When in doubt, form a committee
Carries out the assembly's oversight of the Stated Clerk and the Office of the General Assembly
What is the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA)?
The newly-unified agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
What is Presbyterian Life & Witness (PLW)?
A movement in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to begin communities of faith across the country
What is 1001 New Worshipping Communities (1001 or 1001 NWS)?
Part two of the Constitution of the PC(USA) containing the Foundations of Presbyterian Polity, the Form of Government, the Directory for Worship, and the Rules of Discipline
What is the Book of Order (BoO)?
The council of the whole church and representative of the unity of the synods, presbyteries, sessions, and congregations of the PC(USA)
What is the GA?
The committee that oversees the ministries and work plan of the Presbyterian Mission Agency
What is the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board (PMAB)?
Cultivates, attracts, and manages financial resources of individuals and institutions to further Christ’s mission
What is the Presbyterian Foundation (PF)?
A community of women committed to working toward God's promise of wholeness for all people
What is Presbyterian Women (PW)?
Part One of the Constitution of the PC(USA) containing the creeds and confessions of the church
What is the Book of Confessions (BOC)?
Seminary/theological student who serves as an advisory delegate to the General Assembly
Who is a Theological Student Advisory Delegate (TSAD)?
Attends to the relationship between the PC(USA) and the theological institutions formally related to it
What is the Committee on Theological Education (COTE)?
The agency that publishes resources, books, and curriculum for the church
What is the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation (PPC)?
Enables congregations and mission partners of the PC(USA) to witness to the healing love of Christ through caring for communities adversely affected by crises and catastrophic events
Access to all General Assembly business documents and their legislative history
What is PC-Biz (or MyGA)?
Someone aged 18-23 elected by the presbytery who serves as an advisory delegate to the General Assembly
Who is a Young Adult Advisory Delegate (YAAD)?
Nominates persons to the boards, commissions, and standing committees for election by the General Assembly
What is the General Assembly Nominating Committee (GANC)?
Offers comprehensive benefits to PC(USA) congregations and affiliated employers
What is the Board of Pensions (BOP)?
A ministry of the Office of the General Assembly which collects, preserves, and shares the story of the American Presbyterian experience
What is the Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS)?
Official news agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
What is the Presbyterian News Service (PNS)?
An advisory delegate to the General Assembly who is a member of another denomination/church body
What is an Ecumenical Advisory Delegate (EAD)?
Provides the General Assembly with careful studies of pressing moral challenges, media for discussion and discernment of Christian responsibilities, and policy recommendations for faithful action
What is the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP)?
Provides financial project consultation and low-cost loans that support mission and ministry
What is the Presbyterian Investment and Loan Program (PILP)?
A ministry that affirms God’s concern for humankind, seeking to change the structures that perpetuate poverty, oppression and injustice
What is the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP)?
The denomination's online training site
What is E-quip?
A mission co-worker who serves an advisory delegate to the General Assembly
Who is a Mission Advisory Delegate (MAD)?