THE OFFICIAL TEXT OF THE NOTIFICATION EMAIL - PCUSA - Advisory Referendum

Volunteers have used editorial discretion in distributing this nationwide call to action.  The official text is below.  

This has been sent to all synods, their presbyteries and congregations and thousands of individual members of PCUSA

MASS EXODUS

More than 2 million members have left PCUSA since the 1983 merger about seventy thousand a year.

 In keeping with the teaching of John Calvin and John Knox, we encourage people to REFORM our denomination, rather than resign from it.

We aim to reform and rescue PCUSA.  We also pray, like a member of the Westminster Assembly, who many years ago declared, "O God, we beseech Thee to guide us aright, for we are very determined."

Those who went to seminary during the "Social Gospel" period of Protestant intellectual excess http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Gospel  saw the emerging concepts of the Social Gospel showing up in our denomination in the 1958 Statement – PC(USA), p. 537.  The Social Gospel seemed like a good idea at the time, and was accepted with enthusiasm. In retrospect we realized that:

1) We were tragically wrong!

2) All of Christianity has suffered!  

3) We had been deceived into thinking that fighting evil would establish good.

Now, we are learning to not react to the world but to proactively advance the Kingdom of Heaven.

82% of Presbyterians who have responded voted YES to this Advisory Referendum question:

 "Should PCUSA avoid divisive secular issues like gender politics and international conflict and focus on ministering to individuals and raising up disciples?"

Sample ballot here: 

http://savepcusa.blogspot.com/2014/07/pcusa-advisory-referendum.html

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For decades the General Assembly decisions have been weighted heavily by the influence of the Social Gospel theology. More than 2 million members have left PCUSA since the 1983 merger; roughly seventy thousand a year.  The leadership of PCUSA is a failure. Their wrongheaded secular philosophies and lack of leadership inspired by scripture are destroying the church. The well-informed local church members see this clearly.  The “Social Gospel Heresy” is destroying the Presbyterian Church!  PCUSA is a detriment to Presbyterian churches across America. 

FOR A WELL WRITTEN REVIEW OF THE DYNAMICS BEHIND THE PCUSA DECLINE PLEASE SEE -  The End of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)? by Rev. Dr. Mark D. Roberts

How Dare They Call The Social Gospel a Heresy ?

http://savepcusa.blogspot.com/2014/08/how-dare-they-call-social-gospel-heresy.html

To illustrate the distance between this PCUSA leadership folly and the wisdom of the well-informed membership, I am suggesting that ALL congregations, presbyteries, and synods conduct an Advisory Referendum, and share the results with PCUSA.

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Furthermore, how many members would we lose if we told the congregations that their church property was subject to being confiscated if they decided, as a matter of conscience, to no longer be affiliated with PCUSA?  

i.e. Founded in 1926, Highland Park Presbyterian Church is a 6000 member church in Dallas Texas. Highland Park Presbyterian left PCUSA and joined Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians in October of 2013.  Now Highland Park Presbyterian is involved in a lawsuit with the Presbytery to determine who owns their church property.  

SEE -  Highland Park Presbyterian Church v. Presbytery of Grace, which is scheduled for trial in October 2014. 

 http://www.hppc.org/assets/1711/plaintiffs_origin_pet_appl_inj_relief_file_marked.pdf 

Other cases here: http://www.pcusa.org/news/2013/9/20/whos-joining-exodus/

What? Our local congregation does not even own the church our contributions funded!?! 

This is so morally outrageous that, if well known, we would lose much of our membership, even if the Social Gospel issues were never mentioned.  

Significant reform is necessary to save PCUSA!

*PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE MORE LEGAL INFORMATION IN THE FOOTNOTES OF THIS BLOG POST.

http://savepcusa.blogspot.com/2014/06/save-presbyterian-church-usa.

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