum, the meeting shall be opened with prayer.
		The Moderator of the General Assembly shall be elected from among the voting commissioners to the Assembly.
	www.opc.org /GA/standingrules.html (7000 words)

	PCA General Assembly 2000
		The proper functioning of this committee is critical to the work of the other committees and agencies as well as the planning and execution of the General Assembly.
		As I have attended the assemblies over these many years, I particularly enjoy hearing testimonies of organizing pastors on the planting of churches across this great nation of ours.
		Please remember this assembly in prayer, especially that we will experience a time when the Holy Spirit is at work in our hearts and that our words and actions will be acceptable and pleasing to the Lord, that we would indeed, "do the Lord’s work in the context of worship."
	www.pcanet.org /admin/Old2000GeneralAssembly/Moderator.htm (325 words)

	Scotch-Irish / Ulster-Scots Forums > Kirk appoints new moderator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Church of Scotland has appointed the new moderator of its general assembly.
		The Lord High Commissioner went on to say that in last year's census, 65% of respondents had described themselves as Christian, with 42% claiming to belong to the Church of Scotland and 16% to be Roman Catholics.
		"Moderator, may your deliberations this week be fruitful and the result of anxious debate and sound judgement arrived at with all due diligence and care."
	www.scotchirish.net /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t75.html (366 words)

	Called to Lead - Ben Lacy Rose
		The Moderator of the General Assembly is the highest elected position in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) or earlier in the PC(US).
		As professor of preaching and pastoral leadership for 17 years and as moderator of the General Assembly, the focus of his ministry was consistent.
		Moderator of the 111th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.), 1971-1972
	www.union-psce.edu /news/publications/focus/archive/winter_01/ben.shtml (807 words)

	Moderators meet
		This year's moderator, the Rev. Syngman Rhee, has chosen the theme "Unity in the Midst of Diversity" as the theme for the April 27-29 gathering.
		Moderators will visit program staff at the Presbyterian Center the afternoon of April 27 and have an opportunity to walk a labyrinth in the center's chapel.
		Workshops include issues before the General Assembly, the nuts and bolts of being a moderator and what presbyteries are doing with the theme of "Unity in the Midst of Diversity" in response to a request by the 1999 General Assembly.
	www.witherspoonsociety.org /moderators_meet.htm (309 words)

	Special Session FAQ
		Metherell was an elder commissioner from that presbytery to the 214th General Assembly.
		The Moderator intends to call the special assembly as soon as the Office of the General Assembly (OGA) receives verification about and from the commissioners who signed the petition.
		The 120-day provision means that a special assembly would be convened between (no earlier than) May 15, 2003, and the beginning of the 215th General Assembly on May 24, 2003.
	www.witherspoonsociety.org /special_session_faq.htm (1125 words)

	Spero News: Presbyterian leaders plead for hostage lives
		Rick Ufford-Chase, moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and the Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick, the denomination's stated clerk, have written a letter to the denomination and its Middle East partners, urging the immediate release of four Christian Peacemaker Team members taken hostage in Baghdad, Iraq.
		The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has spoken forcefully about our conviction that there was no justification for the U.S. Government's invasion of Iraq.
		The Moderator of the 216th General Assembly (2004) is an active participant with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), and we have supported CPT in its human rights work to stand against violence all over the world.
	www.speroforum.com /site/print.asp?idarticle=2253 (491 words)

	Kirk selects new Moderator
		A female minister is to be the next moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, it has been announced.
		The role of Moderator of the General Assembly is an honorary one, held for 12 months.
		After the Assembly, the Moderator generally travels as a Church representative in Scotland, other parts of the UK and overseas in an ambassadorial capacity.
	www.ekklesia.co.uk /content/news_syndication/article_06111.shtml (782 words)

	Presbyweb - Letter from David Chumney - October 18, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If the moderator has any credible evidence for the public charges that he has made, then he has an obligation to use the Rules of Discipline to bring such charges before the appropriate governing body of the church.
		On the other hand, if the moderator is simply abusing the power, prestige, and visibility of his office in order to further his own personal vendetta against the Presbyterian Lay Committee and other legitimate advocacy groups, then the General Assembly Council has a responsibility to take appropriate and timely action to reprimand the moderator.
		Furthermore, the moderator’s suggestion that duly elected church officers who choose to join the Confessing Church Movement fail to understand what they are doing reflects nothing less than monumental arrogance on his part.
	www.presbyweb.com /Letters2001/10180102.htm (378 words)

	General Assembly Moderator Elected
		Douglas W. Oldenburg, moderator of the 210th General Assembly (1999) convened the meeting of the 211th General Assembly at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
		Elder Freda Gardner was elected moderator of the 211th General Assembly on the second ballot.
		Following her installation the General Assembly recessed for the night to reconvene with the Opening Service of Worship and Communion to be held on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
	www.sanjosepby.org /ga061999.htm (598 words)

	Blueprint for Academic Governance (June, 2006) - Quincy University Academic Governance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Council for Academic Administration is composed of academic deans and division chairs and the moderator of the General Assembly as an ex officio member, with the VPAA acting as the chair of the Council.
		A moderator at large, elected to a two-year term by a majority of the full-time faculty who participate in the vote, will convene the General Assembly at least four times a year.
		The Moderator of the General Assembly also serves as an ex officio member of the committee to ensure communication and collaboration with the General Assembly on academic matters requiring full faculty discussion, input and/or recommendations.
	www.quincy.edu /academics/governance/info.php/4 (7977 words)

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