Sundays January 8, January 15 and February 5 at 9:00 am, Pastor Buck talked about changes in our denomination and about the Fellowship of Presbyterians.

Click below to see a handout from the January 8 class. This shows four different “tiers” presented at the Fellowship meeting last August as possible ways to relate to the Fellowship based on the individual church’s setting.
Fellowship Overview Summary

Click below to see notes from Pastor Buck’s presentation at the January 15 class. Topics include how we understand scripture, who is Jesus Christ and what did he really do, and how does progressive thinking show itself in the PCUSA today.
Jan 15 class summary

Below are links to listen to a recording and to get the handouts from the February 5 class.
Click HERE to listen to or download a recording of the class.
Fellowship Values (on handout)
ECO Summary 01-19-12 (on handout)
Narrative on the State of Religion 01-20-12 (briefly discussed during presentation)
Fellowship Covenant 01-20-12 (briefly discussed during presentation)

At this point there are two options for new affiliation that a congregation could pursue. The third option is for a congregation to have no relationship to the Fellowship. The options are:
(1) [blue-shaded area within yellow PCUSA circle] Affiliate with the Fellowship as a ministry association. This involves no change in status with the PC(USA) denomination.
(2) [in green circle] Join the ECO denomination as full members. This would require dismissal from the PC(USA) denomination.
(3) [in yellow circle, not in overlapping blue area] Stay in the PC(USA) denomination and have no relationship with the Fellowship.

Below is a 3-part article from the blog of PCUSA pastor Mark D. Roberts.
Dr. Roberts is Senior Advisor and “Theologian in Residence” of Foundations for Laity Renewal. He is also the author of several books and dozens of articles. He serves as a retreat leader, speaker, and has taught classes in New Testament for Fuller Theological Seminary and San Francisco Theological Seminary.
“Why, If We Share the Same Bible, Do Presbyterians Differ So Widely on the Issue of Gay Ordination?”
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

This article from First Presbyterian Colorado Springs shows some of the significant areas of disagreement in our denomination.
“Ten Theological Challenges Facing the PCUSA”
Ten Theological Challenges Facing the PCUSA

Click HERE to access a collection of videos from the Fellowship conference in Orlando.
These are the videos that are available:

• John Ortberg, Pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, sharing a vision for ministry and introducing the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians (ECO).
• John Crosby, Pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church, Edina, MN, sharing a Mission & Values of the Fellowship of Presbyterians.
• Jim Singleton & Katie Dayton, Pastor and Associate Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs, speaking on Following God’s Leading.
• Tae-Hyung Ko, Pastor of Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, Rowland Heights, CA, speaking on Persecution & Hope in the Korean Church.
• Hope Lee, Pastor of Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, Bradenton, FL, speaking on Being a Church of Impact.
• Dr. Atef Gendy, Egypt Evangelical Theological Seminary, Cairo, Egypt, speaking on Mission & the Global Church.
• Jerry Andrews & Laura Smit, speaking on The Theology Project. (added 2-8-12)

These documents were released at the Orlando meeting:
Mission & Values of the Fellowship and ECO 01-19-12 (found on last page of Theology document)
Theology of the Fellowship and ECO 01-19-12
Polity & Discipline of ECO 01-19-12
Press Release 01-19-12
ECO Summary 01-19-12
Fellowship Covenant 01-20-12
Narrative on the State of Religion 01-20-12

Additional information can be found on the Fellowship of Presbyterians website.

Click HERE to learn about resources from Christ Presbyterian Church (CPC) in Edina.

These are the two parts of the constitution of our denomination:
Part 1: Book of Confessions
Part 2: Book of Order 2011-2013
Note: If you have a copy of a Book of Order older than the “2011-2013″ edition, it is no longer current. In July 2011 the “G” (“Form of Government”) section was replaced by entirely rewritten contents.

Some additional resources:
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Covenant Network of Presbyterians
The Presbyterian Layman
Mark D. Roberts blog