General Advice
To help you prepare for the 219th General Assembly, the Office of the General Assembly is offering general advice in the form of online training presentations, general information videos, and screen captures of PC-biz. The online training presentations are slide shows with audio. The general information videos and screen captures are video.
One online training presentation , "What is General Assembly and who will be there?" is ready for viewing now. Seven orientation videos from past commissioners and advisory delegates and two instructional videos on the capabilities of PC-biz are available. Soon more will follow including:
- instructions on registering and making arrangements in Minneapolis
- understanding the daily schedule of General Assembly
- information about conducting Assembly business
- additional PC-biz tutorials
- suggestions about how commissioners and advisory delegates can interpret their assembly experience to their presbytery, seminary, etc. after General Assembly
Online Training Presentations
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What is the General Assembly |
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A Day in the Life |
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Offering Our Gifts |
General Information
We caught up with some past commissioners and advisory delegates to ask them about their experiences and the lessons they learned while serving at General Assembly. Hopefully the insight provided here will help you begin your journey with a little more information and the feeling of support and community.
- What was the best thing about being a commissioner or advisory delegate to the General Assembly?
- What surprised you most about General Assembly?
- What did it mean to your life or faith to be a commissioner or advisory delegate?
- What do you wish you would have known before you went?
- What would you do differently to prepare?
- What advice would you give to future commissioners or advisory delegates?
- What's the one thing you want to tell future commissioners and advisory delegates?
Introduction to PC-biz
PC-biz is a database that tracks and logs the business of the General Assembly. Learn how to follow and participate in the business by watching these videos.
