The same basic polity that has defined the core work of councils (governing bodies) continues with the new Form of Government. This revision is not so much about “what” councils do ...

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Under the new Form of Government, the GAMC will no longer be a council, but an agency of a council (the General Assembly). Therefore, the GAMC will have a new name ...

In the old Form of Government, the congregation served as an essential mission arm of the presbytery and the larger church. In the new Form of Government, the congregation is the ...

The purpose of councils is to help congregations, and the church as a whole, be more faithful participants in the mission of Christ.

The revision of the Form of Government did not change the Directory for Worship or the Rules of Discipline. These documents remain part of the Book of Order and continue to ...