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Resources related to the proposed new Form of Government
Advisory from the Presbyterian Renewal Network
concerning the proposed New Form of Government (nFOG).

The task force has released the report that will be before the 2010 GA as business. The Coalition considers the report to be deficient in many significant respects. Resources on the effects of the proposed new Form of Government are below.

The Final Report of the Task Force on the New Form of Government.

Responses to the GA Charge in 2008

A Report from the Presbytery of the James
responding to the proposed New Form of Government
A Report from the Presbytery of Grand Canyon
responding to the proposed New Form of Government

Critiques of the New Form of Government

Assembly Committee 7: Form of Government Revision
Minister commissioner Bob Davis outlines the problems he sees with the nFOG.
How the nFOG Would Harm Congregations
An in-depth analysis by Elder Carol Shanholtzer.
The nFOG and Congregations: A Summary
A summary version of the article just above this one, also by Elder Carol Shanholtzer.
Thinking Twice about the proposed Form of Government
A critique of the nFOG, based on the committee's final report.
More Harm than Help
A 2-page summary of problems we see with the nFOG.

Overtures

Draft Overture
The Presbytery of Middle Tennessee
asks for an additional period of study and discernment.

Other Articles:

Envisioning a 21st-Century Denomination
by Clark Cowden
The Missional Church
by Clark Cowden
Resources for the 218th GA
related to nFOG

From the 218th (2008) General Assembly:

A number of Overture Advocate testimonies in a series of videos posted on YouTube:  Bruce Ogden, Robert Dooling, David Wilkinson,  Giles Caver,  Warren McNeill, John Larson, Gordon Fish, Ray Meute, Bobby Austell, Ed Koster, Terry McAnally, Merwyn Johnson, Tracy Johnson, Richard Brondyke, and Kathy Goodrich.

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