The pandemic restricted travel for the Co-Moderators of the 224th General Assembly, the Rev. Gregory Bentley and Ruling Elder Elona Street-Stewart. But it hardly slowed them down.
A half a million. That’s a rough estimate on the number of words a group of translators has been combing through for the 225th General Assembly just since the first of the year. Ensuring that all documentation is provided in three languages is the job of Global Language Resources (GLR), a ministry of the Administrative Services Group in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Medio millón. Esa es una estimación aproximada sobre el número de palabras que un grupo de traductores han estado repasando para la 225ª Asamblea General desde el primer día del año. Garantizar que toda la documentación se proporcione en tres idiomas es el trabajo de Recursos Lingüísticos Globales (GLR), un ministerio del Grupo de Servicios Administrativos en la Iglesia Presbiteriana (EE. UU.).
50 만 단어. 이는 올해 초부터 제225회 총회를 위해 글로벌 언어 지원부 번역가들이 꼼꼼히 작업한 단어 수이다. 모든 문서를 세 가지 언어로 제공하는 것이 미국장로교 행정 서비스 그룹 소속 글로벌 언어 지원부(GLR)의 임무이다.
Just as Presbyterians are set to gather both in-person and online for the 225th General Assembly, one more important piece of reading material is now ready for its closeup.
As the first batch of commissioners and advisory delegates make their way to the Presbyterian Center in Louisville this week, steps are being taken to lower the risk of exposure to the latest Covid variants. From up-to-date vaccinations to high-quality masks and single hotel rooms, the Office of the General Assembly has worked to keep the risk as low as possible.
Presbyterians will be among those traveling from all over the country for a march Saturday by the Poor People’s Campaign in Washington, D.C.
Two days before commissioners to the 225th General Assembly will elect their successors, the Co-Moderators of the 224th General Assembly, the Rev. Gregory Bentley and Ruling Elder Elona Street-Stewart, took to the Being Matthew 25 airwaves to discuss, among other topics, what they’re praying for during the lead-up to the Assembly, which begins Saturday.
When it meets June 20-22, the 225th General Assembly’s Polity Committee has an even dozen items of business to complete, as well as an informational item from the General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission.
In the past few months, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) Director the Rev. Dr. Laurie Kraus has seen the gravity of the global refugee crisis.