Please read the memorandum here. (corrected memo) (original)
You can sign the Petition here. (archived copy)
Overview
Because the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) believes that “there is an inseparable connection between faith and practice, truth and duty,” the 34th General Assembly erected a Study Committee to examine issues arising out of Federal Vision, New Perspective, and Auburn Avenue Theologies. After a year of hard work by good men, the Study Committee has released its Report.
The Report is a good first step in corporately working through these issues, but as currently drafted, it is inconsistent with the church order of the PCA in that
(1) it fails to provide sufficient biblical analysis of the issues, and
(2) it fails to address issues rather than persons.
While these problems do not relate to the theological conclusions of the Report, they are nevertheless substantive in nature and implicate important principles of the PCA’s church order. The Study Committee should be thanked for its hard work thus far, but the Report should not be adopted until it is revised to conform to the PCA constitution.


June 9, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Agreed
June 11, 2007 at 8:30 am
Interesting contribution. This is very helpful.
June 11, 2007 at 8:39 am
Are you seeking the signatures of all and sundry PCA members, or just officers?
June 11, 2007 at 8:42 am
[...] 2007 in Federal Vision by Gregory Soderberg A member of the PCA (and a lawyer) has written a Memo on the Federal Vision Study Committee’s Report, critiquing it from the perspective of Church Order. It’s a helpful perspective on a [...]
June 11, 2007 at 8:49 am
pduggan -
The Petition is just meant to be a way for anyone who feels so inclined to state their agreement with its content publicly. Come one, come all.
Thanks for the interest,
Jordan
June 12, 2007 at 9:12 am
[...] this very interesting perspective on the report from the perspective of canon law, written by Jordan Siverd. ***Time has an interview and a cover story on Archbishop Rowan Williams. There is also a lengthier [...]
June 13, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Thanks for your work, brother. It will bear fruit in the long run. Thank you.
Peace,
Troy