Resources on Book of Order Proposed Amendments
for Presbytery vote in February 2019

These resources helped presbyters prepare to vote on the 10 proposed constitutional amendments at the stated presbytery meeting on February 9, 2019. The official amendment texts are in the Proposed Amendments to the Constitution 2018 document prepared by the Office of the General Assembly (OGA). That document includes summaries of comments from various groups on the proposed changes. The Association of Stated Clerks, a national organization of clerks serving presbyteries and synods, has also prepared an analysis that supplements the OGA amendments book. A very limited number of OGA amendment book copies will be available at the February 9 presbytery meeting, so presbyters are advised to make their own copies and study them prior to the meeting.

Proposed Amendments to the PC(USA) Constitution 2018

Association of Stated Clerks Analysis of Proposed Amendments 2018

Safe and Sacred Space Task Force position on Amendment 18-B.1

223rd General Assembly preview presentation
Presenter: The Rev. Thomas Hay, Associate Stated Clerk and Director of Assembly Operations at the Office of the General Assembly in Louisville, who spoke in Presbytery of the Miami Valley in April 2018 to provide an in-depth look at the upcoming 223rd General Assembly in St. Louis.

GA 221 reports of PMV Commissioners and YAAD (2014)
Each Commissioner and Young Adult Advisory Delegate from Presbytery of the Miami Valley prepared a report of their impressions of the 221st General Assembly, held June 14-21, 2014 in Detroit, MI. These reports were presented to presbytery at a special meeting held on July 22.

Presbytery video (2013)
As part of the Leadership Council initiative to connect congregations by sharing stories, and the planning for the 2014 presbytery budget, a video was been produced about the ways in which we prepare, equip, and nurture.

The Presbytery Covenant (2012)
At its September 2012 meeting, the presbytery adopted a covenant calling our ministries together as churches in the Miami Valley. This covenant is a reaffirmation of the promises Teaching and Ruling Elders have already made to each other in their ordination vows to share in government and discipline, serving in the governing bodies of the church. It also serves as a new means of commitment to each other. At its heart, this covenant is an invitation to build relationships with other Christians.