Catching Up on Tme

It is Thursday morning and the GA is running about one and half hours behind the planned docket. Once the informal reports from the PCA committee and agencies are completed, we should be able to make up time. The SPC report took more time than scheduled, but it was necessary since the SPC proposals, now passed, were significant and required the time taken.

I am impressed with the positive demeanor of the GA; commissioners appear eager to understand and promote the ministries of the PCA. The reports from the committees and agencies were more than window dressing, all demonstrating a solid, proactive focus on ministry. All of the reports are encouraging.

Strategic Planning Committee Report

After six years of long and steady work, the Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) reported to the General Assembly. There were numerous amendments to the Rules of Assembly Operation (RAO) that will change the way future GAs will function. Some thought that there would be significant opposition to the changes because there were so many of them, and because they would so radically change the way GA operated. One vote after another gave strong indication that the GA commissioners were ready to adopt the amendments. I was impressed with the hard work of the SPC, the tone of discussion and debate, and the overwhelming vote. There will be some adjustments and bumps in the next few years, but there is a strong commitment to make these changes. What a joy to note the unity of the commissioners at this GA.