2023 Overtures

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OVERTURES REFERRED TO THE 50TH by the 49TH GA PRESBYTERY ASSIGNED COMMITTEE

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2021-41 Tennessee Valley Presbytery 50th GA OC Amend BCO 35-1 to Expand Potential Witness Eligibility
OVERTURES SUBMITTED TO THE 50TH GA PRESBYTERY ASSIGNED COMMITTEE

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1 Southwest Florida Presbytery MNA Restructure Southwest Florida Presbytery Boundary
2 Covenant IRC Request PCA Join International Conference of Reformed Churches
3 James River CCB, OC Amend RAO 14-9.h and RAO 15-8.g to Limit General Assembly Debate
4 Central Florida MNA Transfer Pasco County, Florida, to the Presbytery of Southwest Florida
5 Tidewater CCB, MNA, OC Change BCO 8-6 Regarding Chaplain Administration of Sacraments
6 South Texas CCB, OC Amend BCO 13-6, 21-4.b, and 24-1 To Require Criminal Background Checks of all Minister and Officer Candidates
7 Southern New England CCB, AC, CDM, MNA, MTW, RUF, CC, CTS, PCAF, Geneva, RH Amend RAO 4-21.d for Committees of Commissioners to Review Committee and Board Compliance and Policies
8 Arizona CCB, OC Amend BCO 31-10 for Non-censure Suspension Option During Investigation
9 Arizona CCB, OC Amend BCO 7 to Codify the Biblical Standard for Church Officers Related to Human Sexuality
10 Northern New England CCB, OC Amend BCO 32-19 to Clarify Use of Professional Counsel in Cases of Process
11 Platte Valley CCB, SJC, OC Amend BCO 15-4, 45-1, and 45-4 to Allow Objections by GA Commissioners to SJC Decisions
12 Evangel OC, AC Petition Government to End Sex-change Procedures for Minors
13 Northern California CCB, SJC, OC Amend BCO 35-1 and 35-7 to Allow All Persons as Witnesses in Cases of Process
14 Northern California CCB, SJC, OC Amend BCO 32-19 Regarding Use of Professional Counsel in Cases of Process
15 Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church, White Rock, New Mexico CCB, OC Amend BCO 53 To Disallow Exhortation, Preaching, or Teaching by Women in Worship
16 Catawba Valley CCB, OC Amend BCO 7 to Codify the Biblical Standard for Church Officers as Related to Self-Description by Biblical Sins
17 Session of Meadowview Reformed CCB, OC Amend BCO 7 To Disqualify from Office Men Describing their Personhood, Being, or Identity by a Sin Struggle
18 from the Sessions of: Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church, Peachtree City, GA;
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville, GA;
East Cobb Presbyterian Church, Marietta, GA;
Tucker Presbyterian Church, Tucker, GA.		 OC Affirm Christ-Centered Racial Reconciliation and Reject Secular Social Justice and Critical Theory Ideology
19 Tennessee Valley AC Request Administrative Committee to Address Questions re Presbytery Jurisdiction and Committee/Agency Employment
20 Potomac AC Request Administrative Committee to Research Use of Electronic Records for Denominational Purposes
21 from the Session of First Presbyterian Church CCB, OC, SJC Amend BCO 33-1 and 34-1 Specifying Causes and Processes for Original Jurisdiction Requests
22 from the Session of First Presbyterian Church CCB, OC, SJC Amend RAO 8-4.h; 17-1; and 19-2 to Specify When Minority Reports Are Permitted
23 Mississippi Valley CCB, OC Amend BCO 8-2 and 9-3 to Require Officers’ Conformity to Biblical Standards for Chastity and Sexual Purity in Self-description
24 Chesapeake CCB, OC Amend BCO 8-3 to Include Language from the AIC Report on Human Sexuality for Elder Responsibilities
25 Arizona CCB, SJC, OC Amend BCO 31 to Require Expedited and Conflict-free Investigations of Cases Involving Moral Failure or Victim(s)
26 Northwest Georgia CCB, OC Amend BCO 7-3 Regarding Titling of Unordained People
27 Pacific Northwest CCB, OC Amend BCO 38-1 re Confessions and Offended Parties
28 Calvary OC, AC Declare Message to All Nations a Faithful Expression of Biblical Polity Shaping the PCA
29 Southern New England PCAF Direct the Board of the PCA Foundation to Adopt a Policy on Risk Management

 

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