GA 2023 DOCUMENTS

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COMMISSIONER’S HANDBOOK

COMPLETE HANDBOOK

43rd General Assembly Commissioner’s Handbook

INDIVIDUAL PAGES: PRELIMINARIES

Stated Clerk’s Welcome Letter
Overview of Assembly Schedule
Assembly Permanent and Interim Committees
2022-23 Executive Summary: Moderator’s Report
2022-23 Executive Summary: NLT Chairman’s Report
2022-23 Executive Summary: Stated Clerk’s Report

INDIVIDUAL PAGES: MATTERS RECEIVED AND REFERRED

Summary of Action Items
Communications, Overtures, and Recommendations

GA43-01: Recommendation from the Nominating Committee
Nomination of Moderator (TE Joe Kim)

GA43-02: Recommendation from the Nominating Committee
Nomination of Moderator-elect (RE Victor Jones)

GA43-03: Recommendation from National Leadership Team
Revise Pastoral Letter of Domestic Abuse

GA43-04: Recommendation from National Leadership Team
Permanent Committee on Disaster Relief

GA43-05: Recommendation from Nominating Committee
Nominees for permanent committees, commissions, and boards

GA43-06: Communication from Hope Church, Memphis, Tennessee
Invitation to host 44th General Assembly

GA43-07: Recommendation from National Leadership Team
FY2024 Administration Budget

GA43-08: Recommendation from National Leadership Team
FY2024 Special Projects

GA43-09: Recommendation from National Leadership Team
42nd General Assembly Minutes

GA43-10: Recommendation from Fraternal relations Committee
World Communion of Reformed Churches

GA43-11: Recommendation from Fraternal Relations Committee
Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians (ECO)

GA43-12: Recommendation from Benefit Resources, Inc. Board of Directors
Allow retired ministers drawing from their EPC 403(b)(9) account to designate up to 100% for housing allowance

GA43-13: Recommendation from National Leadership Team
Book of Government 17-5, 6-8D, 18-3H

GA43-14: Recommendation from National Leadership Team
Book of Discipline 1-1

GA43-15: Recommendation from Ministerial Vocation Committee
Review Book of Discipline

GA43-16: Recommendation from Chaplains Work and Care Committee
Book of Government 9-5E, 9-11

GA43-17: Recommendation from Ministerial Vocation Committee
Ordination standards

GA43-18: Communication from Moderator of 42nd General Assembly
Nominees for BRI Board of Directors Chairman and Nominating Committee vacancies

GA43-19: Recommendation from Presbytery Review Committee
Minutes of Presbyteries with Exceptions Requiring Responses

GA43-20: Recommendation from Presbytery Review Committee
Responses of Presbyteries to Exceptions

GA43-21: Recommendation from Stated Clerk
Omnibus items from Standing Committees

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DOCKETS

Tuesday, June 20
Wednesday, June 21
Thursday, June 22

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PERMANENT AND INTERIM COMMITTEE REPORTS

Permanent Committees:
Benefit Resources, Inc., Board of Directors
Chaplains Work and Care Committee
Fraternal Relations Committee
Ministerial Vocation Committee
Moderator
National Leadership Team
Next Generation Ministries Council
Nominating Committee
Permanent Judicial Commission
Presbytery Review Committee
Stated Clerk
Theology Committee
World Outreach Committee

Interim Committees:
Pastoral Letter on Racial Lament and Hope
Revelation 7:9 Task Force

Other Committees:
Church Health Leadership Team
Church Planting Leadership Team

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STANDING COMMITTEE ROSTERS

The Nominating Committee assigns all commissioners completing their registration for General Assembly by May 15 to a Standing Committee. Except for a few items, all the business coming to the floor is first discussed and recommendations are made in these Standing Committees that meet on Wednesday, June 21, from 4:00–5:00 p.m.

Standing Committee Assignments for the 43rd General Assembly
Standing Committee Chairmen and Recording Clerks

Commissioners should check their Standing Committee Assignment and prepare for the Committee meeting by reading the appropriate section(s) of the Handbook.

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